We were at the Circus tonite, and my 6 year old Niece left her $15 souvenier cup in the restroom stall, and someone walked off with it. The bathroom was packed at the time so someone walked in as soon as she walked out. We checked the stall she was in and nothing. I saw a lady coming out of the same stall, and I asked her if she saw it and she said no. It's not like we walked out right away, with two 6 year olds it took us awhile to wash hands. Why couldn't someone let her know she forgot it? What a shame that someone would steal form a 6 year old.
I knew I should have taken it from her but I didn't. I feel bad for her. But what a sad world we live in that someone would steal form a 6 year old.
Me
That just shows people are
That just shows people are relentless and do not care about others. Yes, what a sad world we live in.
Stolen sounds a little harsh
Stolen sounds a little harsh for something that was left behind. It is unfortunate that your niece forgot to get her souvenier but it was left and and someone else found it. It is also possible that someone turned it in at lost and found - it may be worth a phone call.
Your probably right stolen
Your probably right stolen is a little harsh, I was a lil upset last nite. I just know if it was me I would have made the effort to track the person down. The lady however came out right after my niece, but somehow the cups was nowhere to be seen.
It's possible that the cup
It's possible that the cup was accidentally kicked and rolled along the floor and that's why you didn't find it in the stall where it was left. Then it might have been taken --- not stolen --- by another child who picked it up and never thought about 'where it came from.'
By the time Mom noticed her child had the cup (remember, that Mom would be distracted trying to get hands washed, etc!) it would be very hard to trace where it had come from.
Just saying there are a lot of possibilities here! I don't think anyone conspired to 'steal' anything from a 6 year-old, I think a 6 year-old got careless (which happens, they're just kids!) in all the fun and excitement of the Circus and lost the cup. The best you can do now is to gently remind her about keeping track of things, and as you said next time be more careful about letting her carrying things around in public places.
It's an expensive 'object lesson,' but at least you can make the best out of it. But if you put too much emphasis on her being a 'victim' of a 'thief' then without meaning to you might taint her happy memories of the circus.
New to AZ --- still working out the kinks!
I agree stolen is a bit
I agree stolen is a bit harsh....as the other post said it could of dropped and rolled...or she could of grabbed it and threw it away....not knowing who it belonged too.
I understand you were a bit ticked... :)
Bummer...At ages 5 and 8 I'm
Bummer...At ages 5 and 8 I'm working on trying to get my girls to be responsible for their own property. Naturally, they want me to continue to take care of everything for them, but they have to learn, don't they? Unfortunately, people do steal.
A while back I dropped off some clothing and a backpack of my daughter's at one of those donation boxes behind WalMart. A few weeks later I get a notice in the mail that my 8 year old daughter has six books checked out of the library that haven't been returned....she never checked out those books! I called the library, and actually 29 books in total had been checked out on her card and not been returned. I realized her library card had been left in the old backpack I donated, and whoever found it thought it would be a good idea to take these books in her name!
Go figure!! Well, fortunately the library understood and when I present a copy of the police report I'm filing they will waive all the fees and costs.
Ms. M
I understand what everyone
I understand what everyone is saying but after what happen to me on Friday night I have some issues trusting people. On Friday night, just after closing 4 men walked in. We still had two or three families in the store so we were busy. I had one person on the counter and I was floating. My husband was also helping to clean up. One of the
guys walked up to the counter with a remote control plane and a magic set (over a $50.00 value) and started asking about the return policy. Telling the cashier he got these but he didn't think his kids would like it he wanted to look around. I asked if I could help and he pretended to be on the phone. The other guys walked around but were very cold and even rude. I thought about saying we were closed but I did not want to be rude. I walked to the back to start cleaning and apparently the other guy came in and said food is ready we have to go. He grabbed the two items and said I will exchange them later and ran out. We knew right away they were stolen. The guys jumped in a white pickup truck and laughed as they pulled out. They did not even care they were stealing someone's salary for the day. I could not believe they looked me in the face, talked to me and then just stole the items.
I am still so mad about it. I never believed that theft would be a
problem at a local toystore but it is so bad we are going to have to hire a security guard to stand at the door.
Just really bitter right now on the theft topic :-(
Janet
That is a bummer for her.
That is a bummer for her. Hopefully you will talk with her and teach her that when she finds something that doesn't belong to her, she should return it because she knows how it feels to lose something. It's a great lesson for kids and adults to learn.
soccermom of a 12 yr old boy and 15 yr old young lady
That is really too bad. I
That is really too bad. I know how disappointing things like that can be to young ones. Unfortunately, some people pick up items like that not thinking of where it came from and who else might be missing it. All you can do is teach remind your niece what she should do if she ever finds such an item and know that you are making a difference for someone else in the future.
JuneSlager is a discussion leader for arizonamoms.com, raising three children (ages 15, 14, & 11) in Northeast Phoenix.