Am I Wrong For Waking Up Early 😒😡 Reddit Stories

[RedditBook]

... so, AITA?
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I'm a single dad living in a semi detached house.
My toddler loves sleeping in. And I love sleeping. I prefer late nights and late mornings.

Then I had new neighbours several months ago. They too have a toddler who constantly cries throughout the night but it happens. Not every toddler is the same.

But the man often works oncall and is up throughout the night. Which means I'm waking up everytime he goes to work. The woman has a 7am alarm and snoozes it for 5 minutes until 7:30.

And on weekends they are up at 8am loudly talking and playing with their kid.

Thankfully my kid sleeps through it. But after months of this I'm now an early bird. I go to bed early and I'm awake early.

So now, I start the day at 7. Every day including weekends. I'm up and down the stairs getting stuff ready for school, I'm cleaning out my rabbits cage. Whatever I need to do I do. I'm not going out of my way to be loud, just doing what I used to do later in the morning sooner.

Of course they now have a problem with this because on the days the man has to sleep in because he was on call he can't, cause I'm awake. The woman on her days off is now being woken up at 7am and sye can't exactly snooze me. And on weekends when they decide to sleep in after a nightout and a hangover I'm up and down the stairs.

They asked me to not to start my day so early. I'm waking them up. I told them its really their fault, before they moved in I'd be waking up much later but their alarms and loudness conditioned me to wake up early. Told them I tried speaking to them about it and was they can't help it.

... so, AITA?

[GV-MP]

"Choosing to wake up early" 😂 The neighbors screwed up op's internal clock for months and are now trying to blame it on him

[paulcolvin]

Keep it up... entitled people need a lesson

[sparklemotion]

I had neighbours who woke up the whole building with their screaming at each other. Like actual screaming only to complain about my radio that I used to drown them out.

[snidecommenter]

AITA for getting up early?
Perhaps, but if the only language your neighbours understand is AH, you must speak AH to them.

[moxlon]

My area has a noise ordinance, where you can't make loud noises before 7:00am, or past 9PM (Maybe 10PM, I don't remember exactly). People around here love throwing parties during the summer, being loud at all hours, as late/early as 4AM, so on party nights, I will head out at 7:01AM and start mowing the grass. My yard is much larger than average for my area, so it takes a while to finish.

[ChillCactusTime]

Look at you being a responsible human being, good job lol ignore the neighbors they'll get used to it. And when they come to complain just walk away lol

[zoe]

I have a major problem with one of my neighbours. I live on a small st that has 3 houses, and at the end of the st where my house is a reversal area, not a parking spot. They keep parking there and preventing me leaving as the area isnt big enough for making maneuvres to redirect the way your car faces. Had to confront them today and told them again its not a parking space, and parking there means i cant leave, they keep saying its a parking space, its not. Told them i m just gonna start getting them towed, ive been nice, im done

[robinmitchell]

Just tell them that it's their alarm clock that wakes you up, so it's really their fault. If they don''t like it, quit hitting the Snooze button.

[panielkleve]

For most states in the United States the noise ordinance laws lifted at 5:30 in the morning so you can make as much noise as you want

[juliel]

Have you looked into getting some sort of sound barrier for the common wall? The neighbors should get something as well.

[helenburley]

Sound boards are brilliant, and they come in some nice styles cheap and you can get some proper sleep.. after all you always going to have people living next door.. saves bad blood. Much love lovely we all need to get along ❤ 💕 hope it helps in UK it's b and q but us wall mart hope it helps we all need sleep

[DoraemonandDorami]

If they come again and complain just say this go clean it yourself

[insomnicmallow]

When I lived with my mom, on weekends she would play loud music while she cleaned. You should try her method

[Nontactical]

Sounds like it's time for a 7am concert level music filled cleaning day

[lillianfrederick]

No. You are not. They cannot control you. You should vacuum extra loud.*

[GenieCinda]

You're living your life just like they are. They've got the cheek to whine when the tablets are tuned. We all know they make as much noise as they want when they want. Keep living your best life ❤ Maybe get them or the owners to go halves in soundproofing that wall?

[kazoosc]

have I complained when you got early calls to work?
.. do I complain when your wife/partner hits the snooze button on her alarm multiple times early in the morning?
.. these are just things we ALL have to deal with from time to time.

[LondonChandler-mp]

No you have the right to wake up early if you like they make you wake up🛌😴

[margreetdoodeman]

This arguing, i have been there, has no use. All you can do is - being specific what you want your neighbours to do if it is reasonable (mine do not shower at 6 am no more, instead i hear them doing it at 8 pm (: ), - adjust your own home. Maybe it is possible to make that wall thicker at your side. Curtains, carpet help to reduce noice. - Be patient, realize it is what it is. Still i sometimes hate it. Somehow things have improved but it keeps changing, like new neighbours and a baby that cries all the time. There is a saying, in my language ut ryhms: you can change walls, but not ppl.