Took DD (2.5 yrs old) with me to the bank to make a deposit. I turned from DD to ask the teller a question. When I turned back to DD she's telling another boy, "mines, mines. gimme" It was an Elmo car that was on the cake for her birthday many months ago.
I asked the little boy (no parent in sight) to please give the car back to DD because we have to go.
"It's mines now. She gave it to me!" I told the little boy it was fine for him to play with her car but now that we're leaving the bank he has to return it. He shakes his head no.
The mother must have been on the side dealing with something else because she suddenly comes over with lots of attitude
I told her the boy refused to return my daughters toy. She asks her son where he got the car and he says, "at school." I told her it's my daughters car that she left our house with and she'd like it back.
Her response? "He says he got it at school. My son wouldn't lie so there's no need for him to return it." It took me half a second to get over my shock but when I did I removed the car from his hand and gave it back to DD, turned on my heels and walked toward the exit door. I could hear the mother cursing me. She called me a f'ing *itch for taking her sons toy. Seriously? I really wanted to give her a piece of my mind but didn't want to engage crazy. Also was in a rush and didn't have time to negotiate with a child about the return of my daughters toy. Oh, the child looked like he was around 5 or 6. I can't believe the mothers reaction.
I asked the little boy (no parent in sight) to please give the car back to DD because we have to go.
"It's mines now. She gave it to me!" I told the little boy it was fine for him to play with her car but now that we're leaving the bank he has to return it. He shakes his head no.
The mother must have been on the side dealing with something else because she suddenly comes over with lots of attitude
I told her the boy refused to return my daughters toy. She asks her son where he got the car and he says, "at school." I told her it's my daughters car that she left our house with and she'd like it back.Her response? "He says he got it at school. My son wouldn't lie so there's no need for him to return it." It took me half a second to get over my shock but when I did I removed the car from his hand and gave it back to DD, turned on my heels and walked toward the exit door. I could hear the mother cursing me. She called me a f'ing *itch for taking her sons toy. Seriously? I really wanted to give her a piece of my mind but didn't want to engage crazy. Also was in a rush and didn't have time to negotiate with a child about the return of my daughters toy. Oh, the child looked like he was around 5 or 6. I can't believe the mothers reaction.
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