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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 03:56 PM
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Grrrrrr...Why do small children have to scream when they play?
I'm supposed to be working (okay, I'm here) and the shouting is just irritating. I adore our new next door neighbors (she's a teacher with a Kerry sign out front) but their son annoys the hell out of me. A little bit of yelling is one thing. But this boy can yell as loud as the barges coming down the waterway.

AAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKKK!!!!!

Then, when he wants my son to come out, he stands in his backyard and shouts my son's name as loud as he can. Sigh....
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 03:57 PM
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1. You never yelled or screamed while playing
when you were young?

They're only kids, leave them alone.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 03:59 PM
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3. Oh stop please. I'm venting here.
This kid goes above and beyond screaming. :eyes:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 03:59 PM
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5. Then tell his mommy
Maybe you could work something out.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:02 PM
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10. Oh she knows. It drives her insane too. I'll get over it. It just really
makes me bonkers somedays. :hi:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:19 PM
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21. Well I'm sorry you have to deal with this situation
and I'm sorry if I wasn't that sensitive to your venting in my earlier post.


I don't have kids but i did work with kids for 5 years and I think little kids are great, screams and all.

I can relate though, sometimes, it does get a little nutty.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:22 PM
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22. I adore kids. Really I do. I cry every morning on the way home after
dropping them off at school. This little boy can be the sweetest thing ever, and then he gets mad or excited and Yowza!!! I'll always remember when they first moved in. Really loud bellow, MrG looks at me and said, "What the f*ck was that???" They truly are awesome neighbors and I wouldn't trade them. I just hope he gets over it. :)

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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:31 PM
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24. It could be just a phase the kid is going through
How old is the boy?
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:33 PM
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25. Almost 5. He's a demanding little thing.
:hi:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:38 PM
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27. Yeah, he's young
I wouldn't be surprised if he goes through stage for a few more years.

Sorry.
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faithnotgreed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:05 PM
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13. stupid suggestion here:
first off, this made me laugh because i am in complete agreement with you.

but i was wondering. have you pointed out to the young chap that at least when he wants your son to come out, instead of shouting it to the neighborhood, maybe he could come up to the door and knock. and then just ask or suggest your son comes out to play.

who knows. but at least when it has to do with your child, you can point out there is an alternative to being the village crier

good luck!
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:07 PM
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14. Not stupid at all. I will try it, although I am not sure if his mother
lets him play out front or not. Perhaps a phone call instead...

Thanks! :hi:
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faithnotgreed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:23 PM
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23. sounds good. something resembling everyday life (a compromise?)
taking everyone into account, seems right in order.....

hope it works out. if not, i might add another suggestion!
an air filter - for you i mean. i live in a city apt, and an air filter can work wonders by giving a low level background noise that tamps down the rough edges of music etc. when i take a nap or need some peaceful "white" noise
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rabid_nerd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 03:57 PM
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2. Now now..
Don't be MrsGrumpy..

no wait..
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:03 PM
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12. Hehehe.
:hi:
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 03:59 PM
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4. Probably for the same reason old senior citizens walk around
farting all day.

Cuz they have too. 'Tis all part of the process.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:00 PM
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8. This boy's shout is just at one of those weird decibel levels...even his
mother is annoyed by it. :hi:
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 05:24 PM
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29. Halarious

I love my kitties too!! :toast:
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 05:27 PM
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30. when my son was pretty young 1-2
he used to shreik like a bird. It was deafening. We used to call him pterodactyl boy. (like on Johnny Quest or dinosaur show) The other kids would be asleep and he would be wide awake and really loud. HE did grow out of it.
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Hello_Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:00 PM
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6. Hey you kids, get off my lawn!!
It's ok, I'm a young curmudgeon too.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:03 PM
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11. Heheheheheh. I try hard not to be....
;)
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:00 PM
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7. Damn kids with thier fun!
:)
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:01 PM
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9. I know, today it sucks. It drives me batty. Give me the yelping dog any
day. The sound is just inhuman. I mean, my kids yell outside, all the neighbor kids do...but this is just something else. :hi:
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Big Kahuna Donating Member (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:08 PM
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15. One must learn to be charmed by youth, rather than annoyed by it.
or the kids might start calling you "Mrs. Grumpy" or something. :)
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:10 PM
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16. Get a very savage Dog that likes to eat Children who......
....scream.
Don't tell the little boy about the dog but do offer him large amounts of candy if he can scream the loudest.

When his Mother comes out of the house and can't find her son, say this real loud:
"The Dingo ate your Baby!" :)
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Big Kahuna Donating Member (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:11 PM
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17. Even better! :)
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:14 PM
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18. it's not just small children
I work nights and sleep during the day, and am constantly barking at the teenagers that congregate right outside my window.

ME: HEY! DO YOU F***ING MIND????

Ryan (he lives in the apartment above me): SORRY SUSAN, WE DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HOME

ME: YOU ARE SITTING ON MY CAR!!!


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:15 PM
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19. Soon the windows will be closed for the winter.
I like the sound of children yelling and playing, but right outside the window could be a bit much. :eyes:

But soon you'll have your windows closed and that'll be the end of it, right? :)
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:17 PM
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20. The best form of birth control there is
I am an only child, and married into a family of seven sisters/brothers-in-law and fifteen nieces/nephews, ranging in age from 1 to 18 years old, most of them pre-teens.

The yelling and screaming at family gatherings is always another gentle reminder of why we are childless by choice.

Other people's screaming kids-- the most effective form of birth control ever invented!
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Logansquare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 04:36 PM
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26. There is nothing more piercing than the voice of a 9 year old boy
We have a bunch of boys who play soccer in our alley, and it's like having eight blackboards being scratched with fingernails simultaneously. Did I mention that I drink a bit?
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Pithlet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 05:24 PM
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28. My son is going through that phase
It is driving me up the wall. It seems to have peaked and he's getting better, but I'm still afraid that the neighbors think we torture him.
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