Children will be children—unless of course you happen to live in a certain condo complex in Abbotsford, B.C., where a mom has been fined twice by her strata council because her two and five year-old kids are "too noisy."
This Crying Baby Turned A Flight Into A Combat Zone
Kathryn Mackenzie and her family bought the upper floor of a supposedly "family-friendly" complex, which is fully carpeted but for the kitchen. Her youngsters are proving too rambunctious for the downstairs neighbour, though. (Where is that volume switch when you need it?)
Following complaints, the strata sent two $50 fines via her condo statement for the noise infraction. Mackenzie is so conscious of volume, she allows her kids to jump on a foam mattress.
"I have a two year-old. He does scream, he has tantrums … I know it’s really loud. He's supposed to be loud. He's two years old and there’s nothing I can do to stop that," said Mackenzie. "For a year and a half now I am not parenting the way I would want to because I have to put this virtual stranger's comfort before the well-being of my children."
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