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Originally Posted by Disneyphile
I think I'm getting old, or just mean. Or both.
For months, Ken and I have been waiting for our complex to reinstall the fences on either side of our patio, which would privately enclose it, like it is supposed to be.
Well, the kids who live here love to run up and down the whole length of the building, especially across our patio. And they are loud and have left trash behind, etc.
So, we placed our two benches sideways across our patio where the fences are supposed to go to hopefully prevent the running back and forth and keep them out of our area. We also placed our two very thorny rose bushes along that length of patio as well, to discourage them from just climbing over or jumping the benches.
So, does this mean we officially hate kids yet?
I just hate having to raise other people's children. When I was a kid, I was taught not to enter other people's yards and driveways when out playing, and it didn't "restrict my childhood" one bit. Are manners just not taught these days?
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I grew up mostly in southern California, and that is what I was taught as well. But we spent 3 years in suburban upstate New York when I was 9-11. There were no fences between yards there, and we kids played everywhere.