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.

And some of these comments are ok are they? No. Better to laugh than lower myself to some of the swearing and abusive comments. Of course it is not ok that a child was upset. I have stated that my OH apologised to the child.

OP I have to agree with the other comments on this thread.
A bit of chalk on a shared driveway really isn't doing any harm, it will be washed off in no time. Or maybe get the house out after if it really bothers you. I could understand if they were drawing all over your car or your house but a shared driveway? They obviously didn't do it intentionally to disrespect you.
For your OH to make a young child cry too, who was clearly just having a bit of fun that's mean.
So yes I do think you're overreacting in this situation.

A grown man who insults a child's art and makes them cry is far worse than a bit of chalk! What a horrid overreaction.

@Charliec12 Which bit bothered you more, the Hyacinth Bucket comment or being called petty?

You came here to complain so obviously you think you are right. You was hoping everyone would agree with you. How dare small children chalk on your land. You and your children are far more superior.

Tbf kids cry at the drop of a hat nowadays. If their parents haven't ever told them no they're probably not used to it. Dont give it a second thought.

Agree with you op, the pile on and sneers have been far more offensive than telling a dc to go away with their 'creative drawings that will wash away in the rain'. <Did anyone mention it would wash away in the rain >.

Do you have nothing better to do?

I totally get children have fun but I would not let me kids do that on others property.

It's a shared driveway?

It's chalk.

It's not spray paint showing ejaculating penises.

Pot Kettle Black anyone?

And? It is still my private property and an area I take care of.

Yes. A bully. Can you really not see that? A grown man made a small child cry for the “crime” of a bit of chalk.

Christ's sake, how childish

Agreed as why be nasty and personal to people? No need for that.

It's on a shared driveway that they share with you. To shout at children for having fun it says a lot about you and your level of intelligence and class.

I wonder how all these fummin posters would feel if they came home to find a bunch of kids playing with a hosepipe on their side of the drive? I mean it's only water it'll dry right not like it's spray paint 🥱.

Nope. Tell your kids to stay to your own side of drives/gardens whatever (aka property/land)

Your concrete driveway takes a lot of TLC does it?

How do you know the child your husband raised his voice at is not ND?

Nope he gets on well with the kids normally and they adore him. I think this is why the child is upset to be honest as he reacted like that and she had not seen it before. I have mentioned several times he has apologised to her.

Why would anyone have a problem with water on a shared driveway? They could play with chalk, and then the hose. Win win.

What does ND mean?

And clean the cars while they're at it. Win win win.

You said earlier you wouldn't care if it was the pavement. So you do? How odd.

They won’t though it gets left there for days and days and is on our property. If that was what was happening then fine.