By pleasestop - 01/05/2014 02:13 - New Zealand - Wellington

Today, the family in the apartment next to me decided to give their 4-year-old kid a recorder. It's been three hours. Kill me. FML
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extrasnipes 22

Did you try asking them to stop? or get noise cancelling headphones?

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The_Railgun 5

I feel your pain, it was like that with me for a while; recorders are evil devices that cause people to punch you in the face if you play one

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gracehi 31

Did you just refer to a human being as "it?" O.o

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cryssycakesx3 22

sometimes you have to.

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brandoneyez1 25

You could always blast your radio on your music to catch their attention.

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mannatee 19

Report those *****! They aren't allowed to disturb other residents without their prior consent

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OysterPearls 33

I understand making a noise complaint, but I doubt anyone actually gives "consent" to be disturbed...

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cryssycakesx3 22

usually you can make as much noise as you want until a certain time. unless you live in an apartment/subdivision which have their own rules.

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mannatee 19

30-by "consent" I meant getting permission from neighbors to make noise

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groovycrazyjoe 18

let the kid explore nature lol

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meli1195 31

Do you know what a recorder is...?

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Stryker78cRS 15

He did say apartment so complain to the landlord FYL

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Kaspar999 7

I disagree...going *directly* to the landlord causes unnecessary friction between all parties. I would first let three or four days pass--then take the mature approach and talk to your neighbor. I'm sure a compromise can be reached without any unnecessary bitterness developing and lingering (which would be a drag because you are kind of stuck as neighbors). BTW, I wouldn't be surprised if the "recorder" is for school music classes...so the kid does have to practice sometime. If a satisfactory compromise can't be reached...then contacting the landlord would be reasonable, imo. Just a thought.

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False_Stupidity 41

Uh, #54.. a 4 year old in school?, learning music?

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Kaspar999 7

Yeah. There are a lot of music classes out there for kids--even for 4 year olds (believe it or not). Sure, most aren't hardcore classes...it's just exposing kids to music and different instruments.

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91hayek 31

Or It's a Small World, or Twinkle Twinkle/The Alphabet. My sister had one, it was the worst. Funnily enough, when she gave it up, the sudden silence in the house was eerie and unnerving.

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doglover100 28

That's the only song I can play on it.

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DanielleinDC 33

I would talk to the neighbors about the noise. If that didn't work, blast your music while the kid is "practicing". If that doesn't work, complain to the landlord.

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avidreader121 7

maybe just politely knock on the door and ask them if they could limit recorder time. most reasonable people will under/compromise.

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kasmol 16

Give it a day or two. The parents likely will recognize their error and the recorder will disappear.

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