Hawkeye
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I have no idea what I have ever done to make my next door neighbor kids and the kids across the street like me so much.
I think all kids have like cat-dar or something that tells them when someone isn't fond of kids but they keep coming around. I dunno. Kid-dar
Anyway- so these kids always come over to my house- want to hang out whatever. I don't mind. I don't like kids- but whatever.
I really don't like their mom either. It was seriously, the first time we ever met, we instantly hated each other. But their dad, the man kicks butt. He is awesome and I respect him a lot. the kids across the street- their parents yeah they are OK. They are nice but a little weird.
Now this is the problem-
I sincerely don't mind that they use my yard to play in, and I don't mind that when I'm home they come in and want something to drink or to see me.
What I do mind is this-
One day I was out working in the yard (Saturday) and I'm naturally going to leave my door unlocked. I come in from mowing the lawn and I see the door open. I know the kids have been playing outside so I'm not freaking out because I know it's probably one of them. I go inside and one of the kids is in there watching TV.
I gently shoo him out and tell him that it's not safe to walk into a house.
So I go back out, thinking OK I told one of them he'll tell the rest. I have beer and wine in my fridge. I come in again, it's hot and there is this kid looking in my fridge and holding my can of beer and he looks at me and asks if he can have my soda.
WTH?
I mean ok before I go any further- these kids are like 4,5,6 and then there are some other neighbor kids who aren't that bad but the others are pretty bad.
So I'm just shocked (not really shocked) but I gently tell him the same thing and shoo him out the door and that the Soda will taste very yucky.
Anyway- so by that time I locked the door.
Then I see these kids getting in my tool shed (with power tools) so I shoo them all out.
And now I'm freaking out because #1 I don't want to have to lock my door everytime I'm working outside and #2 I don't want them getting into anything they shouldn't.
I'm not sure how to approach the parents about this. I know with the next door neighbors I can mention it to the dad but it's still very uncomfortable. Same with the other neighbors.
So how is the best way to approach them about this?
Even though I don't like the kids that much, I'm not going to be mean to them and I'm not going to say don't play in my yard (when I have a huge yard and they don't). But at the same time I don't want them hurt.
And I'm also very very concerned that if they find it very easy to walk into MY house where they ARE safe (errr after I lock up the alcohol and cleaning stuff) how easy is it for them to walk into a house where they may not be (a strangers?) OR in a car or something like that? That really freaks me out too.
and I know most of you will say: Tell them to talk to their kids etc. It's not that hard- well when the parents (not really the dad so much) but the wife and the other parents are very protective of their kids and if you say one bad thing you get chewed out .... that is a problem.
I think all kids have like cat-dar or something that tells them when someone isn't fond of kids but they keep coming around. I dunno. Kid-dar
Anyway- so these kids always come over to my house- want to hang out whatever. I don't mind. I don't like kids- but whatever.
I really don't like their mom either. It was seriously, the first time we ever met, we instantly hated each other. But their dad, the man kicks butt. He is awesome and I respect him a lot. the kids across the street- their parents yeah they are OK. They are nice but a little weird.
Now this is the problem-
I sincerely don't mind that they use my yard to play in, and I don't mind that when I'm home they come in and want something to drink or to see me.
What I do mind is this-
One day I was out working in the yard (Saturday) and I'm naturally going to leave my door unlocked. I come in from mowing the lawn and I see the door open. I know the kids have been playing outside so I'm not freaking out because I know it's probably one of them. I go inside and one of the kids is in there watching TV.
I gently shoo him out and tell him that it's not safe to walk into a house.
So I go back out, thinking OK I told one of them he'll tell the rest. I have beer and wine in my fridge. I come in again, it's hot and there is this kid looking in my fridge and holding my can of beer and he looks at me and asks if he can have my soda.
WTH?
I mean ok before I go any further- these kids are like 4,5,6 and then there are some other neighbor kids who aren't that bad but the others are pretty bad.
So I'm just shocked (not really shocked) but I gently tell him the same thing and shoo him out the door and that the Soda will taste very yucky.
Anyway- so by that time I locked the door.
Then I see these kids getting in my tool shed (with power tools) so I shoo them all out.
And now I'm freaking out because #1 I don't want to have to lock my door everytime I'm working outside and #2 I don't want them getting into anything they shouldn't.
I'm not sure how to approach the parents about this. I know with the next door neighbors I can mention it to the dad but it's still very uncomfortable. Same with the other neighbors.
So how is the best way to approach them about this?
Even though I don't like the kids that much, I'm not going to be mean to them and I'm not going to say don't play in my yard (when I have a huge yard and they don't). But at the same time I don't want them hurt.
And I'm also very very concerned that if they find it very easy to walk into MY house where they ARE safe (errr after I lock up the alcohol and cleaning stuff) how easy is it for them to walk into a house where they may not be (a strangers?) OR in a car or something like that? That really freaks me out too.
and I know most of you will say: Tell them to talk to their kids etc. It's not that hard- well when the parents (not really the dad so much) but the wife and the other parents are very protective of their kids and if you say one bad thing you get chewed out .... that is a problem.