I'm 26M. I have a 6 year old son. I'm a solo dad. Seven months ago, my grandad passed and left me his house. I moved in with a mate and his son.

Our housing estate has this communal grass area. It's never used. The two of us took our boys out to play footie a few times. The third time a woman (late 30s) told us to stop as the noise we were making was scaring an elderly neighbour. So we stopped.

Maybe a week later, I was speaking to that elderly neighbour. I apologised to her and she said she loved hearing the boys. She complained about kids rarely playing outside anymore etc.

So we started playing there again. Two police men arrived over a complaint. They saw no issue and left. That woman continued giving us trouble.

Another mother came over with her two boys asking if they could play with us. The more the merrier. Within weeks there was about 12 kids playing footie with us. It's been really cool. We have small matches and neighbours come out and watch etc. Some get involved.

The kids of the woman who was giving us trouble came over and asked if they could join in. I said they'd have to ask their mother to ask. I saw them go over to her and she nodded no.

She recently text me asking if they could join.

AITAH for saying no. They seem like good kids, but I just don't want any trouble. Imagine if they got hurt playing etc, she'd be unbearable. I know the kids are the ones suffering - which isn't nice - but my intentions aren't to punish them.

I text her that. Sorry no. They seem like good kids, but honestly it just seems like it could cause a lot of problems given how you have behaved so far.