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The 6 year old probably doesn't even know what that means. They've probably just seen someone else do it. I remember asking what it meant when I was a kid and being told it meant either "sit and spin" or "go to hell". It was many years before I figured it out.
Sheesh it's so obvious. Dig a moat around your house and set your lawn on fire. Then train your dog warrior to defend your nation state against the demonic midget people. Bonus points for drawing pentagrams on your garage door to ward off spooky skeletons.
"All hail Captain Snuffles -- protector of kibbles and smells."
I hate to use the "kids being kids" excuse, but we all live in very close quarters around here, and these are the types of things that you just need to let go. IMO you should have put the fence up and been done with it.
Suggestions of calling the cops, HOA fines, etc, are absurd.
Maybe not stupid.
If one of these trespassers gets hurt on your property, they will sue you in a heartbeat.
Put up a fence and that will prevent the kids cutting through your yard. I like the camera idea too. Evidence for the police if your complaints fall on deaf ears. I would let the parents know this also. Nicely tell them if you have to come back a second time the police will be involved, that should stop it. You’ve warned them on the first visit.
Put up a fence and that will prevent the kids cutting through your yard. I like the camera idea too. Evidence for the police if your complaints fall on deaf ears. I would let the parents know this also. Nicely tell them if you have to come back a second time the police will be involved, that should stop it. You’ve warned them on the first visit.
You could write them emphasizing how much you don't want their children hurt. That might help.
Threads on this board have a strange habit of spiraling out of control at times. Leave it for another day or two and you'll be getting advice on how to train your pack of wolves to fight the ninjas who are firebombing your house.
LOL. It was my fault. I thought the kids were taunting the dog outside and that could make the dog reactive and prone to bite them - I didn't realize the dog was inside
The 6 year old probably doesn't even know what that means. They've probably just seen someone else do it. I remember asking what it meant when I was a kid and being told it meant either "sit and spin" or "go to hell". It was many years before I figured it out.
If the kid was playing with other kids and flipping them off I'd agree with you but since he flipped off the OP when the OP told the kids to get lost, I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing. I'm sure his lovely older siblings have schooled him in the finer points of being a PITA.
As I noted we had a family like this in my neighborhood, they were original owners here and from what I've heard they've been terrors since they were old enough to walk. Some kids are just raised that way. One of the kids was expelled from WCPSS schools last year so they are set on a path early and that's where they stay sometimes. My neighborhood is pretty laid back and is chock full of boys the same age but people were practically throwing parties when the house went on the market.
Nothing really damaged, they took their hoverboard across the backyard which left tracks, and I have a tree in front yard with rocks around it where you can tell someone stepped and pushed a side down, so just little things that's just more annoying to fix.
We are in an HOA, it's a new neighborhood where we all moved in around the same time, might go that avenue. I've thought about a camera, but I just don't feel like dropping a few hundred dollars for something that in the grand scheme of things is just an annoyance.
I think I'm more just frustrated with the lack of parenting, the kids just seem to have no respect, they often take up the road on their bikes and don't move for people driving through. I'm not one to encourage helicopter parenting, but when your kids are out in the street from morning til dusk, would just be nice as a neighbor to see they're keeping an eye on their kids once in a while.
With a smart doorbell you can control if it rings inside your house or not. It also records motion so someone doesn't need to ring it for it to record video and audio. I just installed a skybell a couple weeks ago and like it a lot. No monthly fees. Arlo cameras are wireless and you can move them inside or outside of your home. You can also set them to record on motion. It's an investment but both great products.
Ring has that floodlight cam and a doorbell but they charge monthly fees which I don't like. It might be worth it for you though. The floodlight cam has a speaker so you can talk to the person, and even sound an alarm if needed.
A long time ago I had some issues with neighborhood kids. After a while I got fed up and had to scold them myself. Thankfully they probably thought I was crazy and that was the end of it. They never bothered my stuff again. All kids do stupid things, but the good ones will stop when they are told to by an adult.
The 6 year old probably doesn't even know what that means. They've probably just seen someone else do it. I remember asking what it meant when I was a kid and being told it meant either "sit and spin" or "go to hell". It was many years before I figured it out.
All kids know it's a bad thing to do regardless of what their interpretation is. Being 6 years old is not an excuse.
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