One of my husband's co-workers lives down the street from us and has two little kids that remain un-monitored. For example, today her youngest son (5) knocks on my door and says he can't find his sister. I ask why he didn't go get his mom he said because she's asleep in her bed and doesn't want to be bothered. So, I go outside and hunt down his sister at the park and this leads to a squad of kids in my front yard playing with my daughter's chalk.
I don't mind this at all, I'd rather be out there working on my garden and have these kids safe then just running the neighborhood with no supervision.
ANYWAY, the issue. My husband and I have been without power for the last two hours. We have to have emergency maintenance come out to fix it (we live on a military base that offers 24/h services.) My daughter has asthma, so it's an issue if it gets too hot, because she'll start to breathe heavy without her humidifier. So, obviously this is incredibly inconvenient for us.
The guy shows up about two hours after the original call and it turns out someone switched our meter box off. Suddenly little bells of clarity start ringing in my head. I'm almost positive I know which kid did it, because I asked him to get away from that area earlier so he didn't get hurt. He gave me a little deer in the headlights look but I didn't think anything of it. These meters have a fifteen minute grace period, so by the time the power went out the kid wasn't near it anymore, so I didn't think to associate it with him.
This kid also happens to be the youngest boy who knocked on my door. The last time I caught her kids littering at the park and they refused to pick it up (the park is literally right next to my house and all the trash blows in my yard) I went and confronted the mom politely and she basically just blew me off saying her kids weren't outside that day. Which I know for a fact they were.
I am so incredibly irate right now, because not only is food in our refrigerator ruined and I have to go pay to replace it, but now my daughter is breathing heavy and I have to be up all night with her to make sure she doesn't go into breathing issues. I feel like I would be right in talking to the mother, but how do I approach it so she takes me seriously? If her kids are going to disrespect my home, I don't want them near my house. However, it also makes me feel guilty because I don't want them to be left unattended for hours on end (which happens frequently.)
My husband is also miffed, but doesn't want it to become a conflict so it doesn't effect work. They don't work directly with each other, just in the same area.
What's the best way to handle this
TL;DR: Neighbor's kids are unruly, but my husband doesn't want to get involved because he works with their mom.
Submitted April 04, 2015 at 07:06AM by youreawizardhailley http://ift.tt/1P6L4K3 relationships
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