my neighbors are jerks

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Dear neighbors on the other side of the back fence... Look, I get that your oldest son has a lot of energy. I get that it's difficult to manage that energy. I understand that a good way for him to work off that energy is to jump around and be active outside, and when he has cousins visiting it's great for them to all get outside and play together. I get that you're fortunate enough to either own a bouncy castle or wealthy enough to rent one whenever you like, and that a bouncy castle is a great spot for jumping and being active. But I do not appreciate getting woken up before 8am on a Sunday morning by half a dozen children screaming outside at the top of their lungs and what sounds like someone banging on a large bass drum over and over again (which is how it sounds when said half dozen kids are jumping up and down in a bouncy castle). I also don't appreciate that someone else who you woke up lost their temper and yelled in their backyard that you woke him up before 8am on the night after he worked a late shift (although I totally understand why he responded the way he did). Seriously, teach your kids to respect their neighbors. Otherwise, I have a long hose and I'm not afraid to use it. Signed, Your tired and cranky neighbor (whose entire house was unhappily awake by 8:15am on a weekend).