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eh...i'd call the cops too. if the noisy neighbors have a problem with that, they can man up and come complain to me.
HAHA - Ohhh lemme call the PO PO cuz they are playin music while im tryin to sleepy-poo - that , ing man up and go over there and talk ta dem.
naw manny, im just messin wit ya.
eh...i'd call the cops too. if the noisy neighbors have a problem with that, they can man up and come complain to me.
thats what i would do if i got the cops called on me, guarantee the neighbor wouldn't get sleep after that. i'd go over and talk to them, hoping they'd hit me, if they did i'd return the cop favor, if not then i'd be happy to deprive them of more sleep by talking to them for bothering me while im bumping.
manne, some folk are just to trigger happy when callin the cops. its not lyle we are killin ya, we are bumpin.
Good point S y and I know its not all parents, in fact its not even most parents. Its usually the ones at Wal-mart when I am there!
Yeah for me to call the cops it would take more than loud music. Be an adult and go over and talk to your neighbors. Most of the time they will be cool and respect you. You have to give respect to get respect. If you go over and talk to them, and they are assholes about it, then maybe get the cops involved if you have kids trying to sleep or something.
Last edited by samikeyp; 11-09-2004 at 06:33 PM.
I wasn't trying to be rude when I posted my answer. I was just saying that by chasing after the toddler maybe the parents were actually trying to stop the toddler from running around and making more noise and breaking things or hurting him or herself. S y pretty much covered the reasons why he/she might be up at 4am. But in any case, your original post didn't say anything about it being 4am and yet you blasted me and said my at ude is the problem.
I wasn't trying to give any at ude to anyone, it was simply a different perspective on the subject. I thought maybe it would allow you to see it from their point of view. Also you never said in your original post that it wasn't even your apartment. I apologize if I pissed you off so badly that you felt you needed to tell me I was part of the problem. But I resent the fact that you can make judgements about me without even knowing me.Either way, I think your at ude is what is ed up with people in apartments today. I think they need to stop their kid from running around at 4am to respect their neighbors.
...2Blonde
2blonde,
I am not pointing fingers at anyone here but it is general knowledge that people who don't have kids sometimes don't get the reasons they behave the way they do.
I remember before I was a parent and I saw a kid acting up or whatever, my immediate reaction was, "my kid will NEVER do that!". Well, guess what? They have and still do sometimes. Going to the store with the both of them isn't a pleasant experience (and they are 9 and almost 12 and should know better) and I think it's safe to say that anyone on these forums who have met my kids would agree that they are pretty well behaved.
Moral of story: Just wait until have kids (if you choose to have them). Then you will understand.
steps off soapbox
Now, if you were talking about a cholic-y baby...I'd say I dare you to go ahead and even try to make it stop, mother er.
Please?
Go knock on their door and tell them to shut the up.
S y,
I totally agree with you. While most people would consider my 12 year old very well behaved, there are days when I am ready to strangle her and I love her. I was speaking as a parent who has always tried to be considerate of non-parents and I guess I forgot that sometimes people without kids don't understand.
...2Blonde
....or you could just take Sequ's approach....
as someone who has met S y's kids...I can vouch for that. I hope it wasn't my comments that offended anyone. The thing that bugs me, and I know its not all kids or parents is when you are, say, in a store and someone's kids are running around screaming and causing problems and the parents do nothing about it. I worry because those kids could get hurt or heaven forbid some freak snatches one of them. Those parents are also the kind that would sue the store if they left their kids unattended and then they hurt themselves.and I think it's safe to say that anyone on these forums who have met my kids would agree that they are pretty well behaved.
BTW, SW...I have a question...and I ask because I don't know...would you want to take a baby out if they have colic?
Oh, I agree completely. However, you should see the looks I get sometimes for yelling at them in the store when they are acting up, cuz I'm supposed to be their friend and all instead of their mother.
And if any of you were in TJ Maxx by the shoe department a few weeks ago, I apologize.
Can't answer the colic question. I was lucky enough that neither of mine ever had it.
How about trying the simple approach of going and knocking on their door and explaining that they've been loud lately in the middle of the night and waking you. Seeing as they live above you, they probably don't know how loud it sounds to you.
Like 10 years ago I lived in an apartment and my neighbor came and told that when I walked at night it woke them up. I had no idea -- it has a lot to do with the flooring/ceiling materials.
If you ask/tell them and then the noise doesn't stop, then you can ask them again or report the complaint to the building management.
I would rather you yell at them then bribe them with something to keep them quiet! I have heard that a few times. "Will you be quiet for mommy if mommy buys you that?"
Oh that was you in TJ Maxx?(j/k)
Seriously though, your kids seem to know how to have fun yet still be well behaved. Props to you.
TJ Maxx in the Forum? I was there and some kid was laying on the ground throwing a fit, all the while my stupid ass ho was sayin that she wanted kids....tha is she thinkn??
BTW, SW...I have a question...and I ask because I don't know...would you want to take a baby out if they have colic?
I was very fortunate with both of my children and never really had that problem....there was only one instance I could remember when my daughter was about 3 weeks old and cried non-stop for 3 days for no discernable reason. By hour #5 I was crying for my own damn mother. It's a terrible experience when you can't make them comfortable.
So no, it was safe to say that we didn't leave the apartment...except to take her for a ride in the car to see if that would help (didn't). I did, however, make a bunch of cookies for my neighbors for all of their suffering with me.
I'm sure you'll find that most parents are not inconsiderate of others, some things seriously can't be helped. Those are the ones you DON'T see, you mostly only see those who aren't, obviously.
And I used to think my kids were horrendous at the store with the *gimmies*, etc...until I saw just about everyone else's. Then I was pretty proud that it usually only takes 4 "no's" and 3 "go put it back's" instead of having to resort to screaming obscenities and spanking them like S y does.
The last time we lived in an apartment was in 1992, there were 2 lesbos living above us. They must have liked lolly pops or ice cream cones, because we could always here a bunch of licking going on.
exactly my point. for every inconsiderate parent you see, there are two you don't. Raising kids cannot be easy.I'm sure you'll find that most parents are not inconsiderate of others, some things seriously can't be helped. Those are the ones you DON'T see, you mostly only see those who aren't, obviously
Once they are too big for the basket and learn to talk back, it's all over.
Damn! You saw me too?And I used to think my kids were horrendous at the store with the *gimmies*, etc...until I saw just about everyone else's. Then I was pretty proud that it usually only takes 4 "no's" and 3 "go put it back's" instead of having to resort to screaming obscenities and spanking them like S y does.
The hard part is.....it's very difficult to teach them how to behave in public if you never take them in public, so God forbid, they offend someone else. There are going to be a few mishaps before they catch on.
I used to shop at Albertson's. My kids are the reason they high-tailed it out of town....
With three younger brothers (the youngest being like 12 years younger than me), it's pretty damn impossible for a kid to annoy me. I've been thru all those yelling-in-the-supermarket-because-they-want-to-buy-a-yo-yo-that-they-saw-while-you-accidentally-drove-the-cart-next-to-the-toy-section situations. People who haven't been around kids need to realize that sometimes kids are loud or crying or yelling and there isn't much the adults can do. When the other people are rolling their eyes or *gasp* tell the parents to "do something" ... that is what makes me mad
Just buy a stereo or a fan or something. 24 years ago that was you crawling on the ground and the people below you had to put up with it.
Rumor has it that S y raises her kids using 15th century Warrior Ninja philosophies, including making them practice NFL2k5 until their fingers are callous ridden.
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