The lady who lives across the hall from me has two boys, who often have their friends over. Today, when these boys' "friends" left, they knocked on my door, then ran away when I said, "Who is it?" and before I could open the door to see who it was. Looks like I'm going to have to have a chat with their mother again, since this is not the first time that this has happened. I know that kids will be kids, blah, blah, blah, but I feel that I have the right to enjoy the peace and quiet of my home without some bratty kids banging on it, because they think it's a cool thing to do.

Ding Dong Ditch? That game is old once you turn ten, after that you look foolish doing it. If her kids are older than ten, you should have that talk with her about their behavior, hoprfully something positive will come of it. If she is an overburrdened single mom ( I'm assuming, forgive if I am wrong ) , she'll probably do nothing about it. If their father is around, I would recommend talking to the both of them.

My suggestion is to go later tonight knock on their door and hide.

Nancy, I love reading your little stories. You are so cute!

UncleGrandpa said:

what up UG?

it's OK Nanc ... boys will be boys ...

PEJ said:

What UP PEJ ! forgive a brotha for being away ( lurking, bored but lurking ) for awhile.

PEJ said:

put superglue all over the door and the next time let their little chubby hands stick to the door and then call their mother!

vaseline their door handle!

I used to do that!

psychodelicide said:

and (i bet u'd love my 2 boys....hahahahahahaha)

ZombieKitten said:

good idea

heybaby said:

and if you can get into their place, shortsheet their beds and put glad wrap over their toilet!

Byron said:

is this suppose to be phychodelicide? !!

sorry Nancy...I use to do the same thing as a small kid.
the more importance you give it, the more they will do it. ignore it and they will stop....it's no fun if the person you do it too ignores it.

^^^ Yes, that guy with the cane is supposed to be me.

Thanks to everyone for your responses. The reason why this is irritating me so much is because I have always helped this lady and her kids when they needed me. They get locked out of their house, I'm there to help. The guy across the hall falls down in the snow and can't get up, the lady across the hall panics, I'm the voice of reason. The lady across the hall needs quarters for the machines downstairs, I give it to her. I don't feel that I'm overreacting in being angry about this, because I have gone out of my way to be nice to this lady and her kids. I don't think it's too much to ask the same kind of respect to be shown to me in return. I think I'm going to nicely tell this lady that the next time her kids' friends knock on my door, I'm getting the police involved. I don't want to do this, but I'm not putting up with this nonsense either. Either that, or I will get a camera installed above my door so I can catch these brats in the act, and turn it into the police. That definitely would be sweet revenge, since I don't know who is doing it, or where they live. Or else, I can put glue on my door, as LeeLee suggested.

psychodelicide said:

You kids get off my lawn!!



Ya whippersnappers!

psychodelicide said:

You have every right to be angry. I think the camera is a good idea.

coolcat said:

Thanks.

Byron said:

!!!

I did that as a kid.

As a teenager, I would build snowmen and place them on a person's front and back porch. I would ring the door bell and hide. It was so funny watching someone stuck in his own house.

You would have hated me.

seriously get over it, unless it is happening as a regular occurence, its just child's play

there are more important things..

I suggest getting one of these:

It happened again today. That does it, I'm talking to that mother again. Her, her kids and their bratty friends need a serious beatdown. Unless if I'm expecting someone over, I'm NOT answering my door or saying "Who is it?". Even if they can hear my TV and/or music playing. To hell with them! I'm not helping this lady across the hall anymore either. I'm done with being nice to her; she's on her own now.
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PEJ said:

Best suggestion yet

Oh and if u think thats bad...when I was a kid we used to do the whole dog poop in the paper bag on fire....then there was the time we threw eggs on a ladys fron doorstep, knocked on her door and hid....she came running out to see who it was, slipped on the eggs and fell on her ass
We were young, bored and very very stupid
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chillichocaholic said:

Well, I think the kids who are knocking on my door and running away are young, bored and very stupid as well.

psychodelicide said:

U need to be waiting by the door, wearing some sort of Halloween Mask, fling it open when they knock and scream

chillichocaholic said:

I can't stand kids.