A man has sent his neighbours a cheeky note demanding they keep their "crying baby " indoors because he doesn't like the noise.
The neighbour admitted on social media he sent the letter after becoming irritated listening to the tiny baby's cries.
He claims the parents take the baby outside to calm him down but says child once in the garden "it cries for an hour or more".
The neighbour says the baby can be heard by "everyone in a three house radius", so he decided to take action and demand they stop their "annoying habit".
Posting on Reddit, he wrote: "Basically my neighbours across and left one house had a baby.
"They have this annoying habit of taking it when it's crying outside where it cries for an hour or more.
"I get it that kids cry, but at least make it more manageable for the rest of us."
The man claims his letter was a "harmless suggestion to offer" and shared a picture of the note, which read: "Hi, congrats on your kid! I wanted to ask of you could please keep the crying baby inside. We hear it cry from quite far away. Thanks for considering it neighbour."
The man admitted his wife said he should not have sent the note and asked Reddit users is he was being an "a**hole" and many were on his side.
One said: "NO ONE likes the sound of a screaming baby, especially if it's not your own."
Another added: "Agreed. And the fact that they went knocking door to door proves that if OP had said something in person they would have been entitled and reacted in anger."
A third person said: "You were simply letting your neighbours know your concerns in a very curt and polite way. I don't think you should just have to bear it without being able to voice your concerns."
The man revealed the baby's parents were outraged by the letter and began "knocking on all the nearby neighbours doors" to find out who was responsible.
He wrote" "One of their other neighbours was yelling back at them and saying they would have sent a longer letter about how annoying their baby was."
However other people felt sympathetic towards the new parents.
One said: "Taking the baby outside is pretty common advice for babies with colic... but it usually helps as soon as you step outside so the baby usually calms down and isn't bothering all the neighbours."
Another added: "Hanging out outside for an hour with a crying baby is weird but maybe they're super sleep deprived and not thinking clearly."
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