Hi folks,
Before I start, I’m generally an optimist and don’t like to moan, but wanted to share my decision with my fellow residents.
After living here for over a year now, we’ve decided that we’re moving out sometime next year.
The reasons are that we are bringing up a child who is 2 years old at the moment. We love to spend time as a family together and frequent areas such as the parks, or go for walks around the area we live in.
What spoils it for us are the more un-sociable residents who unfortunately live in the area. These range from youths that swear, spit and vandalise, adults (who you’d think know better) swearing, spitting and simply don’t care about the environment we live in.
Here are some examples.
We actually live in a small enclosed area, and all our 5 or so neighbours are fantastic which is a bonus for living here, but our house backs onto a road that is used by residents. Nothing wrong with that on its own, but a regular incident we witness is teenagers drinking alcohol as they walk in the street, swearing, spitting, throwing stones / eggs at houses, children (estimated at 11 years old) riding a motorbike without helmets around the streets. Incidents like this are reported to the police.
Having gone to the park recently as a family, a Mother there stepped in when her son was being picked on. Good for her I thought. Then she started to talk to three girls who she didn’t know and got into a conversation about the bully. She started swearing in her conversation with these three girls, who were no older than 12. I couldn’t believe it. She then left with her 4 children, who then started shouting the F word (thinking it was so funny) and the mother did nothing about it. They walked up the path shouting it. Couldn’t believe a Mother would allow this, especially in public with other young children around.
I was walking with my Boy down the road passing a house. The owner was in his garden picking up rubbish with a stick that had either blown or had been thrown in his garden. He simply threw the rubbish out of his garden and onto the path! I challenged him on what he was doing, but he said nothing and walked back into his house, slamming the door!
There are plenty more incidents that I witness on a daily basis that I don’t want to subject my little lad to as he grows up. I want him to grow up to be a good man, and influences like this wont make my job easy.
I simply don’t want to bring my son up in an area like this. Some people just don’t care about the area they live in, or have any manners, or even care about how they bring up their children.
It’s a shame really, as no doubt these people are the minority, but it really spoils the area. I’ve never lived in a place like this before.
Until we move, I’ll continue to make the best of the area, and do my best to help improve it.
Would welcome anyone to comment on what their thoughts are or what they would suggest, if anything.
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