My Neighbor Called the Cops on My Kids Because ‘Children Shouldn’t Be Screaming Outside’ – So I Went to War with Her

I’m 35, basically solo-parenting two energetic boys who actually like playing outside, and our street is usually harmless suburban noise. Then our across-the-street neighbor decided that normal kid laughter was a problem—and turned it into something much bigger.

I’m 35, and most days it feels like I’m a single mom whose husband just occasionally appears at bedtime.

Mark works a lot. Like, “gone before the kids wake up, home right before lights out” kind of working.

So it’s mostly me and our two boys, Liam (9) and Noah (7).

School.

Snacks. Homework. Bickering.

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