General Discussion & Chat: Neighbor kids on our lawn, 1 by Gemila

Gemila wrote:
Thank you all for the great advice, I'll have to think of a way to have a talk with her mom.

For those of you who have great neighbors....count your blessings. Two years ago we were renting a house in Iowa. The landlord had the place nicely landscaped and he let us plant a veg. garden. We had a handful of kids that would ride their bikes up and down the alley but since our yard was the only one that they didn't know the owners, I guess they figured they'd make themselves home. The girls would just sit around and pluck the flower buds off the plants. The boys would throw their bikes around and would leave marks on the grass. I went out there one time and they did not flee as I expected them to. I sat next to the girl with the handful of buds and asked her if she knew what she had in her hands. She said leaves. I then went on explaining to her that those were immature flower buds and it was a shame she cut them off cause they were going to become beautiful flowers. The boys just stood there, I guess they all thought I was going to yell and rant but after that day they never did it again. I found it easier to comfront those kids because I didnot have to live next to them since they lived in the next block. This girl lives next door and I guess I was afraid that the parents would take offense and would create future problems. We'd really like to keep the peace with everyone but will try to find a way to explain it to them. I hadn't really thought about the liability issue which does make a good point.

Here is a pic of her an hour ago.