Children Investigated For Laughing Too Loudly

Officials from a noise pollution team are investigating claims that the children at Osmund and Andrew's Primary School laugh "unbearably" loudly. In addition to the excessive laughter, neighbors complain that the children kick footballs against the school's chain link fence, the sports teacher shouts during lessons, and the kitchen routinely runs out of cinnamon rolls on chili day. Headmaster John Thorpe said, "Children have to be educated somewhere and there are obvious good reasons why it should take place in residential areas. Bearing that in mind, it is inevitable that there will be a range of different responses to that from residents. We have always adopted a good neighbor policy and done whatever we can to mitigate disturbances. Some people will say that the sound of children laughing and playing together can be quite uplifting. As a teacher, I think it's good to hear children running around and thoroughly enjoying their lives."

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Re:everything is "for the children"

[Abreu]

I know several people that fully (and vocally) agree with the "why the heck should I saddle myself with an infant" attitude you describe.

Even more sadly, some of them are my friends.

Too band I am not elocuent enough to describe the joy that being a father of two can bring.

Yes, I know that my kids eat up half my income (and probably will continue to do so for the next 20 years)

Yes, I know that my kids are the reason why I have less free time than most of my colleages

Yes, I have to get up at 4am to whack night terrors in the head with a bat, or to get a glass of water

Yes, it is all worth it