Somebody, please put me "outta my misery"!!! Stupid damn Neighbors!!!

Oh no, so sorry this is happening to you. I know what it is like to have something broken that you love. It is one thing to have it broken in a move like my special keepsake was but to have it broken right before your eyes like that...I can't imagine. I think you should just put a "do not disturb" sign on your door when they are around or when they come to the door just tell them you are very busy, even if you aren't.

tell her you don;t want them back in the house unless they are prepared to pay for anything they break, you have a right to your stuff, you are not going into their house and breaking theirs, if they never come back who cares these are not real friends, or they would have better mannered children and would pay for any damages that they caused.

I'm sorry to hear about your things being broken by people who don't know how to keep their hands to themselves. If I was you I would find some way to protect my stuff but still have them on display like maybe in a locked cabinet that has a glass front? I wish you the best of luck and I hope no more of your things get broken.

Hey Jan! I'm so sorry again! I think that it's time that you stop opening your door for your crazy azzed neighbors! I think that is it for having visitors! You seem to have too many thinks that are delicate and breakable! I wouldn't let anyone in after this latest thing! I would just either not answer my door or just tell them that they can't come in anymore and explain why! That is ridiculous. I found something in my house broken today and I have no idea how it got broken. No one has been in my house. I asked my bf and he said he didn't break it. It could have been one of the cat's but it wasn't a place that they would get into. So I was really pissed off too. And I still have no idea who did it. And of course it was one of my kitty things that I really love and had for a real long time! So I do know how you feel! I'm really sorry! Keep your neighbors out!

you should really watch your language on these posts or they are going to get deleted. besides no one wants to hear that

have you ever tried telling them straight in their face that you dont appreciate having them or their kids around?why did you have to sell your valuables for that...since it is their habit to break they would break things they can find even if yu do save your valuables by selling them...get up...start cooking your apple pies and have the determination to talk straight into their faces...when the going gets tough,we have to get tough too...save your valuables by doing some hard talk..all the best

That sure is a shame dreamweaverjan....I have a "thing" for wolves myself, and while I don't have collector's plates with a wolf theme I have other collector items that I would hate to see destroyed. Actually, one thing did get smashed to smithereens not long ago but in that case it was my own dumb fault. I have this beautiful large seagull figurine (have a thing for seagulls too)...one day I was cleaning the shelf were it was and my hand brushed against it by accident and yup came crashing down..I still have it, and am trying to figure a way to fix it up..but I was heartbroken with it being destroyed like that after having it for some twenty-five years.

Hate to say it but kids are curious and can't keep their hands off things. As others have suggested do not invite them into your home or keep breakable items a minimum of 5ft off the ground. My kids don't respect my things either that is why I have discontinued collecting porcelian dolls & other figurines I loved to collect because they cannot keep their hands off! So most anything that is precious to me is either high up or has been packed away. Sorry about your plate and vase.

I hate to ask what her parents' response was, but I really don't blame you. Did you ask them to leave at that point? Is this the little girl who gets into your mail? Yes, it's just a plate, but you have a right to feel that your possessions are safe within your walls. You have a right to believe that others will take care around them. I totally understand where you're coming from!! Right now I'm fighting nausea and other assorted "ick" because I have to go buy celery, cranberry sauce and pick up an answering machine that someone is giving me - still have to make a pumpkin pie, clean the dining room, etc. Don't feel one bit like doing any of it. It's not the same thing, but I can relate to not wanting to do something because of how you feel. Totally. {{hugs}} girl!! y'all need them!!

Jan, I really feel badly for you! I would be out of my wits end if that happened to me! Call the cops on them for Disorderly Conduct and damaging property! Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

I have a 6 month old. She's getting to the point now where she can sort of crawl around and get into stuff she's not supposed to be getting into. When I go to a friend's house, especially one that doesn't have small children, I make sure I keep an eye on my DD at all times. I don't want her to break something that she had no business touching. In your case, it's your home. You are fully within your rights to deny them entry. I used to be like that. I used to have a lot of expensive crystal on display but after I got pregnant, I realized that crystal and children don't mix, so all of the stuff we didn't want destroyed by our kids, we put up. We'll bring it back out when our kid is older, but for now, it's safely packed. Next time someone comes over to your house with kids, deny them entry, or suggest that you meet somewhere safe like a park or at their house.

I agree with the first person... next time that the neighbors and their little "hellions" decide to pay you a visit... if at all possible take the guests out side to a porch or something. Is there another room in your house that is a little more "child friendly" where perhaps the children could be relocated to while visiting your home? Or maybe you could move the really sentimental expensive things into your bedroom or someplace where no one goes. That's the only thing that I can think of. My ex boyfriend had a 6 year old daughter.... he lived with me, so when he got his daughter she was all in my stuff. This drove me up the wall, cause I have no children and I have a lot of antiques that were my grandma's and my great grandma's. I asked her a few times to ask me or him if she wanted something or before she did something, so that nothing got broken.... well, she drew all over my grandma's dining room chairs with nail polish, markers, and crayons. WTF? Did I not have coloring books and paper designated for that.... yes on her shelf. I SET UP A SYSTEM....anything that was on a certain shelf she had free reign with. I had some barbies for her to play with.... I even gave her some makeup to play around with.... but that was the last starw when she drew on the chairs. My boyfriend at the time, now my ex.... never got on to her. She was his angel she could do no wrong.... I waited until he was at work and I got out the magic eraser, nail polish remover, and furniture polish. I removed the nail polish, but made her clean the rest of it off and polish it. She never did anything like that again, although she told him that I made her clean it and he got mad at me.... Well ok... next time you can clean it then.... I'm sorry but some parents just need to control their offspring. What ever happened to punishing a child? Oh yea... that's now child abuse. Sorry...... This upsets me too. I am an only child and so is my boyfriend now.... Growing up neither one of us would let anyone else touch our stuff, but we can take care of things. We now live together and we are the only ones who touch our things..... I want kids, but you have to teach your kids to respect other people's things and space. That starts with the parents respecting others space and belongings. It's not a hard concept really.....