A WOMAN has shared her frustration after her neighbours assume their kid can use her paddling without even asking – and just lifts him over the fence.
The anonymous homeowner, who already has her hands full with five kids under eight, says she "doesn't feel comfortable" having to watch another child around the water.
In a post shared to Mumsnet, she penned: "We have one neighbour who will literally send her child out with her swimming costume on if our pool is out. Child is 4.
"We have a large family (5 kids under 8).
"So I don’t feel comfortable having another little boy to add to the mix."
The annoyed mum explained how she's tried being honest with the neighbour and told her how she felt, only to be met with a very rude response.
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She continued: "I’ve tried speaking to them but I’m made out to be a selfish killjoy."
The woman went on to say how the neighbour's child is "wild" and it results in her own kids giving up and wanting to get out of the pool.
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"She also sends her child into other neighbours gardens to use their pool/slide/water table/trampoline etc," she explains.
"It’s getting to the point I dread sunny days as this child just assumes they can come in here and use everything (the pool in particular bothers me as it’s the safety aspect.
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"My youngest is 3 months old so I’m fairly busy as it is, trying to deal with a baby and watch my own young kids in water."
She concluded by asking whether social forum users thought she was just being "miserable" – and she wasn't short of answers.
"No tell her to stop being a f***ing cheap skate and go up Home Bargains buy a 15 quid pool and hire a lifeguard – absolute flipping cheek!
"It's childcare expectations too especially given his age I’d be raging!" admitted one.
A second penned: ""God no. They are making you responsible for their child in a situation which could be potentially dangerous."
Elsewhere, others noted how the frustrated woman needs to put her foot down.
"Stop being a people pleaser and letting it happen?" urged one.
"Say no, mean and enforce it.
"Let her get mad and call you selfish, who cares?"
A second noted: "So they essentially ruin it for your own kids? Why are you letting this happen? Put your foot down and say no."
A further added: "You need to just say no.
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"You are not responsible for anyone else's child and you have enough to deal with.
"Stay strong, you are definitely not being miserable."
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