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.

But it's true.

There are teens spray painting such things around pot holes to get them filled -

Op is getting into a 'bate' over kids with chalk.

Can you not see the difference between the two?

What are people missing here.?! Tell your kids to play on your own side of the drive. I bet lots of posters here have spirited kids who run round restaurants being little, erm, darlings.

They should only be chalking on their land. Playpark not as bad I get that.

It’s not though, is it? It’s shared. Presumably you couldn’t fence off your part and still have normal access to your house, so even if your deeds show a clear line down the middle, in a practical sense, it’s a shared area.

Do you not understand the meaning of the word "shared"?

And then water the grass..

Win win win win!

Build a wall around the entire perimeter of your house. A really tall brick wall. Your fortress will be secure and those little blighters won't be able to ruin your aesthetic with their 'fun'.

Oh no! Not days and days! The horror!

Your kids might enjoy playing with hose OP. They could all join in. But that might be a bit too much like fun for you.

Exactly!

OP - your thinking is wayyy too narrow here.

Yes I have had issues in the past what does that have to do with this post?

It is the principle, not the medium used
Can't you see that?

They do that regularly with their Dad and love it :)

Yes keeping my area tidy, weeded, bins out etc etc etc hopefully you do that too?

Why be so rude to me?

You do seem to have a fondness of drama and questionable judgement. I think that's rather relevant to this massive overreaction.

Which part is rude?

I couldn't be married to a man who had a go at a child for drawing with chalk whether it was on my land or not.

The OP can though so they are well suited and will probably have a successful marriage where they can create common enemies and discuss them.

I think if things like this bother him, and you OP, you shouldn't have bought a house with a shared driveway.

I posted last night and am replying to posts today. Why mention the P word to me?

I think maybe the OP doesn't know what oxymoron means

Phew I am grateful they see no joy in my private areas 😂🤣

bins out etc

That's a pretty basic requirement. Putting your bins out! ⭐️🏆

Complaining about children drawing with chalk isn't how I would choose to live my life but each to their own.

Why be so rude to me?

Oxymoran

An oxymoron is a rhetorical device that uses two opposite or contradictory terms one after the other in order to project an effect

It's a shared drive.

A relative has an old house with a shared drive that used to leads to stables at the back of the semi detached houses.

It is shared. It's not ideal, as my relative is tidy, and the neighbour isn't- but it's shared.

It belongs to both the children next door and OP.

very much doubt any neighbouring children will be asking yours to join in all the summer fun

I missed that the OP had children of her own. I'm quite taken aback.