Where do I start, we just moved and we live in a duplex that has one above it. There are 3 kids that live there (mother leaves them alone all day) they stomp around and scream all day and ring my doorbell and they are just always noticeable. I have a newborn baby... they are in my garden tromping my flowers leaving trash on my patio furniture, messing with our stuff, harrassing my dog. I've asked them nicely to just STOP before I kill myself. That of course didnt work because these are devil kids. I addressed my concerns with their mother and she acted like I should just get over it, that there was no problem and that leaving 3 young children alone all day is acceptable. I feel like I'm going to have a nervous breakdown. I just cant hear any more stomping. We pay WAAAY too much to live here to deal with this. Should I call the landlord? I have postpartum depression and a 6 week old child, I feel like I have more than enough to deal with. PLEASE HELP!!!
2007-06-20 11:03:30 · 7 answers · asked by Christina 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
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2007-06-20 11:10:27 · answer #1 · answered by john 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear about your problem. I've encountered a similar situation as well. I would absolutely call the landlord, but I wouldn't stop there. What are the ages of the children? If they're not old enough to be left home all day unsupervised then I would not hesitate to involve family services.
When I had my last baby, I put a sign on the door when he was napping that said: Please do not knock or ring the doorbell. A baby is sleeping! Come back another time.
It seemed to work for the most part, and I did wind up leaving the sign on all day at first!
Good luck!
2007-06-20 11:15:32 · answer #2 · answered by bijou 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, call the landlord and tell them what you are dealing with. While I don't think that these children are the devils children I do believe they need a lesson in manners! I feel your pain and I've dealt with this before. You do need peace and quiet, because you have a newborn and I'm sure your not getting enough sleep as it is. Be prepared though...after notifying your landlord you may hear it from your neighbor in a bad way, but if you can get your camcorder out when it happens. Also, make your landlord aware that your afraid there might be retaliation and ask what you should do if that happens! Good luck!
2007-06-20 11:10:58 · answer #3 · answered by CJ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would tell the landlord as well as calling child services for the mother leaving her children alone
2007-06-20 14:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the Childrens' Protective Services and report that the children are left alone all day, every day! I don't know if they inform the parent as to who reported them, but if so, just smile and say that you were worried that they would hurt themselves left untended that way. That you felt that she needed some help! OR just do it and ignore any confrontation. You know that the children will be better off!
2007-06-20 11:35:18 · answer #5 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you should, contact landlord and report them... if they make a lot of noises after 10, make a disturbance call... that'll get them....
but there is also a problem because the neighbor will be so mean 2 u...
2007-06-20 11:13:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would call the landlord and then call DFCS, you didn't say how old the children are??? It doesn't matter how much rent your paying no one deserves to put up with that...
2007-06-20 11:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by Flying w/ scissors 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋