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To have spoken (nicely!!) to neighbour

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JellyTrees · 04/04/2026 22:51

We have a kids playground in the center of our apartment buildings, covered in fake grass with the usual kids playground equipment. Grassy areas to the sides. Since it's Easter, I was out with my kids and keeping an eye on a few of the neighbours kids (all playing together). A neighbour came out with her dog, massively straining at its leash, and walked right onto the fake grass, next to the kids, and let it poop right there. As she was putting it in a bag, I asked "Sorry, I don't mean to be a jerk, but could you keep your dog off the kids playground please? As well as this being fake grass, so hard to keep clean, one of the kids is really scared of dogs". She said yes, then proceeded to let it pee under the slide and dragged it back into her building. I didn't say anything else, but over the past few days this woman has made it clear she's massively angry about the whole thing. IDK, I think she's insane, but I'm considering apologising to keep the peace, so

YABU: Yes apologise
YANBU: Do not apologise

OP posts:
eastegg · 06/04/2026 23:45

JellyTrees · 04/04/2026 23:07

Mainly dirty looks and heavy sighing whenever our paths cross, and a comment on the group chat about people without dogs shouldn't judge those who have them, and how she doesn't comment about the kids (basically, 'stay in your lane'). I've smiled and said hi a couple of times, and she's made a face.

I think she's clearly got something going on, and am thinking of apologising, because I want to keep the peace and not have any trouble. Not because I think her dog pooping on the playground is in any way acceptable.

She made faces because you asked her nicely not to take her dog in the children’s play area? I’m so sorry you have one of these arseholes as a neighbour.

I wonder if we should all apply her logic to other ways of breaking rules or engaging in antisocial behaviour.

People who don’t own cars shouldn’t judge those who do own cars, even if they drive them dangerously.

People who don’t drink shouldn’t judge those who drink, even if they get aggressively drunk in public.

People who don’t carry knives shouldn’t judge those who do carry knives.

I mean Jesus OP, just mind your own business!!

Toooldtocare25 · 07/04/2026 07:50

She’s a stinking oink who lets her dogs poo where children play and you want to apologise? Bugger right off. She should apologise to you. If she wants to put it in a group chat tell them why

Cnidarian · 07/04/2026 07:59

She's a diabolical horror. Time to go full Morse and track down her apartment to make an official complaint. Also fake grass is gross for this on top of all the other reasons, an affront to decency.

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