A woman has been told to refuse a request from her ‘cheeky’ neighbours who asked to put their children’s trampoline in her garden.
The anonymous woman, who is thought to be from the UK, took to parenting forum Mumsnet, asking fellow members of the British parenting site for their views.
In her post, she wrote: ‘So where I live the local farmer allocated a bit of extra garden to the rear of the houses.
‘Currently all I do is cut the grass while i decide what to do with it.
‘So next door asked me today if they can put up a trampoline in my bit of garden.
‘Part of me thinks say yes as their garden at the rear of their house is awful and full of junk . But then another bit kicks in and thinks no sort your own garden out. Advice please.’
The majority of respondents felt that the neighbour had been extremely cheeky to ask – and that refusing was the obvious answer.
One said: ‘Tell your neighbour to get lost!! Honestly some people are so cheeky.’
An anonymous woman on Mumsnet revealed that her neighbours asked if they could put their trampoline in her garden (stock image)
Another added: ‘Definitely No . You’ll never get them off. Why don’t they just tidy their own garden to put the trampoline on! Some people!’
A further Mumsnetter wrote: ‘Laugh and say no or laugh and tell them they’re cheeky tuckers and clear their own garden if they want a trampoline.’
‘You’d obviously be mad to even contemplate saying yes to this,’ another chimed in.
A further commenter wrote: ‘So they’ve filled their garden so full of junk that they can’t fit in anymore. And now they want to fill up yours?’
And a strongly worded response said: ‘Why would you even dither about this? The answer is no. They need to use their own garden.’
‘Absolutely no way,’ another commenter wrote in a similar vein. ‘You’ll struggle to ever reclaim it. Like you say, they need to sort their own garden out.’
The anonymous Mumsnetter’s post asked people to share their thoughts on her tricky situation with her neighbours
The majority of respondents felt that the neighbour had been unreasonable to ask – and that the poster should refuse
‘In my experience no good deed goes unpunished. NO would be my response,’ another added.
Some suggested that if she did let her neighbours use her garden, this could result in problems.
One said: ‘Absolutely not. I wouldn’t because it’s your land to use as you please.
‘If they want their kids to have a trampoline then they can clean up their own garden.
‘Aside from that I’d be concerned about legal liability If the child is injured while or your land.’
Another agreed, adding: ‘You do NOT want a trampoline anywhere near or definitely not on your property. Not at the end of your garden, no where near.
‘It’s not just the noise. They’re terrible accidents waiting to happen.’
Some Mumsnetters felt that there could potentially be serious repercussions if the poster let her neighbours use her land
A small number of posters offered an alternative view, saying they didn’t feel the neighbour had been cheeky to ask
A third wrote: ‘Absolutely not. What if someone hurt themselves on your property.Tell them No, you have plans for it. Partition it off if you can.’
However, some felt that it was a fair question for the neighbours to ask.
One wrote: ‘I don’t think its cheeky to ask: don’t ask, don’t get. But you’re well within your rights to say no. If you don’t want it, you don’t have to have it and I wouldn’t because you’ll never get rid of it.’
Another agreed, writing: ‘I don’t think it is cheeky particularly but I wouldn’t agree to it as you will never get the land back.’
A further respondent suggested: ‘Say OK for half term only, but it will have to be gone after Sunday and you won’t be able to host it at any other time.’
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My neighbour asked to put their trampoline in my garden because they’ve got no room – I feel sorry for the children and don’t know what to do