'Neighbours sent me a sinister note threatening to call police over son's noise'

17 October 2023 , 14:42

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The neighbour left a note, threatening to call the police (Stock Image) (Image: Getty Images)

Having a good relationship with your neighbour is really important, as when the moments come when you need them to be understanding, or you need them to communicate with you, you'll want them on your side.

One mum was left horrified when the people in the apartment next door left a really unhelpful note on her door because her "toddler runs around during his bedtime routine at 8:30pm..."

She posted the picture of the note on Reddit and was left wondering what she could do about the situation, as they were really pushy and unkind - even threatening to call the police on the toddler.

The letter read: "Hello. We have communicated before about the running multiple times before. Unfortunately, this will be the last attempt. If you don't get it under control you will have an officer at your door each night for a noise complaint. You have the opportunity to change this outcome, as to if you do or not, is entirely up to you."

The mum was left wondering why she would threaten her toddler with police (Reddit/RamenRat)

The mum was baffled about the note, and their previous behaviour, and she wrote: "The thing is, they called the police once before and all the officer said was 'Oh I have twin girls! Have a good night'. Like what do they want them to do? Arrest a toddler? They're literally going to be wasting police resources on a mum with a three-year-old. Our police department is already severely understaffed.

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"We've done everything to combat the noise. He doesn't even make noise past 9pm because that's his new bedtime and he's in his room. Originally he was going to bed at 9:30 but we started putting him in there an hour earlier so he'd be settled in sooner because we felt bad. We suspect my son has autism so we can't just tell him to be quiet, he genuinely doesn't understand commands. I'm beyond frustrated and we have tried to be accommodating but at this point, they seem to want me to strap my three-year-old down or carry him while we do his bedtime routine. They've both showed up at my door at 10pm to complain at least twice already.

"We've already spoken with the office. Noise ordinance hours start at 10pm! He's asleep by then so we are doing nothing wrong. At this point, we just have to let them call."

In the comments, people were equally as confused about the tone of the note. Some did suggest things that she could do to mitigate the noise, however. One wrote: "Maybe a rug would help? Maybe that's why a long narrow rug is called a runner'." Someone else said: "We use something like this on most of our hardwood. Essentially decorative foam mats that interlock so they're scalable. Absorbs sound, footfalls, and kid-falls."

Another joked: "Dude has serial killer handwriting. I would just move." A Redditor said: "The landlord/property manager/whatever needs to landlord and put notices on everyone's door saying with a reminder that 'quiet time', per rental agreement, is 10pm, and that any and all complaints, comments, or questions regarding property rules should be directed to the property main office. Nobody gets publicly called out/embarrassed but the person(s) it's meant for (hopefully) get the message. This is assuming the property owner/manager has half a brain."

Danielle Kate Wroe