I am a 45 yo gay male living in San Francisco. I did not choose to be gay but I did cboose NOT to have children. I moved into my studio apt 4 years ago. There is an apt upstairs with 2 guys in their 20's and 2 guys in back apt in their 40's. We are all professionals and except for the occasional front door live in peaces and quiet. Until the guys in the back moved out and in came a 20 something dingbat bitch and her two boys - 10 and 6!! It's been 2 months and I am going out of my mind. The landlord allowed me to build a patio on the property out of a weed patch nopbody was using. they paid the materials and i did all the work. I had a wonderful peaceful garden to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee or glass of wine. Not anymore. The fucking kids are always outside yelling, screaming, and playing. When i go inside to get away from them i still hear them. They run inside the apt. There is all sorts of banging and noise. They are a 3 person fucking noise machine. They cannot even leave the house quietly!! It takes her 3 or 4 trips to the MASSIVE-EXPEDITION SVU till they got everything they need and away they go. Not only do i hate her for the kids, but she has a fucking Ford Expedition - the biggest gas guzler in the world and she lives in an urban city. Take your kids and your SVU and move to the fucking suburbs - thats what they are meant for. I can no longer enjoy the space that i created for myself. Nor can i endure being in my own apartment anymore. I work from home and now i have to leave in search of peace and quiet. What do I do?? Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find a LARGE inexpensive studio in San Francisco thats not a shithole? My friends say kill her with kindness - I tried to lay down the law up front. I even told her I was dissappointed when I saw seh had a kid and downright depressed when she told me it was 2 kids!! I fucking hate them - I really hate all people with kids - they dont belong in an apt urban setting if mom cant keep them silent both indoors and out. You dont hear any noise from me. I sit outside and drink coffee - no sound. Im inside my apt - no sound. Why is it that i have to hear ewvery fucking action and word these lil prick bastard kids make? I would love to hear if other people have the same situation.