Children chalking over our land

[Charliec12]

Hi all, am I over reacting? My neighbours brought their children some chalks at the weekend. The children are chalking everywhere with them including on my driveway which we half share with them. My OH said to one of the children tonight that the area looked a mess. Said child started crying and then the Mum came out and was confrontational and annoyed with me that I don’t agree with it looking nice in the area. I also have 2 young children and I get they want to have fun.

He apologised to the child he obviously felt he was in the wrong. He should have approached their mother instead of picking on little children.

The claws are out today, @Charliec12
On all forums it seems!
It must be the thought of school holidays!

A petty what?

Why come to that conclusion?

They don't quite have the balls to spell it out in case they get deleted!

The pair of you sound absolutely joyless.

Life is short, childhood is even shorter. If my neighbours children started chalking on my drive the most likely outcome is that I’d go out and join them, pretend I’m 7 years old again…until I tried to stand back up and my knees would remind me that I’m not!! Unclench a bit, you’ll find life more enjoyable xx

Agreed but it is also my private land :)

What do you mean by " pride in your area"? Do you think house prices will plummet because of a few chalk drawings? Is this a slippery slope to burned out cars and mass looting?

There's also been the "they don't own it they're renting" jibe about people also paying money to live there.

You are not coming over at all well OP.

I totally disagree there is a way to word things and it is worrying that you think abusive language is ok.

"My Land"? Hilarious. You share a drive. Get the hosepipe out if it's that critical, or you could wait an hour until it rains again.

Thoughts and prayers to your DC.

For god sake don’t say the actual word, she will tell you off!

What is the matter with everyone? The brats drew on private property.
The medium used is neither here nor there, the principle of trespass and defacing stands.

I would be interested to know what sort of notes they wrote as we live very close to an infant and junior school and would love to do this.

And you are not a nice person by pulling someone up on that. Learn to be respectful and kind maybe today? Pointless comment.

🤣🤣🤣 for wanting respect for my property ok 👏👏👏

They need those thoughts and prayers. I've seen OPs posting history 😱Bit of chalk is least of her problems

I really wish this is all I had to get worked up about in life ....

Yes you are over reacting. I take it you don't have children.

Not as pointless as your thread. You missed the irony.

Yes why be abusive to people. No need for that. Read the post properly I am not offended by chalk I am offended that my property has been chalked on. There is a difference. Chalk on their own area.

@Kinshipug Exactly. If I lived next door to the OP I wouldn't let my kids anywhere near her.

@Charliec12

did you mean to say your children don’t draw on peoples private areas! Well I should hope not op!😂😂😂 I’m chuckling away to myself now and will probably get told off from the op with a “did you need to say that? Did you need to lower the tone?” 😂😂

If I lived next door to you I would invest in a couple of Rottweilers and a piss-stained mattress. You and your DH sound insufferable.

You take 'great pride' in half a driveway?

I did yes but I get how that reads 😂 and no your comment is not swearing or abusive so all good 😁