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Are you allowing your DC to play out with neighbours children?

165 replies

LegoBloodyHurts · 27/03/2020 10:14

Just that really, are you allowing your DC to play out with neighbours children with everything going on?

OP posts:
noloh1 · 27/03/2020 10:14

Of course not!

NuffSaidSam · 27/03/2020 10:15

No, of course not.

Due to the fact that I'm not a selfish twat.

AlphaIndigo · 27/03/2020 10:15

No, this is definitely not ok

Lolly86 · 27/03/2020 10:15

No.Angry

Weregoingonanadventure · 27/03/2020 10:15

No. Seriously OP?

MakeLemonade · 27/03/2020 10:15

Obviously not!

gamerchick · 27/03/2020 10:15

No. I'm not the type of person who thinks the rules don't apply to them Hmm

GreenTulips · 27/03/2020 10:15

Really! You need to ask?

mollypuss1 · 27/03/2020 10:15

Ffs

CaryStoppins · 27/03/2020 10:16

No, obviously not! It’s supposed to be a lockdown.

SittingAround1 · 27/03/2020 10:16

No

CantStandMeow · 27/03/2020 10:16

Of course not!

ArtieFufkinPolymerRecords · 27/03/2020 10:16

Well unless you all live together in one house you can't.

PrivateD00r · 27/03/2020 10:16

No!

Reginabambina · 27/03/2020 10:17

No, not because of Coronavirus though. We just never do this/didn’t do this ourselves as children. We’ve stopped having play dates though.

emilybrontescorsett · 27/03/2020 10:17

Wow.
Just wow.
I think people will have to start reporting this type of behaviour to make people see sense.

HoffiCoffi13 · 27/03/2020 10:17

No, because it is against the clear rules set out by the government.
And I bloody hope no one else is stupid enough to be allowing it either.
Schools are closed for a reason.

gamerchick · 27/03/2020 10:18

didn’t do this ourselves as children

You never played out? Poor bugger, you missed out.

PapercraftNinja · 27/03/2020 10:18

Please don’t allow this to happen

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LegoBloodyHurts · 27/03/2020 10:18

Thanks for the replies.

So why am I the only one in my area NOT allowing my DC to play out? Confused

Literally every neighbouring child is playing together apart from mine. My doorbell is constantly being rang. Just told them DC won’t be out. Confused

Anyone else got neighbours like mine?

OP posts:
LittleCabbage · 27/03/2020 10:19

No. That would be totally selfish and irresponsible.

HoffiCoffi13 · 27/03/2020 10:20

Anyone else got neighbours like mine?

Thankfully not.

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LegoBloodyHurts · 27/03/2020 10:21

I’m genuinely losing my shit at the parents. Angry

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CherieBabySpliffUp · 27/03/2020 10:21

Some people just don't understand plain instructions so I expect there are people out there who are allowing their kids to play with others.

Roomba · 27/03/2020 10:22

Not just kids playing out, but several of my neighbours are all mates with each other (about 5 houses worth of adults and kids). They have all been congregating together in their back yards, drinking and smoking weed all day while the kids play together and run riot in the back alley. At least one of the adults has an awful, hacking cough - they were coughing constantly all day yesterday in their yard, amongst everyone else!