Most of us would love to have peace and quiet in our houses 24/7, but unless you live in the middle of nowhere, it's likely that you'll have to deal with some noise from your neighbours from time to time.
And while too much noise can be annoying, there are some situations where you have to just get on with it and let your neighbours have a bit of fun - such as when they have family visiting over the Christmas period.
But one woman has been left fuming after she took her three young children to see their grandma for Christmas, and found that her mum's neighbour had left them an angry note complaining about the noise the kids were making.
The woman explained she and her children - who are aged eight, six, and one - live in Canada while her mum lives in Glasgow, and she had never taken her kids to spend Christmas with their grandma before, but had made the trip this year because her mum is having treatment for cancer.
She also stated that receiving the note, which stated her kids were disturbing the neighbour's studying, had put a "dampener" on their festive plans and made her feel uncomfortable.
In a post on Reddit, she wrote: "We're visiting my parents, we live in Canada. First Christmas in 8 years as my mum has been having cancer treatment, hence the decision to travel for Christmas. My kids are 8, 6 and 1.
"We went to their place for dinner from 5pm - 8pm and when it was time to leave, there was a note from downstairs complaining that the kids are too noisy and disturbing their studying. It's put a real dampener on what's supposed to be a joyful time, and it's only our first day.
"My mum doesn't want me to speak to them which is fair enough as it's her neighbours, but I also don't want them to continue complaining to my parents and giving them grief. My parents are older and obviously, their health is not great.
"Obviously, I explained to the kids to keep it down but to be honest it wasn't anything crazy, just hopping and dancing around, laughing and squealing.
"I'd love to knock at their door and explain what miserable ****s they are but that's probably not very Christmas spirited of me."
And in an update to the post, the mum explained that she took her kids round again on Christmas Day, and was again confronted by the neighbour, who this time knocked on the door to speak to them in person.
The neighbour presented the woman with a "list of days and times" when her children could be noisy without complaint, but demanded they be quiet while he was at home studying.
She added: "We went to my parents' for dinner again, and it didn't take long until there was a knock at the door. The important student complained that he can't concentrate on his studies because he can hear the kids' footsteps on the floor. He gave us a list of days and times we can be noisy because he's going away on certain dates.
"It took all my might but I decided to politely explain the situation of unwell grandparents and visiting excited grandkids, and suggested he use the library to which his response was 'the library doesn't have food and is too far away'. Surely he won't complain again, but I'm not convinced."
Commenters on the post were quick to brand the neighbour as "miserable", especially as he complained after just a couple of hours of noise.
One person said: "You were only there for 3 hours and they complained? Miserable buggers. I can understand frustration after nights/weeks/months of noise. But a few hours? Just ignore them and don't let them dampen your spirits."
As another wrote: "At this time of year if you live in a flat then expect noise. I think they are being unreasonable after only 3 hours. You have told the kids the rules and they won't be studying every time you arrive. Focus on the reason you are here, your parents."
But some could see where he was coming from, as they noted that having someone running around in the flat above them would drive them insane too.
Someone posted: "Even ten minutes of hopping and dancing in the flat above would be a pain in the a**e. Still, I'd suck it up and remember I also make noise, and wouldn't even think to complain about it."
And someone else agreed, adding: "I was a downstairs neighbour and they had three kids that used to run the length of the house all day. Even 10 minutes of it was horrendous and stressful and I went to their door numerous times to tell them to pack it in.
"I get that it's Christmas and kids just want to have fun but if you don't have kids it is just an invasive noise that you can't escape from in your own home and it's awful. You are used to your kids' noise and will even enjoy hearing it.
"If they have left a note then it's clearly bothering them and while it's easy to dismiss it as 'miserable', if they are used to things being quiet and all of a sudden it's noisy, they have a right to be miffed about it."
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