When you're working from home, naturally you notice the behaviour of your neighbours more - especially if it's particularly disruptive. If those next door are noisy, then it's likely that it'll get on your nerves when you're just trying to get your head down and crunch some numbers. But what would you do if your neighbour's children were cycling over your garden and squealing at the top of their voices?
One woman headed to Mumsnet for people's opinions when this happened to her. She explained that she lives in a small cul-de-sac and and there are five children under 10 in the immediate area. The woman said that the kids play in the street and she says it's 'no problem' and she 'enjoys listening to them play'.
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She wrote: "The issue is that for the past few days they have started running about over people's gardens, riding their bikes on the drive and grass, squealing etc. I work from home and my dog goes mad at the window when they do it. It always seems to happen when I am on a work call too!
"Would I be unreasonable to ask their parents to stop them using my garden like it's their own (especially when I'm working) or am I just a massive killjoy?"
She then went on to explain that a fence is out of the question as 'the estate is about 30 years old I think but one of the stipulations of buying is that you can't put any fences or walls up at the front'.
People agreed that the woman should say something if it was impacting her work - after all, it's her garden and not the neighbour's kids.
One wrote: "Put planters of flowers along the edge of your grass to deter them?"
Another said: "Speak to the parents, they might not know they are doing it. I'd be more than happy to tell my kids to stop doing stuff like that if they did."
One Mumsnetter said: "Put some big planters/whisky barrel-sized tubs around the front and sides? Not permanent so you are not going against the rules. Or some big stones/decorative boulder-type things?"
Someone said: "Of course you aren't being unreasonable. What next - they let themselves into your back garden to play? If they need a front garden of grass and driveway they can use their own! I would have suggested sensor sprinklers but A) we are on a hosepipe ban and B) kids this age will probably think it's amazing and come back more!"
Another agreed that talking was the best way, commenting: "Speak to the parents - I'm not a fan of spending money to solve a problem when a conversation should work."
What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
