Child dilemma - Lego theif

[pingpong 0]

So we are renting a house while our home is being fixed from a fire in the basement. The new place is a 6BR Victorian, very old, not very secure. Beautiful neighborhood, but the humidity and old windows means nothing shuts properly (doors/windows). That is OK, because we have very little with us.

 

My 8 y/o son just had a birthday and got a few Lego sets of Pirates houses and Spongebob houses. He played with them when he got home from school yesterday. I had to take him to an afternoon class, and was gone for 15 minutes. In that time period, 3 of his new lego sets went missing. There are still lots of loose brinks on the table, but entire house structures are gone. Normally, we would suspect that he moved them, but he just played with them.

 

As I was driving back to the house, I noticed a neighborhood boy who lives a block behind us. He has been in our house playing with my son, and also likes Legos. When I pulled into my driveway, he was walking back to his house from somewhere.

 

Scouring the house, the only thing missing are the Legos. No money, no ipods are gone. I strongly suspect that a young boy walked in to our house with closed, but probably unlocked doors. I have one particular suspect in mind, who is about 7 years old, and comes from a poor minority family. Very nice boy from my interaction with him.

What do we do? We can't accuse him of breaking and entering, but he would be suspect #1 based on his proximity to the house, and familiarity of the legos.

 

We told our son to ask the boy on the bus today if he 'borrowed' some Legos last night. I suspect he will deny.

 

What to do? The Legos are literally the only toy my son has right now, and the only toy he plays with.

Any advice is welcomed.

[kutulu 1,545]

Lego produces 306 million tiny little rubber tires each year.

[cyclone24 1,814]

Go ask his parents......be humble about it and non accusatory.

 

"Hey listen i hate to ask and am not accusing but my son is missing some legos and i know these two have been playing together and might have lent them to him....can you just see if he happens to know if my son left them there?"

 

Something like that....sounds like your boy left them or lent them out....not that the little dirtball stole them.

[drobeski 3,061]

It's all part of the plan, take from those who earned and give to those who didn't. Tell your son to get used to it.

[OldMaid 1,838]

Waterboard his little punk ass.

[NorthernVike 2,080]

Go buy some more focking leggos you cheap fock.

[shotsup 832]

Punch him in the face in front of his mother

[BunnysBastatrds 1,913]

Get a bear trap and tell your son not to play with the legos on the trap.

[hoytdwow 202]

build new toys out of the smoldering wreckage of your house

[RLLD 3,455]

Call his parents, tell them your son let the other kid take them home, let him borrow them or something, but that you asked your son not to do that because the things are so hard to keep track of, see if you can have the parents tell the other kid to bring them back to your house....

 

[drobeski 3,061]

Punch him in the face in front of his mother

Better yet punch the mother in the twat in front of the kid.

[shovelheadt 61]

Pretty simple. Chalk it up to a loss, replace the Legos, make sure your son knows those kids stole from him, and never let them come back. Oh, and lock your doors.

[RLLD 3,455]

Pretty simple. Chalk it up to a loss, replace the Legos, make sure your son knows those kids stole from him, and never let them come back. Oh, and lock your doors.

 

+1 Tell your child now that who ever that is is no longer allowed in your house, when he asks why you may not want to be too specific in your explanation unless you want what ever you say to go right to the other kids parents....and yes, lock your focking doors....

[shotsup 832]

Better yet punch the mother in the twat in front of the kid.

 

[shovelheadt 61]

+1 Tell your child now that who ever that is is no longer allowed in your house, when he asks why you may not want to be too specific in your explanation unless you want what ever you say to go right to the other kids parents....and yes, lock your focking doors....

 

Or be very specific with your explanation. "Somebody stole from you. Until we figure out who it was, neither of them are allowed back.". Then when the parents confront you, you've got an easy out because you didn't single anyone out and you didn't confront anyone.

[shovelheadt 61]

build new toys out of the smoldering wreckage of your house

 

LOL...Lincoln Logs - Charcoal Edition

[shovelheadt 61]

One more thought. Pretty focking ballsy for a kid that young to just roll into your crib and grab something. Definitely the black kid.

[zmanzzzz 1]

i had some legos stolen as a kid. still bitter.

[pingpong 0]

Good advice. We'll see what my son finds out today after asking if the boy borrowed them. Ironically, the first time our dog met the kids he chased after him in our house. My kids thought we had a racist dog. Turns out the dog just knows scumbags (assuming this boy was the thief). Unfortunately, the dog probably just slept through the home invasion.

[Sho Nuff 719]

Lots of pansies here just saying chalk it up.

if you have a good suspicion...got the route of asking the parent in the ways mentioned here (that your kids were playing and he may have borrowed them or whatever).

 

Calling the guy cheap after his house burnt down for not shelling out dough for legos is...well, about as Id expect from people here.

Do you all not realize how freaking expensive those little plastic bricks have become?

[IAMWood 6]

 

Do you all not realize how freaking expensive those little plastic bricks have become?

 

Unreal price gouging. Guess fools pay for them so why not. I don't buy them for my son, if family or friends want to give him some. That's their call, screw legos.

 

[phillybear 364]

Punch him in the face in front of his mother

 

I'm pretty sure the kid is being raised by the grandmother.

[Riddlen 1]

if the kid denys, approach the parents aksing if he borrowed them cause your kid wants them back. just be carefl not to accuse the kid of stealing cause then parents go into defense mode.

[vuduchile 1,941]

Take the opportunity to teach the kid something here.

 

Confront him and let him know that stealing/breaking and entering is not accepted in our society. It may or may not have a lasting impact, but letting it go, or avoiding it doesn't help you, him or our country.

 

I ran with a bunch of little hoodlums when I was in grade school. We used to steal cigarettes from cars and candy, etc from 7-11. I once got caught stuffing a dolly madison cherry pie down my pants and was promptly marched home by the 7-11 manager.

 

I eventually found more positive influences in my life and stopped being such a little punk azz.

 

Point is, the 7-11 manager took the time to do the right thing by confronting me and letting my parents know what I was up to while I was out of the house completely unsupervised for 10 hours a day.

 

Both the kid and his parents need to be accountable here.

[WhiteWonder 2,171]

easy.

 

find a time when you have access to the parents but the kid wont be around to deny.

 

tell the parents your kid left some legos or let their son borrow some legos, whatever you want to say. Tell them your son would like them back and describe what they are / look like.

 

if they come back and say they couldn't find any legos, apologize and say you may have mistaken which friend he lent them to.

 

if they come back with the legos, explain that their son actually broke into your house and stole them.

[gocolts 300]

Set this little focker up. Buy another lego set and invite him back. Just have a hidden camera somewhere to catch him in the act. You may save his ass from a life of crime.

[OldMaid 1,838]

Just out of curiosity... what is a theif?

[Recliner Pilot 61]

 

Do you all not realize how freaking expensive those little plastic bricks have become?

 

I've got buckets of those things

 

Is this where I get to LMFA0 at BLS for rat holing gold?

 

 

Bwahahahah

 

 

Me, the cockroaches, and my legos will RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!!

[ZeroTolerance 582]

Punch him in the face in front of his mother

With a Lego fist.

[Mookz 1,287]

Just out if curiosity... what is a theif?

You're a thief of joy.

[TheNewGirl 1,027]

Who the fock doesn't lock their door this day and age? Esp in such a shady neighborhood?

 

You deserved to have those Lego's ripped off.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

Who the fock doesn't lock their door this day and age? Esp in such a shady neighborhood?

 

You deserved to have those Lego's ripped off.

Agree. I have people in my town who make fun of me, but we have kids stealing stuff out of unlocked cars all of the time in nice neighborhoods.

[Chronic Husker 85]

I'm pretty sure the kid is being raised by the grandmother.

[cyclone24 1,814]

I NEED!!!! A LEGGGGOOOO UPDATE!!!!!

[RLLD 3,455]

If your kid hit the other kid, would you explain to the teacher how his actions were completely justified?

[Sho Nuff 719]

Unreal price gouging. Guess fools pay for them so why not. I don't buy them for my son, if family or friends want to give him some. That's their call, screw legos.

 

 

Same here...my son has a bunch from birthday presents from family...and the old boxes from when I was little.

[kutulu 1,545]

I NEED!!!! A LEGGGGOOOO UPDATE!!!!!

If all the Lego bricks ever produced were to be divided equally among a world population of six billion, each person would have 62 Lego bricks.

[Riddlen 1]

I NEED!!!! A LEGGGGOOOO UPDATE!!!!!

This. Let's go already

[JTB 52]

I'm pretty sure the kid is being raised by the grandmother state.

 

 

Correction made

[Mookz 1,287]

If all the Lego bricks ever produced were to be divided equally among a world population of six billion, each person would have 62 Lego bricks.

And I bet I still wouldn't get enough of those 4-prongers.