Imagine working from home when you hear kids playing loudly outside. Would you put on some noise canceling headphones and keep working, or would you try to find a way to get the kids to play somewhere else?

In this story, one person is in this exact situation, and they aren’t sure if they handled it well or not. Keep reading for all the details.

AITA for driving the neighborhood mom group away from my corner with techno music

I know I sound like a grump.

I live in a dense ‘planned community’ of townhouses, and all the neighborhood moms with toddlers and babies have recently started gathering right on my corner – basically in front of my house.

One baby is just learning how to talk and repeats the same loud babble over and over and over.

The somewhat older kids all scream-yell while they play.

OP wants the kids to go away.

I work from home, and they start gathering around 3p, just when I’m sick of work and trying to stay engaged with the tasks I need to get done.

Today I got irrationally mad and moved my Bluetooth speaker by my window facing the corner where they were gathering and played some techno. Not crazy loud (I mean – how loud can a Bluetooth speaker get?) but techno…

I’m childfree – but not anti-kid, but I know they won’t take it well if I approach them directly (how could you not like kids? They are just playing!) so what else can I do here?

AITA for playing music, which made them go to the park to play?!?

It sounds like the music was effective. Let’s see if Reddit has any other suggestions.

One person thinks it would’ve been better to talk to the moms.

But another mom shares her perspective on talking to the other moms.

Another person doesn’t think anyone did anything wrong.

Perhaps the moms didn’t even know anyone was home until they heard the music.

The moms probably didn’t know they were bothering anyone.

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