Kids, Trans Rights and Neighbours: Kids will be kids

Kids will be kids

By bad influence - 29/03/2021 15:30 - United States

Today, I've been getting terrible backlash from the neighbors after I forbade my kids from hanging out with one of the neighborhood kids. They think I dislike her because she’s trans. The truth is she’s rude, disrespectful, has been in several fights and had run ins with the police. FML

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By neighbour hell - 25/04/2013 17:56 - Norway - Kristiansand

Today, after 2 months of my new neighbours' kids throwing rocks at our cars, constantly swearing at us, bullying my siblings in and out of school, and vandalising our property, their mother has convinced the landlord that we're the ones out of control. FML

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Bigots, bigots everywhere

By hard lesson - 12/08/2022 05:00 - United States

Today, I had to have a very unfortunate conversation with my young daughter about homophobia and bigotry, after the neighbor said she can’t play with her kids anymore. My daughter mentioned she had two mommies, me and my platonic best fiend who’s her godmother. My poor baby is still inconsolable. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/07/2013 16:16 - Puerto Rico - San Juan

Today, I was playing Monopoly with my kids. It was fun, and led to some mock fights. My neighbor, who despises me for being a single mother, used it as an excuse to call the cops on me for "abusing" my kids. They were too confused to do anything but nod at the officer's accusing questions. FML

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I'm always right

By Anonymous - 15/01/2023 14:00

Today, my mom got mad at me. She told me that the neighbor was stupid for letting their kids play all over the street alone. I said it was fine, because the mom walked right next to the daughter as she played on her scooter. She argued, “Why do you always have to disagree with me?” FML

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By ihatebadkids - 24/06/2019 07:07 - United States - Hesperia

Today, I was uninvited from every family event henceforth, because I finally had it and told my sister that I can’t stand to be around her horribly misbehaved kids. They have screaming meltdown tantrums, throw and break things, start fights and steal. How am I the bad guy? FML

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By Arthur - 07/05/2014 19:16 - United States

Today, my neighbor scolded me for "allowing" her son to be bitten by one of my dogs. This would be reasonable, except for the fact that her kid had jumped my fence and tried to steal a rattle out of my daughter's hands. FML

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Home invasion

By Anonymous - 26/07/2023 00:02

Today, I found my neighbours bratty kid in my house, eating my snacks, dirtying my sofa, and drawing on pages torn from my books. I marched him back home by the ear, him screaming I was a meanie, and his mother's only excuse was, “Boys will be boys.” No apology or anything. I HATE KIDS. FML

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Keeping up

By Anonymous - 09/05/2019 22:00

Today, I found out that my mother has been telling everybody that I’m a lesbian, because both of her best friends have at least one gay child each, and she was feeling left out. This explains why people have been treating me differently the last few weeks. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/07/2022 07:00 - United States - Phoenix

Today, my new neighbors moved in. I was assured that it would be a family with two teenagers. The young children playing in the front yard suggested otherwise. This wouldn’t be so bad if I wasn’t autistic, and sensitive to the sounds of screaming kids. FML

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By NotABeatenWoman - 09/11/2015 00:36 - United States - Charleston

Today, I found out everyone in my neighborhood thinks that I'm a beaten woman due to the reoccurring ambulances in front of my house at night. My kid just chokes on everything, and they don't believe me. FML

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rainbowdonnareed 18

Tuesday 30 March 2021 4:01

Transgender kids need friends. Trust me the kid is angry because of a lot of things. As the mom of a Transgender daughter I ask you to let them be friends

No_Lifer 11

Tuesday 30 March 2021 12:22

Transgender people may have very legitimate reasons to be angry but: 1. Unless the OP has contributed to them, he has nothing to do with them. 2. It's not up to OP to educate other people's kids. I'm going to assume OP is a reasonable person and has given the kid a chance beforehand. There's only so much one can do. Best wishes to you OP, and I hope your neighbours stop being dense.

Comments

Regis Bent 12

Tuesday 30 March 2021 1:06

That sucks about issues with your neighbour, does your kid misbehave or get aggressive around the other child? If the kids get along and they don't get too out of hand when they're together; let them continue to be friends or play with each other. If they start misbehaving or your neighbours do something you don't condone while your kid is at the neighbours house then you can stop them hanging out and have a good reason too.

Guillaume Deschênes 7

Tuesday 30 March 2021 1:31

next time she acts like a shit film it (be sure you have the whole thing) show it to the other parents

rainbowdonnareed 18

Tuesday 30 March 2021 4:01

Transgender kids need friends. Trust me the kid is angry because of a lot of things. As the mom of a Transgender daughter I ask you to let them be friends

DrSamba1 8

Tuesday 30 March 2021 21:06

I would agree with that. Trans kids receive a lot of undeserved hate (I'm not saying OP is causing or contributing to it), and they will have anger issues as a result. Cut the kid some slack, but make sure your own kid knows not to participate in any negative activity.

QueenSaru 28

Tuesday 30 March 2021 23:19

Not disagreeing that this girl is likely going through a lot for reasons likely relating to her transness, but still not letting my kid hang out with someone who has had repeated run ins with the law. That is asking for MY kid to end up in a situation that I could have prevented.

tounces7 27

Wednesday 31 March 2021 5:14

No, this is wrong. You shouldn't be friends with someone JUST because they're part of a minority group, even if they're a shitty person on top of it. That just lets them get away with all sorts of toxic behavior. Nobody has the RIGHT to have friends regardless of how they act, just because they were born differently.