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Footbal · 05/08/2022 08:54

Currently on holiday in Spain with my 3DC aged 10,12 and 14. We are our first week into a month's holiday. My Aunt owns a home here hence the long stay.

Two days ago another family came with their children and two of their friends. They are aged from 7 to 13. Its a small complex of 12 homes. The other family's Grandmother owns their house and she generally goes back to England so her family can stay in her home in Spain. The children are extremely loud, disrespectful and think nothing of basically diving on top of you in the pool. They stayed here about three years ago so I knew their behaviour wasn't great but it's much worse now..

So yesterday evening I brought my younger child back to the house and told my 12 and 14 year old to come in in 15 minutes. They came back and said that the other kids asked to play volleyball with them and they agreed. The oldest boy (13) was very aggressive with the ball and was hitting it very hard which meant it rolled over to a Spanish couple that were sitting near the pool. It was 7.30pm,pool is open until 10pm. My children told me that the couple started shouting at them and threatened to burst the ball and the floaties. The woman also stuck her fingers up at them.

The couple are staying in the house beside me and when they came up from the pool called me. They shouted that the children were rude. I said I apologise if their ball was annoying them but please don't be so aggressive snd threatening towards my children.I also asked them not to smoke at the pool (weed) as its not permitted. The male was very aggressive and at one point I thought he might get physical. I said its my Aunts house,we come every year and have never had a problem.

Anyway I was sweeping the terrace this morning and found a letter that had blown into my garden. It was in Spanish so I translated it and it asked the couple to report the rude children to the president of the complex as they have had multiple problems with this family. I was shaking and thought it was about my family but I knew it couldn't have been. I told my own children about the letter and they were very upset as they knew they did not cause trouble. They said Ben, not his real name was rude to the couple and said "oh, grumpy will probably report us again".This was about another man who lives here.

I don't know what to do. If I put the letter back then the Spanish couple will report my family even though it was the other family the writer of the letter was talking about.

Apologies for the long post. I'm on my own until my DH arrives next Friday so just feel a bit vulnerable.

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BewareTheBeardedDragon · 05/08/2022 18:38

How do you know the Spanish couple will think it's your children they should report? I think the best thing may be to speak to them, explain about the other children, and tell your own children lot to play with the others again so as not to be drawn into their problems.

Even if the Spanish people report your children - the president will know that this is the only complaint they've had about yours. They can't back date their reporting to suggest yours have been causing problems for years when they haven't.

Good luck - it sounds like a horrible situation.

Festivalpartygirl · 05/08/2022 18:46

We stayed at a friends house in a complex like this, if everyone was on holiday I think people would be more tolerant as in holiday spirit, unfortunately you have people living there full time. We were at the pool one day, just our family, 2 DC, when a lady got in the pool and announced to my DC that there was an imaginary line which they should stay behind, made us feel quite unwelcome. I think the people living there get fed up with the holiday let’s and won’t matter how well your DC behave they will be less tolerant.

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