cheeky or just rude

[ace123]

Don't like causing trouble but have a young girl at our yard that is winding me up. I know people borrow stuff but is using my daughters clean stable when the mood takes her really on?? She even leaves any poo her pony does in the and does't tidy it up. Also been caught helping herself to my fly spray. Have told her she is taking the p--s and will start charging her. She just laughs it off. I also help her out by feeding her horse every morning and do all 3 for her once a week as she works late. i feel soon i will flip at her. I do like this girl though. What would you say or do?

 

[scotsmare]

I think you need to lay down a clearer set of rules - i'd be boiling over by now! (Then again, I have no patience).

 

[PennyJ]

Depending on how young she is, speak to her mother first and let her know what you want to say to the girl and why, otherwise if she's young adult, say it to her face and that if it doesn't stop you will stop helping her out. My opinion is she's taking the mick.

 

[ace123]

i do have to bite my lip sometimes. Have been told i'm to soft to.

 

[merlinsquest]

Just put a padlock on the clean stable and that will the end of the problem...... shame to fall out if thats all that needs to be stopped!!!

 

[ace123]

she's 18 but thats young to me. lol

 

[gigs]

she is old enough to know better -be firm and lay down somw rules it will save problems later .

 

[MistletoeMegan]

Rude - at 18 she's an adult really, but even if she was a child if she's old enough to have a pony she's old enough to get told to stop being so rude and disrespectful.

 

[trendybraincell]

That is rude! Go with merlinsquest, put a padlock on stable...hehehe, that makes me smile, or get an empty fly spray bottle and put something horrid in it! I had crib stop in a fly spray bottle, got them mixed up and my poor pony ended up covered in greasy horrible crib stop. Had to laugh at myself, now I label stuff!

 

[Weezy]

Padlock stable and put your stuff IN it, then she cannot get to anything. I would also stop doing ANY favours for her at all - right NOW!

 

[NeilM]

So she uses your clean stable whenever she likes, takes your stuff and you feed her horses, and you get what exactly in return?

I don't mind doing folk a favour, but I'm afraid the old saying of giving an inch etc seems to be far too common these days

 

[horsey1992devon]

At 18 she's plenty old enough to learn some manners!

Padlock your stable, and put your stuff either in your stable, or in a padlocked box...that'll stop her!

 

[u04elw2]

I've had the same problem. Padlocking your stable definitely is the way forward. No confrontations, and no way of her still doing it. Worked for me

 

[DipseyDeb]

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Padlock stable and put your stuff IN it, then she cannot get to anything. I would also stop doing ANY favours for her at all - right NOW!

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I'm with Weezy with this one I would explain to her that, if she wants to remain on good terms and enjoy the generocity, you have shown her, then she needs to show you and your daughter some respect! At 18 she is an adult, and old enough to know better!