negligent

you don't fault a child for the sins of the parent.
you can, however, fault the parent for the sins of the child.

not just once,
not just twice,
not just thrice,
not just four times,
not just five times,
countless times,
children from the neighbors' place
have entered our properties,
playing dangerously
not just in my parents' yard
but also in my balcony ->  on the third floor!
(there are other things these youngsters have done.
i can talk about them verbally
but i'm not gonna immortalize them in a blog.)

these (two separate) properties have gates.
they open the gates!

i used to walk over to the guardian's own gate
(the grandmother of one of the children)
and tell her through the window
to stop the kids from opening our gates
and entering our premises.

you know what she'd do?

she'd just look at me,
say nothing,
then continue watching TV.

invariably that's what happens.

she never once went out to check the kids.
she never once went out to call them.
she never once sent out anyone to call them.
she'd just stay put on her chair and go on watching TV.

pretty much like the rest of her household
who do not even bother to pick up their dog
and even have the gall to just watch
as it barks on and on and on, unleashed,
in the neighbor's property.

you have to yell at them
to get them to get their pet.
(a regular tone won't do;
there'd be no action.)

what sort of caretakers are these?
they impose
not just their pets
but even persons they should be looking after
on others!

passing on responsibility for your animals
is low enough.
you really have to dig deeper
and pass on your responsibility for a human???
ugh!  rock bottom.

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