Single Mother Seeks Advice on Noisy Neighbors Disrupting Toddler's Sleep
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The Onion Staff
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Summary
A single mother writes to an advice column called "Ask A Drunk Guy Who Needs To Get Something Off His Chest" about her upstairs neighbors playing loud music that wakes her 2-year-old son from naps. The neighbors temporarily turn down the volume when asked but quickly increase it again, and the landlord refuses to intervene. The mother is seeking advice on whether to file a formal noise complaint with the police to protect her child's sleep.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledI'm a single mom with a 2-year-old son, and the people in the apartment above us play loud music that wakes him from his naps.
They turn it down when I ask, but the volume always goes back up a few minutes later.
The landlord, unfortunately, refuses to get involved.
Is it time to file a noise complaint with the police? My little guy needs his sleep!
Okay. So, listen. You are, like, one of my best friends. Seriously. You're, like, such a good person.
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