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Neighbors kids running wild. Do I get involved or mind my own business?
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:30 pm
Some new neighbors moved in down the street a few months ago. It's a married couple with 4 or 5 kids, all under 11. The older ones usually just ride their bikes up and down the block and entertain themselves. The problem is the youngest two kids. One child is probably 5 and the other is no more than two (still in diapers). These two kids are constantly wandering into the street and I feel it's only a matter of time before one of them is hit by a car.
There is no adult supervision ever. I think the older ones are supposed to be "watching" the younger ones, but that doesn't happen. I know what you're thinking- "Where are the parents?" I have no idea. Best I can tell is the dad isn't home a lot and the mom is out of fricks to give. I very rarely see either adult. I only know when they're home because they drive a massive van. I would talk to the parents about watching their kids, but they're from the Middle East and they don't speak English, or at least not well enough to carry out a conversation. Even the kids barely speak English, so telling them to watch their siblings, before one of them gets hit, has been a challenge. Short of physically moving these small children out of the street (I won't do that), what are my options? Call the cops (seems like a dick move)? I have no idea how to approach this issue, due to the language barrier. Should I just stay out of it and mind my own business?
There is no adult supervision ever. I think the older ones are supposed to be "watching" the younger ones, but that doesn't happen. I know what you're thinking- "Where are the parents?" I have no idea. Best I can tell is the dad isn't home a lot and the mom is out of fricks to give. I very rarely see either adult. I only know when they're home because they drive a massive van. I would talk to the parents about watching their kids, but they're from the Middle East and they don't speak English, or at least not well enough to carry out a conversation. Even the kids barely speak English, so telling them to watch their siblings, before one of them gets hit, has been a challenge. Short of physically moving these small children out of the street (I won't do that), what are my options? Call the cops (seems like a dick move)? I have no idea how to approach this issue, due to the language barrier. Should I just stay out of it and mind my own business?
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:31 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Hook your El Camino to their trailer and move them.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:31 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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just stay out of it
This post was edited on 6/5/18 at 6:32 pm
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:33 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Get involved and report back.
Fwiw I don’t care about your well-being, I just need some entertainment
Fwiw I don’t care about your well-being, I just need some entertainment
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:33 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Meh I’m sure they’ll be fine. Kids these days have waaaaay too much adult supervision as it is.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:33 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Call Homeland Security.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:34 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Kids that little need to be watched.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:34 pm to OysterPoBoy
Video the younger kids in the road a couple of days in a row and turn it over to law enforcement
This post was edited on 6/5/18 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:34 pm to lsuwontonwrap
If a toddler in diapers is wandering out into the street regularly with no adult supervision, you’d be a dick to not call the authorities.
This post was edited on 6/5/18 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:36 pm to lsuwontonwrap
At least one of the kids running around isn't this one.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:37 pm to StringedInstruments
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If a toddler in diapers is wandering out into street regularly with no adult supervision, you’d be a dick to not call the authorities.
Depends on what kind of street. A busy one yeah I agree. Some quiet cul de sac what’s the harm.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:40 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Protecting children when their parents don’t/won’t is not a dick move.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:41 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Call child protective services when you know the parents aren’t home if you really want to end it. If you don’t want to do that then stop complaining
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:43 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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Call the cops (seems like a dick move)?
At least report it to CHFS/CPS. Especially if you don't see any adult supervision to speak of.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:44 pm to lsuwontonwrap
The parents are probably busy posting threats on nextdoor toward cars driving crazy thru their neighborhood and how they better not hit their kids who live in the streets
This post was edited on 6/5/18 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:46 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Hire them to do work around your house like make soccer balls, assemble iPhones and tend your garden at a rate substandard to common citizens
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:46 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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The older ones usually just ride their bikes up and down the block and entertain themselves. The problem is the youngest two kids. One child is probably 5 and the other is no more than two (still in diapers). These two kids are constantly wandering into the street and I feel it's only a matter of time before one of them is hit by a car.
This was just another day in the neighborhood when I was growing up. Amazing how much attitudes have changed regarding child safety.
Now, I'm not saying not to do anything. A lot of things our parents used to allow were kind of idiotic looking back.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:48 pm to LSUsmartass
The littlest ones are the parents.
It is a Benjamin Button thing. Help change the diaper and they will be indebted to you.
It is a Benjamin Button thing. Help change the diaper and they will be indebted to you.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 6:49 pm to lsuwontonwrap
As long as they stay off your lawn who cares?
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