Kids screaming in the garden behind ours

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As we all know the heat has been unbearable this week.

Temperatures have dropped sharply over the last hour or so here, we have a huge storm rolling in but while it’s cool and breezy, I’ve opened the windows to let some air into the house.

The kids in the house behind us are screaming. Not the type of screaming laughter that’s bearable, but just screaming. It’s unbelievable. I wanted a nice calm evening after a few rubbish days and they’re making it impossible to relax. I don’t want to shut the windows because we need some air in the house.

AIBU to scream back at them?

I know what the OP meant. You blame the description I blame your comprehension.

Do you allow your child to make this type of noise on a continuous basis or do you actually parent?

We were always taught from a young age not to scream and fight in the garden. Any screaming was told off. And we used our garden a lot in summer with pools and so on. We could do what the hell we liked in a public swimming pool/park, scream to our hearts content.

So no YANBU OP.

I read Aesop’s Fables when younger and The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

There is a child who lives opposite me who stands and screams when she doesn’t get her own way. Which seems to be most of the time. Her mother just stands there wringing her hands waiting for her to stop.

Thank god I can’t hear her from my back garden but one of these days I will lose it and tell her to stop screaming and tell her mother to grow a pair and actually parent her child!

I feel for you OP. No one minds the sound of children playing, lawns being mowed, or laughter and chatter from other gardens, but screaming is just not on. I don’t know how anyone can say it’s ok.

OP, your thread has reminded me to be grateful, in a way. It reminded me that several years back we had several late teenager/early adults having parties. Groups of them would walk down our quiet lane in the middle of the night just being thoughtless teenagers. At the time, I consoled myself by knowing that they would grow up, and our sleepy, little, quite elderly, boring street would not be the centre of their parties in the future. That time has come to pass, woohoo! Though I did always find it interesting to see which of my old tunes still made their playlists. That said, it is an annoying time of year. Windows are open, so poeple who are outside them have more of an impact on lives inside these houses.

I was thinking exactly of this tale!

There is a difference between children and adults.

We could do what the hell we liked in a public swimming pool/park, scream to our hearts content
Seriously? That’s not on either, surprised anyone would think it was.

You are entitled to a child free life. Not a child free world.

Adults feeling annoyed and cranky in the heat but expecting kids to continue to be little robots. FGS.

I don't know, it sounds annoying but I'd take kids screaming in the day over the (adult) idiots shouting and hollering about the football 10pm - 1am that we had last night!

Why do you assume people who don’t want to listen to your kids screeching don’t have kids?
What a ludicrous comment.

Exactly what I always think.

So, in your world, not screaming like a banshee equates to being a little robot? Ridiculous comment.

I’m always a bit puzzled that Mumsnetters all seem to have children “screaming” round them. Not sure what it means.

How would you know if the child was genuinely in danger if they scream all the time?

YANBU.

Mine (5 and 3) know that screaming means the fun stops. I've never had a problem with my older one but his sister loves a screech. I deal with it and if she won't stop she comes inside, because I actually parent my children

Mine didn’t. Not once. Plenty don’t. It’s quite easy to stop them, particularly if you live around other people.

Use your imagination. You know fine well what it means.

Mine didn’t either - they were told to stop it from early on.

I live quite near a school and there is a lot of screaming going on at playtime - not sure why teachers/ assistants are allowing this nowadays. We were always told off for it.

One of mine did once. I stopped them.

They’re back at it again. I actually can’t stand it

Ear pods? I feel your pain, we had it for a few years but it was more of a wail. That noise your child makes when they want attention because they are bored. They moved 🎉🍾🥳

Have you gone around and asked your neighbours about it?

Nothing to lose at this point. I would.