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<h2>Nobody wants to be the grumpy neighbor emerging from curtains to yell &quot;get out of my yard&quot; at kids playing, but if unsupervised children are on your property it can become a safety issue...</h2><p>Kids love an adventure, and roaming around someone else&#39;s property to sneak into their pool or onto their empty swingset can be a thrilling childhood quest on an otherwise boring summer night. The grouchy neighbor who never uses their trampoline, but still won&#39;t allow the neighborhood kids on it can be torture when you&#39;re ten-years-old, but adults understand the safety and financial risks involved in kids running around the yard.</p><p>For all disputes with neighbors, it&#39;s usually best to address the issue directly instead of practicing the tried and true craft of passive aggression. Still, sometimes it&#39;s easier to just solve the problem yourself and avoid any potential nasty confrontation with the tired parent of five who wants you to be a free babysitter while their kids use your basketball hoop. So, when a frustrated new neighbor decided to consult the online courtroom of moral philsophy otherwise known as Reddit&#39;s &quot;Am I the As*hole?&quot; about kids playing on her property, people were there to offer advice.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/mcsyw2/wibta_for_building_a_fence_to_keep_kids_out_of_my/">WIBTA</a> (Would I be the As*hole) for building a fence to keep kids out of my yard?</h2><blockquote> <p>I (27F) purchased a house in November in the suburbs looking for more privacy and due to COVID I haven&#39;t met many of my neighbors. This winter 3 kids started showing up to sled in my yard. I&#39;m not sure which house they live in, but no one has introduced themselves to me. It only happened a couple of times, so I decided to let it go.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>Fast forward to a week ago and the same kids started showing up and are playing on a swing set left to me by the previous owner. I was kind of annoyed because no one had asked and I felt like they were making me responsible for their kids since no adults were around. Also we live a block from a huge park with a playground in a very quiet neighborhood.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>My boyfriend thinks we should go talk to the neighbors about it and ask for at least an adult to be present. I just want to build a fence and not have to deal with it. But I feel bad denying children joy. So, WIBTA if I built a fence (with permits and a land survey) without consulting my neighbors and denying children a place to play?</p> </blockquote><h2>Here&#39;s what the jury of internet strangers had to say:</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA (Not the As*hole). Put a fence up and I guarantee the parents will show up to tell you that you are an a*s. You are not one tho - TemporaryExam5717</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>NTA. If a kid gets injuries on your property, you can end up being held liable and sued. - dusktildawn9</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>NTA. It&#39;s your yard and people should teach your children to ask before using it. Our first house had a family in it before we bought so all the neighbourhood kids thought our yard was still fair game to run through. They were 40% of the reason we immediately built a fence. One of them even tried to argue with me that I&#39;m not allowed to build a fence while we were building the darn thing - travellingdink</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>NTA. Your land, your property, your rules. The kids want to play? They can go to the park like everyone else. - Mistake_Nutshell</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>NTA. I wouldn&rsquo;t suggest just putting up a fence and saying nothing, but something has to be done. The old neighbors might have let them play in the yard all the time, you just don&rsquo;t know. Talking to your neighbors or the kids would be the best thing to do before putting up the fence, but it&rsquo;s your property. - thatasiandork</p> </blockquote><h2>So, there you have it!</h2><p>Everyone agreed that this woman wouldn&#39;t be wrong to put up a fence to protect her property, but she should probably have a discussion first with her neighbors to figure out who is letting their children roam around a stranger&#39;s yard. Good luck, everyone!</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Woman asks if she's wrong to build fence to keep neighborhood kids out of her yard.

Nobody wants to be the grumpy neighbor emerging from curtains to yell &quot;get out of my yard&quot; at kids playing, but if unsupervised children are on your property it can become a safety issue...Kids love an adventure, and roaming around someone else&#39;s property to sneak into their pool or onto their empty swingset can be a thrilling childhood quest on an otherwise boring summer night. The grouchy neighbor who never uses their trampoline, but still won&#39;t allow the neighborhood kids on it can be torture when you&#39;re ten-years-old, but adults understand the safety and financial risks involved in kids running around the yard.For all disputes with neighbors, it&#39;s usually best to address the issue directly instead of practicing the tried and true craft of passive aggression. Still, sometimes it&#39;s easier to just solve the problem yourself and avoid any potential nasty confrontation with the tired parent of five who wants you to be a free babysitter while their kids use your basketball hoop. So, when a frustrated new neighbor decided to consult the online courtroom of moral philsophy otherwise known as Reddit&#39;s &quot;Am I the As*hole?&quot; about kids playing on her property, people were there to offer advice.WIBTA (Would I be the As*hole) for building a fence to keep kids out of my yard? I (27F) purchased a house in November in the suburbs looking for more privacy and due to COVID I haven&#39;t met many of my neighbors. This winter 3 kids started showing up to sled in my yard. I&#39;m not sure which house they live in, but no one has introduced themselves to me. It only happened a couple of times, so I decided to let it go.   Fast forward to a week ago and the same kids started showing up and are playing on a swing set left to me by the previous owner. I was kind of annoyed because no one had asked and I felt like they were making me responsible for their kids since no adults were around. Also we live a block from a huge park with a playground in a very quiet neighborhood.   My boyfriend thinks we should go talk to the neighbors about it and ask for at least an adult to be present. I just want to build a fence and not have to deal with it. But I feel bad denying children joy. So, WIBTA if I built a fence (with permits and a land survey) without consulting my neighbors and denying children a place to play? Here&#39;s what the jury of internet strangers had to say: NTA (Not the As*hole). Put a fence up and I guarantee the parents will show up to tell you that you are an a*s. You are not one tho - TemporaryExam5717  NTA. If a kid gets injuries on your property, you can end up being held liable and sued. - dusktildawn9  NTA. It&#39;s your yard and people should teach your children to ask before using it. Our first house had a family in it before we bought so all the neighbourhood kids thought our yard was still fair game to run through. They were 40% of the reason we immediately built a fence. One of them even tried to argue with me that I&#39;m not allowed to build a fence while we were building the darn thing - travellingdink  NTA. Your land, your property, your rules. The kids want to play? They can go to the park like everyone else. - Mistake_Nutshell  NTA. I wouldn&rsquo;t suggest just putting up a fence and saying nothing, but something has to be done. The old neighbors might have let them play in the yard all the time, you just don&rsquo;t know. Talking to your neighbors or the kids would be the best thing to do before putting up the fence, but it&rsquo;s your property. - thatasiandork So, there you have it!Everyone agreed that this woman wouldn&#39;t be wrong to put up a fence to protect her property, but she should probably have a discussion first with her neighbors to figure out who is letting their children roam around a stranger&#39;s yard. Good luck, everyone!

Nobody wants to be the grumpy neighbor emerging from curtains to yell &quot;get out of my yard&quot; at kids playing, but if unsupervised children are on your property it can become a safety issue...  Kids love an adventure, and roaming...