I live in the downstairs apartment and there's a family with a young child upstairs. Sometimes everything is fine and I can hear the child playing. However, most of the time the child is crying, sometimes hysterically. I can hear the parents yelling at the child "Shut the fuck up!" and it leaves me with a bad feeling. I know that kids sometimes cry but this really seems above average. Most of the time, the parents leave the kid alone and when they come by they yell at him. I know being a parent can be stressful but my parents never acted like that toward me and if they did, I'd certainly have a reason to cry. At the same time, I don't think this is sufficient to call authorities. I don't have any indication that there is physical abuse. Even still, I would like to help the child. Does anyone have advice?
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The parents upstairs seem to
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I live in the downstairs apartment and there's a family with a young child upstairs. Sometimes everything is fine and I can hear the child playing. However, most of the time the child is crying, sometimes hysterically. I can hear the parents yelling at the child "Shut the fuck up!" and it leaves me with a bad feeling. I know that kids sometimes cry but this really seems above average. Most of the time, the parents leave the kid alone and when they come by they yell at him. I know being a parent can be stressful but my parents never acted like that toward me and if they did, I'd certainly have a reason to cry. At the same time, I don't think this is sufficient to call authorities. I don't have any indication that there is physical abuse. Even still, I would like to help the child. Does anyone have advice?
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There's a child upstairs crying
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