Dealing with a noisy neighbor

[Gman]

I never liked sharing walls/ceilings/floors....

[<MADDOG>]

Its conversations like these that make me truly appreciate this forum and the wide diversity of the personalities on it!

Myself: I would live under a box under a bridge before I lived in another apartment.

[hurley842002]

Not one person in this thread has brought up hate other than those defending the children's perspective.

Hence the word possibly....

[cofi]

Man I would hate raising my 3 year old in a townhouse were on 50 acres and I feel like even that's too tight of a space

[hurley842002]

Myself: I would live under a box under a bridge before I lived in another apartment.

Agreed, I'm in one now and hoping to get in a house soon!

[asmo]

Just because you forgot to use birth control doesn't mean the rest of the world has to be punished for it. Seriously, little noises here and there are to be tolerated - but anything more than an occasional yell or scream is too damn much. Inside voice vs. outside voice. Read "Special Eds" comment over and over again until you get it.

Now to cut off the peanut gallery. Yes, I am an ass. No, I don't hate kids. In fact I love kids so much that I feel it is important that they learn respect for others, what is right from wrong, and when to be loud and when to be quiet. It will serve them well as they mature and go out into the real world -- where they don't get trophy's just for showing up./

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Never said kids did. So you think 45 minutes to 2 hours of music with wall shaking bass is fair to do in exchange for a minute or two of children laughing and playing loudly?

Some people just do noise better...

It's like war.... You bomb me, I nuke you. War over.

Sent from my teepee using smoke signals.

[cofi]

Just because you forgot to use birth control doesn't mean the rest of the world has to be punished for it. Seriously, little noises here and there are to be tolerated - but anything more than an occasional yell or scream is too damn much. Inside voice vs. outside voice. Read "Special Eds" comment over and over again until you get it.

Now to cut off the peanut gallery. Yes, I am an ass. No, I don't hate kids. In fact I love kids so much that I feel it is important that they learn respect for others, what is right from wrong, and when to be loud and when to be quiet. It will serve them well as they mature and go out into the real world -- where they don't get trophy's just for showing up./

You must not have a lot of kid experience if you think it's easy....or even remotely possible to contain the squeals and screams of a kid under 5

[Holger Danske]

To the OP, get your kids a tuba and a drum set. Start up family band. Fight fire with fire.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

For what it's worth... I love kids... But only if they're not mine. That way I have no responsibility over them or their actions. Kids amuse the hell out of me. Especially the little ones.

My comments about noisy kids were more for the fun factor than actual advice... I have since PM'd the OP with an actual list of advice.

And said sorry for stirring the pot in his thread....







But I still think noise warfare is the way to go.....