I hate to be one of those people, but is this what it takes?Readers: I have a scenario for you.
You pay a pretty penny to have what you feel is a little piece of heaven - 3 bedrooms and a lake in your front yard. You even have your own private dock, too. The water is literally 20 feet from your front porch. You like to take advantage of this when you are home & not doing chores, which is rare.
One day, you notice a 12 or 13 year old boy from across the street fishing from your dock. You don't mind. You like to share, and you like the feeling it gives you that you're able to let this boy experience something that he probably can't, not having access like this from his home.
However, you come home from work the next day. He's there. That weekend, you're in your strapless swimsuit cover-up and are getting ready to sunbathe for a while, but he's there again. The next day, you're pulling in your driveway on a gorgeous afternoon following a mentally exhausting day at work, and the thing you're looking most forward to is to relax on the dock with a good book and swish your feet in the water. As you pull in, you notice the boy and a friend looking back to catch a glimpse of your car, and they book it through your yard towards the lake as if you can't see them.
Being a nice person, you don't want to shoo the kid away. But he starts bringing friends. Today he brought someone (older brother?) and a very young child who has been obnoxiously yelling and whining for 2 hours. You feel like enough is enough, and are tempted to put a "NO Trespassing" sign up after they leave, or rope off the dock.
You begin to realize that you wouldn't mind at all, if they had just knocked on the door and asked permission. But they didn't. They don't even have the courtesy to come over only when you're not home. Your patience and generosity are wearing dangerously thin.
What do YOU do?
2 comments:
I'd go knock on their door and talk to their parents. Let them know that you don't feel comfortable with young kids on your "property" or maybe even your landlord (since they are your neighbors) could go speak to them. Just use the whole "I don't want them to fall in/get hurt/etc" excuse and you'd appreciate them not coming into your yard. If that doesn't work, tell the kids yourself. Then if THAT doesn't work...be "THAT" neighbor and call the police to have them scared a little bit. LOL That is exactly what I would do. It's your yard. It's your dock. It's your privacy that you no longer have.
next time you see em go out and tell em its not cool! id kick their butts! but im a big meanie
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