In Douglas, the sounds of the playground, online

[Melanie K]

I have been keeping up with what has gone on. This woman has got a real problem. She has started lawn mower up so she can gas out the children. What kind of old hag would do that. She also complained about the Elementry children making noise a few years ago. She is one of these people who isn't happy unless she is causing trouble.

[Bobbiez]

mama knows wrote:

You don't usually get to pick your neighbors, so unless you're really picky, you have to learn to deal with it.And if you're really picky, move out to Minnesota. There's like 400 miles of nothing.

Hey, I used to live in MN...I loved it there! My brother, sister-in-law and 2 nephews live there. It is an awesome state for outdoors people who love to fish, snowmobile, and just spend time outside...oh yeah, I guess this woman would complain about the noise from the motorboats and snowmobiles...please don't tell her to move to MN...they don't want her!

[mama knows]

Bobbiez wrote:

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Hey, I used to live in MN...I loved it there! My brother, sister-in-law and 2 nephews live there. It is an awesome state for outdoors people who love to fish, snowmobile, and just spend time outside...oh yeah, I guess this woman would complain about the noise from the motorboats and snowmobiles...please don't tell her to move to MN...they don't want her!

I was kidding.:) I always think of MN because we drove through on the way out west a couple of years ago. I thought, hmm.. doesn't look like there's an overpopulation problem.

[Kerry]

Anyone who chooses to buy a house next to a school should expect to hear the noise of children at times.It is common for expansions and changes to occur.Get a life lady.If you don't want to hear kids having fun, then move. It was very ignorant for you to not realize that might happen someday.

[Bill Gates]

There is no reason to bring in this womans sexual preferences to this topic. I am not even quoting the person who brought it up as I flagged it for abuse anyway.

The fact is, she is an old crab, and needs to move on. She is the moron who bought next to a school regardless if a daycare center was there or not at the time. Public school funding is never adequate, so why have them pay for a wall when she is the only one complaining.

If I were Bill Gates I would buy her house to allow those kids as much outdoor time as possible. It just shows how willing the school district is willing to work with her that they limited the play time schedule.

[Barbie B]

The school needs to stop caving in to all this ladies complaints. Now that they see all the support, maybe they will stand up to her, and tell her to take a long walk off a short bridge.
Next, if You Tube won't take the video off because it isn't against the law, maybe we should change the law to protect our children.

[Saugatuck Resident]

This post is not about bashing but what Edu Care does for our community, our children; our future. I have read her complaints in the local papers, I have heard all of the heresay around town, I know that every story has 2 sides BUT I believe that she has taken this to a whole different level. My son attended Edu Care for 5 years. I don't know what I would have done if I did not have Edu Care avaliable to me. I knew that my son was well cared for and on nice days he was able to play outside. I have raised my son to appreciate the outdoors and not desire to sit in front of a video game for hours on end. This woman has no idea what it is like to "have" to work and need a program like Edu Care. I do know that the community is in an uproar over this situation and I would hope that each and every person in this community does not allow one person to dictate what our schools can and can not do. We need the Edu Care program. We need to ALL get along, and this includes the woman who lives on the curve on Union Street. To her I would like to say, "thank God" you have children playing and learning to be productive citizens instead of vandalizing your property, writing graffati on your fence, or taunting you at every turn. Please open your eyes and your heart to what is right. What you did with the video was not right.

[Craig Fourd]

this lady is an idiot. she needs to seriously get a life and get off her rocking chair. move away if ur so da*n concerned. once again she's a loser.

[Jamie B]

I would rather hear children playing than gunshots and explosions anyday.

[local mom]

WOW!! What a WONDERFUL community member! The local people must LOVE you! Could you be MY neighbor, please?? Seriously, I am sure you bought your house knowing full well there was an elementary school next door. If the noise of small children carrying about their day bothers you to the point of acting in such an insane manor, than move… far, far away. Please, before my children are old enough to be in school while you live next door. It makes me sick to think you were taping small children, on a playground, with out ANY consent or parental knowledge. I seriously hope that the parents of these children you are posting all over the internet are taking legal action.

[MONROES CAFE]

Just wanted all of you to be aware that this ‘lady’ owns Monroe’s Café, downtown Saugatuck. We USED to frequent this establishment; we certainly won’t be back… If you have children in your lives I would consider the same choice. This woman has put the children of our community in danger by subjecting them to predators of the internet. We need to stand together. You can make your own choice…
Monroe's Cafe and Grill 302 Culver Street, Saugatuck, MI 49453

[Hey Kate]

Since you have been made aware of the danger involved with posting your video of children on the internet (without the consent of their parents) could you please REMOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! Continue with your dispute if you deem it necessary, but take the children out of the equation… thank you.

[Saugatuck Resident]

You need to remove that video from Youtube ASAP. Just because it's blurry doesn't mean you can't recognize who these children are. The parents of these kids can still recognize them by their voices and most if not all of them would not and do not appreciate their kids being taped and put on the web for anyone and everyone to see.

[ticks]

I think that this lady is crazy. She needs to grow a pair, and accept that kids will be kids. For this crazy lady to have time to make a video and put ot on the web, is telling me that she has WAY to much time on her hands and she needs to get a life if you ask me...

MOVE!!!

[Hag Hater]

your insane you crazy old B.itch. how would you feel if some poor child got raped up the a.ss by some sick pedophile and got aids and died.

[ross lupaka]

ur dumb its a bunch of little kids ur where loud as a kid too dumb ass

[Fleas]

This is an embarrassment to the community.
The situation is just another example of maybe why the bond didn't pass the first two times!
The children have a right to scream and run around at playground, you can't coop up a child in a building for 7 hours and not expect them to have energy.
I certainly hope no parent wants to raise a stuck up child, it's inethical and this woman along with any other supporters needs to realize hat this woman made the choice to move near a school and needs to either move or get over it.

[concerned parent]

My daughter attends the preschool involved and I was just made aware today of the incident by an article in the Local Observer. I am furious. No one has the right to video tape another human without permission for any purpose let alone other peoples children. We do not post our children on the internet for very good reasons and would never have imagined someone else would, especially while they are at school. My irritation does not stop with Ms. Kasey, I am upset that I had to find out from the local news rather than being alerted by the school that my child is being video taped and put online.
As an early childhood proffessional myself I am dumbfounded by the neighbors reaction. Yes, kids can be loud but that is part of childhood, part of learning and it is really only for a short part of the day, even shorter now, due to her complaints. I find it even more appaling that the school is allowing itself to be bullied into keeping children inside other than the time that is required by the state. The sound of children playing is a wonderful thing, this woman should feel blessed to live in such a wonderful community, surrounded by a more than wonderful school.

[Miss Meow]

concerned parent wrote:

My daughter attends the preschool involved and I was just made aware today of the incident by an article in the Local Observer. I am furious. No one has the right to video tape another human without permission for any purpose let alone other peoples children. We do not post our children on the internet for very good reasons and would never have imagined someone else would, especially while they are at school. My irritation does not stop with Ms. Kasey, I am upset that I had to find out from the local news rather than being alerted by the school that my child is being video taped and put online.
As an early childhood proffessional myself I am dumbfounded by the neighbors reaction. Yes, kids can be loud but that is part of childhood, part of learning and it is really only for a short part of the day, even shorter now, due to her complaints. I find it even more appaling that the school is allowing itself to be bullied into keeping children inside other than the time that is required by the state. The sound of children playing is a wonderful thing, this woman should feel blessed to live in such a wonderful community, surrounded by a more than wonderful school.

Maybe someone could get video of her inside her house with telephoto lens in some of her private moments and when she's in the dyke bar and post that on you tube. Why not turn the camera around on her?

[someone]

Maybe someone could get video of her inside her house with telephoto lens in some of her private moments and when she's in the **** bar and post that on you tube. Why not turn the camera around on her?