They're back

[Sirrahsim]

The teenagers that were playing football in my side yard this spring are back... They are loud, they are rough, and they are driving me crazy. Unfortunately that side yard is also my neighbors side yard and their son is one of the ones playing so I'm sure that he feels entitled to play there. Just like I was this spring, I am now living in fear for my very expensive pole-mounted satellite dish that they are playing around and in irritation from the frequent BANGS of people/footballs/heaven knows what banging into the side of my house...
I don't know if I have the energy to kick them out of my yard again. Why can't they just play somewhere else??? There is a HUGE field and park ONE block away.

[sasvermont]

Hmmmmm. I don't recall the post from this spring.

Boy, this is a tough call. I think there is room for compromise. I think the fact that the area is common, you can't say they cannot be there. You can however, ask them to be more considerate and keep the noise to a minimum as well as NOT throw the football near your house or dish. I would talk to their parents, yes? Every parent, I hope, can identifiy with quiet and the need for protecting your hard-earned money paying for your house and dish. I would also keep a log of the times, number of times etc. they drive you nuts, and use that to plea your case. You are entitled to peace and quiet, just don't know what level!

The kid next door to me was dealing drugs and playing basketball at the same time......in the drive right next door to my bedroom window. I tolerated it for a couple of years. Darkness was my friend, as they didn't have flood lights to play beyond light hours. The kid finally ended up in rehab and has since dropped his friends (he grew up and got a &^^&** job)....so it is no longer an issue.

You could go sit and watch them and make them feel uncomfortable.....take you children outside too....maybe they will learn to share the space in a civilized fashion! Your children may be a good influence on the varmits!

Kids can be such a royal pain in the butt. You know what though? Your kiddies will grow up and want to play ball in the yard.......and then what will you say? Hopefully, you will know to ask them to be considerate of the neighbors etc. etc.

I would go to their parents.

Good luck.

I feel your pain.....

[Hellow]

Kids can be such a royal pain in the butt.

Gee, thanks for the complement lol!

[caseysmom]

I love to see the neighbor kids playing ....however...my neighbor kids were throwing rocks over my fence so I just told then to knock it off, they were much younger though...no fear of retaliation.

I think gently reminding them to please be careful not to damage your property would be appropriate.

[jackie]

Ugh! I feel your pain!

My house is in a complex of 16, and I am right next to the pool.

My neighbors basically lock their children out of the house and they are constantly around the pool, screaming, not playing, SCREAMING.

For the first couple of months I quietly seethed over it, then I started asking them nicely to play quietly... Didn't work, now I just tell them to go scream in front of their own house, where their mother can stick her head out the window to tell them to shut up.

[Trinityagain]

Bagpipe music works wonders...

the house 2 down from us has a pool and they were out there every night during the nice weather. I love the sound of children laughing..giggling...but this was screaming and screeching constantly. The father would come out and yell at them but the words he would use were turning the air blue as my mother would say...so one day, after coming home from my 2nd job with a bit of a headache, my husband and I propped one of our stereo speakers in the window and played a bagpipe tape...very loudly. It worked, they went in the house about 5 minutes later...