To be annoyed at neighbours kids

[jayjodie]

So the neighbours at the beginning and end of the drive are very close friends as I believe their sons are in the same class at school.

On a daily basis the mothers and the son's are back and forth, often straight past my living room window into my drive.

Today the kids were shouting and kicking gravel from my next door neighbours footpath onto my drive.

The mothers just stood their talking.

All of their woke my baby up and my husband saw all this at work on the Ringdoor bell and was furious.

By the time I had settled my baby they had gone.

AIBU to be annoyed?
I wouldn't dream of doing this to my neighbours and the end property actually had a sign asking people to respect their privacy and not walk on their front lawn.

Are there no fences? Can you do a diagram?

No fences just small hedging.

I can’t really picture it but you’re not being unreasonable. Are they crossing your drive to get to each other’s houses? I’d definitely ask them not to walk over your driveway/lawn, especially if they aren’t treating it with respect!

@Penguinmouse
Yes they walk across my drive multiple times a day to get to and from each others houses.

They are very loud and the noise often wakes my baby up.

@jayjodie Absolutely not unreasonable to say something - especially if they have a sign saying keep off the lawn too!

If it's not a shared drive find some way to block it off? Fence, planters etc.

If there are other ways they can walk then yes that would be very annoying them walking past your window all the time and on your own drive. Do you think you will chat to them about it?

Just a thought but I’ve just installed acoustic window panes (8mm laminate glass) in my existing window frames in one bedroom and it doesn’t stop noise coming in but it certainly takes the edge off. Not that you should have to fork out because of someone else inconsiderate behaviour but I wonder whether that would be enough to take the edge off the noise and not wake baby?

Have you spoken to them and asked them not to?

Pls just step outside your front door & ask her not to walk on your drive & at the same time ask her where she got her sign made up from asking people not to walk on her lawn! 😉

Put a tripwire up, say it's for plants after they've fallen flat. Then post their accident on social media. That'll do it .

Next time they’re there can you go out and say
”Hi. Great you came back to clear up the gravel from last time. Can you keep the kids’ noise down so they don’t wake my baby please?”

Motion sensitive sprinkler?

Put fences up 🤷🏻‍♂️