My younger two kids are 9 and 7. We have finally gotten to the point where it looks like it might not snow anymore. Last weekend my kids played in our backyard with the kids from next door. We have a trampoline and the kids were having a ball. My teenager was supervising.The neighbor asked me if it was at all possible to keep them inside a little later so they don't wake her baby. We have a decent sized yard but 5 kids in between the ages of 7 and 10 can get loud. I told her that I would ask them to play in the front instead since the baby's room was in the back. They were out there at 7 in the morning and she wanted them to wait until 8. I was annoyed but it wasn't a huge deal.We have a basketball hoop in our driveway and the kids were shooting hoops yesterday evening (around 7:30ish). This morning she asked me if I could have them keep it down at night because the noise of the basketball was keeping her baby up and the kids were being loud.I'm getting pretty annoyed and am not sure how to deal with it. We moved here at the end of the summer and I don't want to burn bridges already. She's a new mom and I know she is stressed but is this really a reasonable request? I worry about how we will manage the summers when my kids want to stay out later and be outside even earlier. I don't think it is fair for her to dictate how my kids spend their time and am kicking myself for giving in the first time. How do I politely explain my feelings to her? I have been told that I can come off cold. I coach high school athletics and tend to carry a certain tone, or so I'm told. I want to make this as civil as possible.Am I in the wrong for feeling annoyed about this? If not, how can I address it in the most civil manner? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2G3RsG6
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