To ask the boys from the houses accross the road NOT to play football right outside my flat.

[Shoshe]

We live in a ground floor flat, surrounding the two storey 8 flat block is a six foot wide swathe of grass, which is the flats communal garden, it is not enclosed.

Two of the boys from the houses opposite (which have gardens) play everyday right outside our windows on the grass, constantly kicking the ball against the wall and quite often hitting the windows.

I have just gone out and asked them not to play there, they complained that there is no where else to play football.

There is a recreation ground 5 minutes walk away.

Am I being a moody cow, or would you ask them to stop.

I'd have a word if they are hitting the windows.

Are they too little to go to the park on their own?

If they are hitting the windows of your flat, and given that there is a recreation ground not far away and they have gardens, no, I don't think you are unreasonable to ask them to stop, nor are you a moody cow - well, you might be, but not on this matter,

have they not stopped then? you've asked them to and doesnt dound like they were rude to you....so are they still doing it?

how old are they?

They are about ten, and walk to school on their own, which is further away.

No they have gone now, but did continue till I went out again, then they ran before I could say anything.

As an aside, I am a CM, so am used to kids being noisy, that does not bother me, it was the constant thump of the ball.

you are a moody cow

I used to have this in the flats I lived in. they used to kick the ball up against the walls and windows as hard as they could. Used to drive me up the wall (not to mention make me jump out of my skin whenever it hit the window).

You have my sympathies

I may well be

One day in teh summe i had the window open and was watching telly, when there was the most almighty crash - the ball had sailed in through the window and crashed into the kitchen.

I jumped out of my skin!

not unreasonable at all.

I've just been on the recieving end of a mouthful of abuse and some really filthy looks from the girls and boys who live three doors up but for some reason play football outside my house (which is on the main road through our estate rather than outside their own houses which are on the side street and NOT subject to through traffic) after they kicked the ball off my front door 3 times.

Once is an accident twice is possible but three times is just taking the piss i think.

There is also a full sized football pitch complete with goal posts at the top of the hill by the way.....

They are hitting the windows of your flat. No way moody.

You are so not a moody cow.

Our drainpipe has just been knocked off the wall by over the roads children's football. So if you are concerned for your house YANBU. If it's just the noise that bothers you YABU.

The children admitted it and apologised. The drainpipe was knackered anyway.

As they are only 10 perhaps their parents like them being closer to home, and even though the park is only 5 mins away this may be too far in their parents' opinion.

I wonder how old your DC are at the moment, and then fast forward a few years, and consider if you are still being unreasonable?

yanbu
we have just stopped the shits up the road doing this(thank you to the lovely PC who sorted them)

good grief

I hope this sanctimonious thread comes to bite you all on the bum as your children get older.

why?
SO THE OP SHOULD JUST PUT UP WITH IT?
(oops)

I dont think it will as my kids get older (he is 31

I just read through this and wondered... why should the OP not be bothered by the noise of a football against the wall of her flat?

If it were against the wall of my house, I would be cheesed off. She has said there is a place for them to play not far away.

Children should be able to play outside but not to the detriment of folk in their own homes.

This was how it was when I was a child... I played out but had respect for other people's property.

I have 3 football mad children (one of them is 22 now) but I would not allow them to kick a ball against someone else's home.

And no I have not forgotten how it is with kids that age either, I Childmind, children from 10 months to 11 in age.

As I said am used to the noise of kids, and as I have done this job for 30 years, it is fairly safe to say I like the sound of children.

I dont like the sound of a football banging against my wall all day.

I am dreading the summer holidays.

seriously ring the police(non emergency number) get them to send one of those pretendy police over.
you don't have to put up with it,

2shoes, Father of one of the boys is a pretend policy sort of man

Shall I get Real Detective Inspector brother to come visit

do
I am serious
we have had so much crap from the shits up the road(as I refer to them) I have no patience left.