Do you think it is okay to let your children toilot paper someone's house?

Answer 1

I was a youth minister with a very large youth group several years ago, and I have had my house toilet papered many times and in the kids' eyes it was a lot of fun. There was even one weekend where they got me two nights in a row! I took it well, but did not encourage it. Though they thought it might be funny (and so did a couple of adults who monitored it) it was also quite dangerous without them knowing it.

Even though I was not going to press charges or even get "mad" about it, there were some things that were overlooked or unknown in the rollers minds:

1. I had a neighbor who didn't have any problem stepping out of his house with a gun and shooting anyone who came into his yard.

2. There was a police officer who lived around the corner who could have and would have arrested all of them for vandalism.

3. There were several elderly ladies who lived across the street who had heart problems and if they had seen people running around chaotically, they could have had an attack.

4. I took it well, but not everyone does.

This kind of behavior is not one that reflects responsibility rather it shows a disrespect of the person who receives the rolling. It is demeaning and it is an eyesore. We don't allow anyone to "trash" our streets, our city, nor our neighborhoods, but we allow them to roll people's yards???? Double standard here.

Safety is one thing but we should all be using our energy for uplifting people and helping people instead of trashing their property, laughing at it, teasing the victims, and bragging about it later. This kind of activity is condoning bad moral behavior. Some people think it may be cute, but I would err to the side of doing something constructive rather than destructive to someone else's property.

Hope you find this helpful. God bless.

Answer 2

It depends on the situation. Is it being done out of malice, to harass someone? Will the person who owns the house have his or her feelings hurt or will that person be very angry? If so, then it's not okay.

However, in the town in which I grew up, high-school athletes had toilet-papering traditions. The night before the Thanksgiving Day football game, the football players toilet-papered the cheerleaders' houses. The cheerleaders launched a sneak attack a week or two later on the football players. The girls' cross-country team had a team sleepover to celebrate the end of the season, and part of the celebration involved toilet-papering the houses of the boys' team. The boys retaliated over the course of the winter. Those involved had a good sense of humor about it, and the toilet-papering singled people out as important members of a group. It was kind of an honor to know that a whole group of people thought you were important enough to figure out how to get to your house and to spend an hour or so "decorating" it.

This may be an unusual situation, though. I don't know how often toilet-papering is done in good humor. If it's your kid who wants to do the papering, make sure you are clear on the motivation behind it. If it's your house that was toilet-papered, try not to take it too hard.

Answer 3

We did it every year when I was growing up ..and smashed pumpkins in the street. Even lit the bag of dog poo on a neighbor's front stoop, rang the bell, ran like hell. Was very common with all kids and neighborhoods. Either the area is different than where I grew up or the times have changed because none of that happens in my neighborhood as an adult. And I think I'd not be at all happy with my kids if I found out they'd TP'd someone's house. Hypocrisy? Maybe. But just seems like I'm going with community standards.

Answer 4

When my son wanted to do this the first time, I told him that I would give him permission to do it, IF he left a note for the people who lived there telling them he would be back at a specific time the next morning to remove all the paper from their trees, shrubs, yard, etc. That sorta took the fun out of it and he decided not to do it!

Answer 5

Here's a question for you to think about: Would you like for YOUR house to be toilet papered? I am guessing that the answer is probably a no. So why would it be okay for your children to tp someone else's house?

Answer 6

No, this is illegal. A minor can be charged with Vandalism and Criminal Mischief. They could also be attacked by the property owner. They could be misconstrued a thief and killed perhaps even legally in some states it's legal to defend you property against destruction.

Answer 7

LOL!!! i think he would get a good time out of it, but when real life sets in its not OK and it may or may not be considered at a criminal offence and i know that the last thing you need it to have a child with a record, right?

Answer 8

Absolutely Not!!! That is vandalizing another persons property and it's illegal. Your children can get in trouble and you will be responsible for costs involved in cleaning it up. Don't be a friend to your child, be a PARENT.

Answer 9

if u r asking if i would tell my child... Yeah Go Ahead do it! then no.. but when u think about it... they r goingt o do it with or without ur approval or sometimes without u knowing... think about all the things u did even when ur parents told u not to. and think of all the things u did BECAUSE u told them not to.... they r going to do it.... not saying it is right or wrong... that is the point of life though... live and learn... kids r going to make mistakes and they have to live with what they do and the consequences of their actions.

Answer 10

No, it's disrespectful. Would you like it if some1 did that to your house and you had to go clean it up? Or how'bout your Grandparents or some1 older. I'm not trying to sound nasty,just stating a fact.