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To have said no to neighbours DS doing jobs for us

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bafol10055 · 14/11/2022 14:46

Neighbours DS is 16/17, when first they moved in about 3 years ago, he'd walk our dog a few times a week. It was fine and he was polite etc, his behaviour then changed, I’d constantly hear him shouting at his mum and he stopped walking the dog, police brought him home a on more than one occasion, one occasion wasn't too long ago.

Yesterday, he was out cleaning one of the cars and asked DH if he wanted him to clean his after. DH said yes and after he paid him and told him to ask me to do today as we're currently sorting things and he'd be able to help with moving things, he asked me and I told him politely that I don't need his help, he then mentioned taking the dog for a walk like he used to as he's bored and I told him he'd already been for a walk.

His mum then came round and told me I was being unfair on him, he's been kicked out of college so he's trying to do find a job but he's struggling so he very kindly offered to do jobs for me, DH has agreed with her and told me the boy told him yesterday no one gives him a chance anymore so he was happy DH did.

Was I BU?

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whiteroseredrose · 14/11/2022 19:05

YANBU. I definitely wouldn't trust him with my Ddog.

It would probably be fine but a Ddog is a living creature so I wouldn't trust many people, certainly not anyone dabbling with drugs. They need 100% attention.

Cutting the grass maybe.

WiddlinDiddlin · 14/11/2022 19:28

Has he ever let you down or done a poor job for you?

If not then yes I think you are being a bit unfair and are doing exactly what he now thinks people are doing, giving up on him and refusing to give him a chance.

If I had jobs that needed doing, I would let him do them (not dog walking but I let no one walk my dogs except me/DP, and theres a great many insured and experienced dog walkers I wouldn't send mine out with!).

You don't have to of course, no one has to. But it seems like you're judging him on behaviour and events that have nothing to do with you and he's previously done a good job for you.

pompomdaisy · 14/11/2022 19:37

It sounds like his mother needs to stop whiping his bum. It's not your responsibility to occupy him. It's not his mothers either. He needs to learn to not fuck about!

Konfetka · 14/11/2022 19:42

I wouldn't entrust my dog to anyone.

GettingItOutThere · 14/11/2022 20:03

your DH is unreasonable he should have just shut the conversation down!

i would not want a teen walking my dogs, especially a trouble maker

bafol10055 · 14/11/2022 20:19

WiddlinDiddlin · 14/11/2022 19:28

Has he ever let you down or done a poor job for you?

If not then yes I think you are being a bit unfair and are doing exactly what he now thinks people are doing, giving up on him and refusing to give him a chance.

If I had jobs that needed doing, I would let him do them (not dog walking but I let no one walk my dogs except me/DP, and theres a great many insured and experienced dog walkers I wouldn't send mine out with!).

You don't have to of course, no one has to. But it seems like you're judging him on behaviour and events that have nothing to do with you and he's previously done a good job for you.

No he's never done a bad job but he did start letting me down by not turning up to walk the dog, then I saw him being taken home by the police so I didn't want him to anyway.

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ScreamingBeans · 10/05/2023 22:00

Shameless placemarking.

I need to know.

Saucemonkey · 19/05/2023 08:13

It’s not your circus! The mother is a cf.

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