'My neighbour's grandkid keeps coming into my house unannounced - it must stop'
It can be great to have neighbours you get on with - whether it's someone to just say hello to when you meet them on the driveway, or having someone for your kids to play with. But when you live next door to someone it can be hard to know where the boundary lies when it comes to privacy.
One woman was thrilled when she moved into a rental and realised there was a little girl next door who her six-year-old son could play with - but when she started jumping the fence to their garden and letting herself in the house, she realised things had done too far.
Taking to Mumsnet to get the opinions of fellow parents, the anonymous woman explained: "We recently moved into a rental having returned from overseas. our garden has low 3ft fences and our son (6) has befriended the little girl whose grandma lives next door.
She continued: "It is lovely that they have little friendship and he has a buddy to play with, but...When she is there (four times a week) she jumps over the back garden fence and runs into our house unannounced!
"Screams and shouts - goes into my sons room pulls out all of his toys jumps on his bed, goes in our fridge! What do we do? Our son is no angel he loves it! But it has to stop."
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Most of the forum users agreed that the behaviour had to stop, and started suggesting ways she could stop the child from coming into her house.
Some suggested she should start keeping the backdoor locked, but the woman answered: "Tricky though as my [husband] and my son like to play outside after school and I like the patio door open for fresh air."
One person suggested: "In all seriousness, I'd lock the door so she can't just run in and have a word with the grandma saying that her [granddaughter] needs to come round the front, knock on the door and ask if your son is free to play and take no for an answer."
Another added: "Seriously you need to tell her off and do it with your son present. Tell her she needs to knock and ask if he’s free to play and she’s not allowed upstairs. If she doesn't listen she will be taken home. Tell her it’s rude behaviour and cannot continue."
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