I can't believe what DS just did. I'm cringing with shame.

[bran]

I was on the final leg of bedtime (DD goes to bed at about 6.30 and DS at about 7.15). I had sent DS to his room to put his pajamas on while I helped DD brush her teeth.

Then there was a knock on the door. There was a very nice young man outside with a newspaper and a slightly damp t-shirt who had come to tell me that DS had just wee'd on him from the window. DS's bedroom window is directly above his balcony.

He was very understanding about it, I apologised profusely and then we both had silent giggles before I put my stern-mummy face on and fetched DS.

DS was already in tears when I called him, and came to the door and apologised when I asked him to. He has now been sent to bed early and I have locked his windows (I know, stable door and already-bolted horse).

We are moving soon and will be in a house instead of a flat, I can't wait!

Tell it's just a phase and this too shall pass (he's nearly 6 so really ought to know better IMO). I need to know that other DC have done this and not grown up into delinquents.

I'm so embarassed.

Why?? Is it a boy thing?? Does he not like the neighbour?

pmsl cheered me up no end!!

Al1son - it's true that I haven't specifically told him not to wee out of the window. He has been repeatedly told never to drop or throw anything out of the window, and I suppose that, technically, weeing is neither dropping nor throwing.

The boy is a genius at testing limits, dodging issues and finding loopholes. I predict a great career in politics.

LadyG, I suspect that he didn't know the guy was there. He's very sociable and would rather start up a conversation with someone than wee on them. DH has just pointed out that he's been firmly closing his door for a couple of weeks now when changing into and out of pajamas so it's likely that this is not the first time he's wee'd out the window. (Shame heaped upon shame)

Has the downstairs neighbour got tomatoes on his balcony, perhaps your son was being helpful?

Seems a shame to rain on his parade in that case.

Boys and their ability to wee anywhere... a never ending source of amusement for them.

I know sockmonkey. I'm actually quite of him. It's not so much that I want to wee out the window onto a neighbour, but it would be nice to have the ability to wee somewhere other than a loo without having drips everywhere.

Perhaps once we've moved I can set up a small compost heap for him to wee on so that he can indulge his love for al fresco weeing in a useful way.

No tomatoes wmmc, nice thinking though. We are visiting my parents next week and they have tomato plants, I will offer DS's services.

When I was about 10 on a school trip a group of us dropped peanuts from a balcony in a museum onto the head of a bald man below - one by one. V. wrong, but it was fun. I can so totally see how your DS was tempted.

What I love about MN is that so many of you think that weeing on a neighbour is just run of the mill behaviour. I'm feeling much better about it today. I'm still glad we're moving though.

DS has been coming up with reasons why his window should be unlocked again. "There's a fly that wants to fly out the window" and "X's daddy is outside and I want to say hello". I'm not falling for it though.

OMG that is the funniest thing I've heard all day

that is so funny, and what a great neighbour you have! thanks for brightening up my day with that

ROFL! That is hilarious!

Thank goodness your neighbour is obviously a good sport

• just seen this from a link you posted on another thread - fantastic

omg, this is the best thread I've seen for a while

Glad the neighbour was amused rather than furious. eek.

Remain calm, my DH once stood on the roof of his school and weed on a teacher.

He is now in law enforcement.

I stayed at an appartment near the beach with a few friends for a couple of days. The youngest boy in the family didn't like the pudding he was given so he said he'd eat it in his room. Didn't think anymore of it until an old lady from below came to complain as there was vanilla pudding all over her bedroom window.

Bran...Thank you this is the first time I have laughed in ages! My DP is laughing to.

MrsSaxon, I'm very pleased to that your DH is a pillar of society. It gives me hope for DS's future. (Did the teacher deserve it? )

Thinking about it now, I probably should have offered to send DS down to clear it up. I'm sure that the neighbour would have refused, but it would have sent a signal to DS that he has to deal with the consequences of his behaviour himself. He does have to clean up messes that he makes in our flat (eg when he misses the loo) so I suppose it's not the end of the world that I missed out one clean-up. And I felt quite sorry for him the other night when it was stuffy but he couldn't have his windows open. I will probably relent and unlock them when (if) the really hot weather comes.

I'm glad that my shame is making so many people happy.