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The kids are probably inside surfing the internet most days. You just caught them on moving day before they settled into a normal daily routine.
You bring up an interesting point. There's a lot of talk about how kids are spending more time with their electronic devices than outside, getting exercise. But in fact, if you're in a neighborhood populated with undisciplined and delinquent kids, it's a bonus. In the last 10 years around here, the screaming kids that once went roaming around at all hours, have almost disappeared. They're too busy online or playing video games, texting, using drugs and having sex, to cause any commotion outside. When it comes their turn to take over the reins of society, we'll be in big trouble. But for now, it's much quieter.
Do you also have children and a dog(s)? If so, this should work out. But if it were me, I'd get out of the purchase if I could.
Even if this family has reasonably polite children, they are going to be intrusive. Wait until they put up the basketball hoop. And the younger one won't be going to college for about 10 years. You could end up with noisy neighbors anywhere, especially in a family neighborhood. But why start out with a mess if you don't have to? Stop the sale if you can and purchase something where you know who the neighbors will be or where you have a larger lot. New construction today tends to be on very tiny properties and it doesn't sound like you're used to interacting with neighbors.
You bring up an interesting point. There's a lot of talk about how kids are spending more time with their electronic devices than outside, getting exercise. But in fact, if you're in a neighborhood populated with undisciplined and delinquent kids, it's a bonus. In the last 10 years around here, the screaming kids that once went roaming around at all hours, have almost disappeared. They're too busy online or playing video games, texting, using drugs and having sex, to cause any commotion outside. When it comes their turn to take over the reins of society, we'll be in big trouble. But for now, it's much quieter.
Some of your neighbors no doubt said the same about you when you were ten. And your parents' neighbors when they were ten. And your grandparents' neighbors when they were ten. See where I'm going here?
Met another set of neighbors(who seemed excellent neighbors) and this whole thing may be a false alarm. Seems those kids who were biking all over the yard were just visitors. The real problem kids are apparently another set of young kids at the end of the block who haven't accepted that this new subdivision has popped up in their play field. Will do things like ride their power wheels through everyone's driveway and not move when you pull up on them. Guess it's a good thing both cars have backup cams.
A trash day has come and gone and the trash pile is still there though. And yes the house is vacant but it is also the neighborhood model/office and that pile is visible from the main street entrance to the subdivision. But seems they're not living there full time yet so hopefully that gets addressed and doesn't continue. If we ran into them I would even offer to take the boxes off their hands to use for our move rather than let them get rained on.
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Yeah that's it so far. Question is whether that's it, or it's the tip of the iceberg regarding undisciplined children. My parents certainly wouldn't have let me bike through other people's property like that.
Will hopefully run into the parents on one of our walks by there and feel them out with an introduction.
Yeah, acreage would be ideal. But well out of price range even if I did tack on an hour commute.
We just got extremely lucky at our first place I suppose and got spoiled. Cul-de-sac with no children and very quiet neighbors.
Kids being kids is an issue? Really?
I have active kids in my neighborhood. They know who I am, as I make an effort to talk to them when I think they are a bit out of line, but never in a threatening way. They also know they can come over and ask for help if they need it if their parents are not home, and their parents know who I am as well; we got to know each other over coffee.
They are five of them from the one family. They play. They make noise. They fight occasionally. They are a bit too rambunctious every once in a while. Big deal. They are kids, they are respectful and not destructive. Oh, and my kids? They are angels.
Why?
Because they are 38 and 40 years old. Which gives you an idea of my age. You're making a huge deal out of nothing. If you don't want kids in the neighborhood, buy in an age restricted condo development. Most of them you have to be over 55.
Yep as I said before, would love to buy into a 55+ community and probably will in 20 years when old enough to do so. As they say of Portland "it's where 30 year olds go to retire".
It isn't kids being kids that I have an issue with. It's kids being destructive of new sod which is fragile at this stage.
You bring up an interesting point. There's a lot of talk about how kids are spending more time with their electronic devices than outside, getting exercise. But in fact, if you're in a neighborhood populated with undisciplined and delinquent kids, it's a bonus. In the last 10 years around here, the screaming kids that once went roaming around at all hours, have almost disappeared. They're too busy online or playing video games, texting, using drugs and having sex, to cause any commotion outside. When it comes their turn to take over the reins of society, we'll be in big trouble. But for now, it's much quieter.
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Originally Posted by kokonutty
Some of your neighbors no doubt said the same about you when you were ten. And your parents' neighbors when they were ten. And your grandparents' neighbors when they were ten. See where I'm going here?
Young people were very different around here when I was age 10 and so was our regional society. We never locked-up our bikes, as bicycle theft was unknown. I always made a point about being a model for good behavior and my friends of my age did the same. When my neighbors went on vacations, I watered their lawns and flowers and fed their pets. There may have been some who misbehaved, but not in my group. I can't remember anyone in my whole grade school, who had a discipline problem. By the time we got to junior high school, there were a small number of delinquents, but no more than a dozen, out of 600 students. The kids I knew who had single mothers, were mostly those whose fathers had been killed in military service.
Yep as I said before, would love to buy into a 55+ community and probably will in 20 years when old enough to do so. As they say of Portland "it's where 30 year olds go to retire".
It isn't kids being kids that I have an issue with. It's kids being destructive of new sod which is fragile at this stage.
seems most posters have a hard time reading your last sentence.
I certainly don't and I wouldn't think that is acceptable kids' behavior either .
It isn't kids being kids that I have an issue with. It's kids being destructive of new sod which is fragile at this stage.
The kids don't know your sod is new and fragile. Kids are dopey, that's why they have to live with us till they're at least 18. My son tried to reheat a slice of pizza in the toaster oven the other day while it was still on the plate. His brain went away when he turned 14 and I've been assured it will return by the time he's 19 or so.
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