Well, I stayed up till 2am talking to Andy (my XH, not the copper!).
I was online as 'Jo - one window down.' so he messaged me, 'what happened?' and we had this really long chat about it. He was rather annoyed about it and encouraging me to make a fuss about it:
Andy {watching tv} says: what happened Jo says: One of the kids broke the window on purpose Jo says: twice Jo says: I can't even get them done for criminal damage because they are under 10 Andy {watching tv} says: what about anti social behaviour Jo says: not to an under 10 year old, all they can do is tell them off Jo says: I heard this crash that sounded like a gunshot and I realised they were lobbing rocks at the house so I went out in the garden to shout at them and no one was there, then the crashing happened again and those lads said your window has broken. I think they did it and just blamed someone else Andy {watching tv} says: seems highly likely Andy {watching tv} says: esp with everything they have been doing Jo says: it was done on purpose because the second hole in the window happened a couple of minutes after the first; they came back for a second go Jo says: they robbed me as well last week, and then the eggs, ugh Andy {watching tv} says: you are going to need to start keepig a record of all this Andy {watching tv} says: it is getting way out of control Jo says: I told the police Andy {watching tv} says: and Jo says: they are doing interviews, but unless they get a confession from an over 10 year old, there's nothing they can do. It's up to the parents Jo says: under 10 year old's are not criminally punishable Andy {watching tv} says: bloody parents want locking up Jo says: I know Jo says: It was reasonable until about May and then things have been getting worse. These girls about DD1's age and older were laughing at me and then one was imitating me walking, and they were all giggling and then they dropped their rubbish on the road Jo says: I waited till they left and then I picked up their crisp wrappers Andy {watching tv} says: you should report it to the schools Jo says: That's what my friends said, but I don't know who they are so it seemed a bit pointless. I've had that forever anyway, so I just ignore it, but I do get nervous for Alicia sometimes when we have to walk through crowds of them Andy {watching tv} says: it is time you got it stopped Andy {watching tv} says: they will give them a communal bollocking in assembly Jo says: If they do it again I will then. Some of them don't and others do. There is a deaf school round here so I am surprised at them Andy {watching tv} says: init Andy {watching tv} says: you should really make a noise about it Andy {watching tv} says: make sure everyone knows Andy {watching tv} says: its a good job alicia was not playing under the window Jo says: I told my friends. Sam just said get a taxi. I'm not bloody paying for a cab because of those wankers. I know, I told the copper it's a good job the girls weren't there Andy {watching tv} says: you should go to the papers and tell them the police are not doing anything to stop this or protect you.
As you can see, he doesn't like it much. I'm not going to the papers, though, as in my opinion that is over-dramatising.
He's going to visit his grandmother who lives 5 hours away, at the end of the month and taking DD4 with him. That means my whole family will be gone over 4th October which is DD3's 6th birthday I will miss it again this year.
I only had the first 2 birthdays with her, apart from the day I actually gave birth.
Also, Andy tells me that he has been summoned by his mother on the 9th October which is his 31st birthday so I will miss that too - BUT he did say we could meet up for the day on the 8th October to celebrate DD3 and his birthday together, so that's okay.
He suggested it. I was thinking of possibly going out to dinner with all of them, maybe Brewster's. They have 'Brewster's Bear' there, and an ice cream factory and my kids love it.
We've also arranged to walk to DD4's nursery school together on Monday. That should be interesting as the last time they saw him was when that car incident happened.
I will miss it again this year.