Aussie outraged by anonymous note left in her mailbox as neighbour complains about her children: 'Final straw'

Published: 01:25, 21 April 2026 | Updated: 01:25, 21 April 2026 A mother has vented her outrage after receiving an anonymous note from a neighbour complaining about her noisy children.  Perth woman Kate received the shock letter in the mail last week after her children, aged four and five, were allowed to play late in her backyard on Easter Sunday. The neighbour complained about the constant yelling from the toddlers and asked Kate to be considerate of other people living on the street.  ‘Hello, we are just requesting a little bit of respect here as one of your long-suffering neighbours,’ the note read. ‘We are constantly having to put up with the sounds of young children screaming and squealing from your place, to which we have to endure, as does our dog, which I’m sure you also must hear from time to time. ‘To have to endure this on Easter Sunday all the way up to 11pm at night was the final straw for my husband and me.’ The note went on to question Kate's parenting. ‘I mean, what were young children doing up at that time of night and why were they screaming and yelling so loudly?’ it read. For context, my kids are 4&5. They love playing together and on Easter Sunday for the first time in their lives I let them stay up until 10pm as it was school holidays A mother has vented her outrage after receiving an anonymous note from a neighbour complaining about her noisy children  ‘You were either both drunk or have become so desensitised that you don’t hear this behaviour going on, especially on one of the holiest days of the year. ‘So please, for the sake of our sanity including our dog’s, can you please try to keep the noise down when you are out the back of your house.’ Kate said she was fuming after reading the note. ‘I was so mad I called my husband and was like, “Can you believe this is a letter we got?”' she said. ‘I'm sure a lot of people have issues with their neighbours, but essentially, this is an attack on my children.’ Kate said she wouldn't change the behaviour of her children because she didn't think her kids were any louder than the next child.  ‘I'm sorry to whoever you are, but I'm not going to stop letting my children be children in their own backyard because this letter, Easter Sunday aside, is saying they are too noisy in their backyard [which isn’t true],’ she said. Perth woman Kate received the shock letter in the mail last week after her children, aged four and five, were allowed to play late in her backyard on Easter Sunday ‘We are never home and we're always out and about at playgrounds and parks. ‘We have also spoken to multiple other neighbours and no one said they have an issue or even hear our kids.’ Kate explained that the noise on that day was a one-off. ‘They love playing together and on, for the first time in their lives, I let them stay up until 10pm as it was the school holidays,’ she said. Many Aussies sided with the mother of two, saying the neighbour was being too fussy. ‘I think people have become so used to not hearing children anymore because they're constantly glued to an iPad or the TV,’ one said. ‘I remember running around in the backyard with my neighbours playing spotlight. ‘Yeah we were screaming, and yelling and carrying on, but we were children and having fun.’ Many Aussies sided with the mother of two, saying the neighbour was being too fussy (stock image)  ‘Honestly, it’s wild how quick people are to criticise a mum for letting her kids be kids,’ a second said. ‘They’re safe in their own backyard having fun and yes, that includes a bit of noise, but that’s not bad parenting. That’s childhood because at least they’re outside, active, and not glued to screens or social media all day. ‘Way to go mum, you’re giving your kids a happy space to grow up in and that matters.’ However, some sided with the neighbour. 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