Noisy kids after dark

Love to hear people around and don’t mind it outside. If the noise is to much when I want to sleep I put earplugs in. You are hearing life.

We hardly ever see children playing outside these days. I really like to hear them but I wouldn’t want them outside playing noisily at 10pm more than now and then. If we choose to live in a neighbourhood there are always going to be some annoying noises. Weed eaters and electric saws are the ones I dislike but they don’t go on for ever. Oh and barking dogs!

Children around my home play out until all hours, especially in the school holidays, and can be quite noisy.

I don't mind at all because I love to hear them enjoying themselves, even at 8 or 10pm.

I wouldn't say you are being unreasonable to feel the noise is an intrusion, just that you haven't yet learned to manage living in a community with children.

Turn up your radio or TV, use earplugs, be glad they are playing and enjoying themselves rather than screaming in fear.

Community life is all about compromising and you can always ring Noise Control if, after midnight, they are still making a racket.

BlueBelle your last paragraph actually made me feel a little choked ?

Unless they are being vandals, if they are just playing it’s up to the parents Mine never stayed out after dark but that was me I don’t think you’re being unreasonable to think they should be indoors but I think it’s unreasonable to expect everyone to have the same set of rules as you
My 90+ neighbour when my kids were growing up told me how she loved hearing them playing because it reminded her she was still alive I ve never forgotten those wise words

I don't think yabu to want the children to be indoors after dark, as noise from outside can be quite unsettling after dark. Whether or not yabu to expect it is less clearcut, imo.