Furious neighbour’s ‘unreasonable’ note about baby leaves new mum ‘in tears’ – and the internet is left divided

BECOMING a parent is difficult enough, especially when you have a crying baby to contend with.

But rather than offering advice or a helping hand, one new mum was left “in tears” after she was instead given an angry note by an a mystery neighbour, who slammed her four-month-old son for “prolonged and frequent crying.”

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The woman named Tiffany, who is from Australia, explained how she found the anonymous note, which was typed on a piece of A4 paper, in her letterbox.

“I was pretty upset by it, like I was in tears,” she said, speaking to Yahoo News Australia.

The letter reads: “I’m writing this on behalf of your neighbours and wanted to reach out to you regarding the noise level coming from your residence, particularly the crying of your baby.

“While we understand that babies cry and a newborn can be tough, we can clearly hear everything from the early hours of the morning, throughout the day and into the evening.

“The prolonged and frequent crying has disrupted your fellow neighbours.

“Some of us work from home and others are shift workers.

I was pretty upset by it, like I was in tears

Tiffany

“We have tried closing our windows and doors and even have turned on appliances with the TV and radio and the crying is still being heard.”

The letter, which had no signed name at the end, concluded by asking Tiffany and her partner John to keep their windows and doors shut whenever the baby is feeling “unsettled.”

However, the couple, who live in a three-bed house, were left gobsmacked – especially because they don’t exactly live in the quietest of areas.

They explained how their house is situated just up the road from a service station, police station and high school.

Hitting back, Tiffany insisted her baby is “pretty chill” and slammed the note for being “unreasonable” considering the “challenging and isolating” nature of motherhood.

She added: “When you read the undertones, you know the reason they’ve used that language is to cause guilt.”

The post was shared to Facebook and quickly racked up several comments and likes, with very mixed opinions.

Many were quick to rush to defend the new mum, with one writing: “That person obviously has never dealt with a newborn.”

A second person branded the letter “rude and pathetic,” while a third added: “As a new mum myself, this really hurt reading this.”

Elsewhere, others shared rather differing views and expressed how they didn’t see any issue with the letter.

“I don’t see any harm in it,” wrote one person.

“It’s not an aggressive letter or anything abusive or threatening. Even says he wants to be good neighbours.”

Another agreed: “I see nothing abusive in the wording or attitude of this letter.”