Dealing with a noisy neighbor

[Squeeze]

Wow, we have been just tossing the idea of a town house or condo when we finally move but these posts are a grim reminder of what CAN happen when folks have a common wall, floor or ceiling. The older I get, the much less tolerant I am of things that bug me like abrasive noises.
We raised three great kids and they were NEVER loud and rambunctious and NEVER annoyed others. That was the "old school way" of dealing with our youngsters. When I was a kid ( LONG) time ago, we were frequently reminded of the old saying, "kids should be seen and not heard". Another old saying was ,"Respect your elders". Hey, it worked for us! ..
Now, I just hope I get some respect from most of my "juniors" here.

I remember my mom, dad, grandpa, grandma, etc. telling us kids that saying more than once. It worked too. We got the message by the "look" we got. It really is sad seeing the way a lot of parents are now. Many of them seem to enjoy practicing the reproduction process, but don't care for the end result after 9 months. Anymore it's just babies having babies. After going through the drama, anger and disgust this thread pulled out of me...I figure I'm better off to say, "F - it" and just grab a bowl of popcorn and watch everything fall to shit around me. Haven't been this PO'd in a long damn time. Drains the soul I tell ya.

[BlasterBob]

I remember my mom, dad, grandpa, grandma, etc. telling us kids that saying more than once. It worked too. We got the message by the "look" we got..

We raised three kids and was damn rare that we ever had to lay a hand on them (paddle their butts). They knew what was expected of them and as Squeeze indicated, the "look" was enough to let them know that they should "cool it" NOW. These kids of ours ( now ages 49, 46 and 41) NEVER gave us any grief, no trouble with the law, not drinkers, smokers or dopers and are totally responsible adults. Guess we did something right in raising them the old fashion way. I am NOT bragging, just telling like really it is/was.