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For those who read my first post on my neighbor Mike and his long-winded, authoritative approach (btw, all the other neighbors I’ve spoken with feel the same way), I have another neighbor issue. This time it’s ten yr old Hayley who lives with her father here on weekends. The big attraction was my goats and when I first moved in she told me she and her cousin walked right into my doe pen when I wasn’t here. She thought I wouldn’t mind. (WRONG!) From then on it’s like she’s my best buddy. (her point of view, not mine!) Last weekend she came by several times and brought her friends. Sunday she declared, “My grandmother said I could spend the whole day.” Say what? First off, where are these parents? I’ve yet to meet one. What parent allows their child to roam about and hang out with someone they’ve not met? I could be an abuser, potential kidnapper, who knows?
Second, I am not here to entertain nor supervise your children. I have a ton of work to do and cannot concentrate on kids.
Third, I could be held responsible if anything happened to them.
Hayley is a bright, essentially nice girl, but extremely persistent and is not getting that I don’t want her here. I wouldn’t mind a short visit now and then but I am not her peer and she is exhausting me. Plus her friends start getting restless and a bit rowdy.
If there is a repeat this weekend I’ll have to pay a visit to Dad. But I have a feeling he won’t do much more supervision.
If not, and she keeps showing up any advice? I have a hard time being outright mean to anyone.I don’t know what to say. Are you being punished for something? ;o)
Can you put a lock on the goat’s pen so she can’t get in? And then tell her your are sorry but you have other things you have to do today and that you’ll let her know the next time it’s okay to come over.
about the lock. And would be smart for anyone else who might be tempted or to snatch one, especially when spring kidding comes around with those ever so cute babies.
I’m just grateful my “buddy” is only here on weekends, and with fall coming and days getting shorter and colder that should help. This is a rural area with not a whole lot to do for kids so I can understand why they’d want to hang out here.plus it would be in your best interest to put up some “No Trespassing” signs or “Private Property” signs for your own protection if one of those kids gets hurt inside your property. We had a problem one year with some neighborhood kids coming over and entering yards to swim in peoples pools when they weren’t there, and the police suggested the signs; otherwise we could be held accountable if one of them got hurt.
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