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LKLmama (1009.6 days ago)
I think you handled it the right way. You told the kid and he gave them back. The end.

3girls2008 (1009.6 days ago)
ok i cant believe some are actually saying cause it was a small pack of tissues its not stealing?? no matter what the value taking something thats not yours is stealing, if my daughter ever did that and i was told about it there would be a long conversation along with punishment to go with it!

sherriann93 (1009.6 days ago)
Oh my gosh girls! It was tissue!!!! I know 7 and 10 may sound old to you. But they are still just kids. They were probably in a cool pack, and he was like `neat` and stuck them in his pocket. I doubt there was any maliciousness in the act.

thebigtomato (1009.6 days ago)
I agree with nmck as well. Stealing is stealing, no matter the amount. I think just letting him know you saw and asking for them back was the right way to handle the situation. You don`t need to lecture him about it. If his intention was to steal them, he would be plenty embarrassed that you acknowledged the action and wouldn`t need a lecture to make the point. And if the intention was NOT to steal them, you didn`t make him feel bad for nothing. I don`t think the parent needs to be involved in that situation. Oh, and fyi, I`m speaking from experience as to what I think would have been the best way to handle it with me because I swiped things at that age as well.

~amy~ (1009.7 days ago)
I wouldn`t have made a big deal about it to the parent but stealing is stealing regardless of what the item is. Maybe he didn`t know they were yours but like nmck said.. a simple comment that they were yours would have been okay.

nmck (1009.7 days ago)
Wow to Armymom and Bellaswan. Is it worse to steal a $20 or a $5?? If it is not yours, it is stealing!!

Kids have an attraction to stuff. If his parents never buy nifty little tissue packages, he might have thought it was pretty cool. Kids are also not usually suave enough to not get caught or noticed. I think you did the right thing by letting him know he was noticed and getting the tissues back. I would not have made a big deal out of it (I would not have told the dad) But I would have said something to the kid like, `It was not nice to take our tissues.`

terise (1009.8 days ago)
I`m thinking the kid probably didnt evn realise they were yours. If he were trying to steal them he wouldnt have been so obvious. I would have just said, excuse me they are my tissues and not thought another thing about it. To tell the truth I`m not sure why it would be something that would make you think so much.

armymom (1010 days ago)
I wouldn`t consider that stealing.. tissues are not exactly a valuable item. It`s not like the kid is going to pick them up and turn them into the lost and found. lol



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