"Steve B" wrote in message
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Must be some fabulous grandparents living in that retirement community
if
they can't stand the sight of a 6 year old child. What assholes.

We live our lives, grow up, grow old, raise our children, kick them out of
the nests if we are good parents, and they fly off on their own. For
some, they get stuck raising their grandkids, by whatever reasons.

Assholes who reach grandparenthood want to take their money and live in a
place where someone else mows the grass, paints the houses, fixes the
roof, and does all that stuff. They can sleep until 10AM because there
aren't a bunch of screaming kids running around outside their doors.
Digging holes, leaving "stuff" all over, and getting into their "stuff".
They pay good money for that quiet. Kids aren't allowed. And then these
kids turn into teenagers, and all that brings with it, even if they are
well behaved teenagers.

Do you also insist that it takes an asshole who won't let you take your 8
year old son into a drinking establishment?

It's an unfortunate situation, but not one where all these residents
should be forced to alter their lifestyles because one family's situation
has soured. They signed legal papers saying so, even the grandparents of
the child. It's time for them to relocate the child, or move out.

I would never buy into a HOA. I shouldn't say never, because one never
knows. But if I did, I sure as hell wouldn't want screaming kids and rude
teen agers to deal with again. BTDT, did my time, raised my kids, they're
through college now, and on to careers. But if something did happen to
any of my children, and I had to help raise the grandkids, hell yes, I'd
do it. But I wouldn't put it on the backs of a bunch of other people and
make it THEIR problem. I'd move out to a house where they could live more
comfortably.

Does that make me an asshole?

Steve



This still leaves an important question: What is the REAL problem (if any)
with the kid? Is it some aimless old person who peeks through his or her
curtains all day long LOOKING for problems which don't exist? Surely, you're
aware of such people. And I know your name's not Shirley.