Break in :-(

[aaronandterri]

Im sure most of my facebook friends have already seen this but i wanted to vent and ask a question.


We disturbed someone in the early hours of this morning in our house, we woke to the dog barking and fussing came downstairs to the door open and things in the street and piled in our dining room, my husbands laptop bag was found at the end of the road, bits are missing like jewlery( my precious pandora!) phone i phone i pod camera , some left over Euros etc, all very scary, feel terrible someone was in our home, police attended last night and this morning, think they was looking for the car keys for my husbands Jaguar, theres been a few spates of this lately round our area.

My daughter had a friend over on a sleepover her mum is a tad strange ....and im unsure what to say to her, i have to say something as shell find out anyway but am worried how she will be, ob theres nothing i could have done...shes due to collect her tonight, should i ring her and let her know whats gone on...? or wait and tell her later.
Its a bit of a strange one as i know its not my fault but still fell responsible that she was here, the thought doesnt bear thinking about what if the children had disturbed them?

Advice please

terri x

 

[Dimplenose]

OMG - what a horrible thing to happen.

As for the mum, I'd phone her first and let her know. It will give her a chance to react when she's not with you. Could you play it down a bit - maybe stress that the children were safe, the thieves never attempted to go upstairs or that the dog frightened them away?

Anyway another hug for you all as you must be really shaken by this experience.

 

[T16GEM]

This kind of thing seems to be happening a lot lately.

Yes I think I would call her first, I think I would want to know if it was my dd. If they are perfectly happy though there's no need for the mom to cause a fuss, just give her the heads up.

 

[PoppyAnna]

I agree, tell her over the phone, give her time to take it in and not react badly in front of all the children when she picks her DD up. If my DD was with you I would want to know

for you and yours Terri.

 

[Pinky166]

Oh how horrid for you all. I hope they catch them!


As others have said I think you should ring & tell the mum but maybe play it down a bit so she doesn't worry & come to collect her daughter early.

 

[aaronandterri]

shes at work so if she did i think id feel so bad!

 

[disney_princess_85]

Really sorry this happened to you.

 

[Dollyrar]

So sorry to hear about this. What an awful experience
I would also say to call the girls mother. Better to talk to her 'adult to adult' and make it absolutely clear that her daughter was not affected directly by this, than have her asking these questions in front of you & your kids.
I hope they catch the horrible people that did this

 

[jamjar84]

That's awful, I'm so sorry.

I hope they catch them, I just can't imagine why people would wreak so much upset on people.

 

[Netty]

omg thats awful, sending you ,
I agree with everyone else - talk to the mum as soon as you can, you dont want her daughter telling her before you,

 

[princess jackson]

Have you spoken to the children about how the feel. As if kids not to concerned then it may ease the situation slightly.

Hope they catch the persons responsible x

 

[PJB71]

Really sorry to hear about your breakin

I hope nothing too valuable was taken, although im sure you are all really shook up

If I was you I would definately tell your DD's friends mum asap, what she decides to do it upto her (hopefully she will be sympathetic, well she shoud be) but I wouldnt worry about her reaction as it certainally wasnt your fault

Hope the poilce find whoever has done this

 

[Head_in_the_clouds]

Sorry, we had a similar experience when I was little and it leaves you really shaken doesn't it?

Hope that they catch the thief and you get your things back soon. As for the little girl, yes do tell the Mum, but try not to worry. A friend of mine was staying at her friends house one summer and as they stood in the hall after playing out, they saw a strange man come down the stairs carrying a telly . Needless to say the two little girls had disturbed a burglar whilst everyone was in the garden. My friend's mum never thought anything less of the other girls parents. It's really not your fault, could just have easily have happened at her house.

 

[Muscateer]

So sorry this happened to you, hopefully the police will catch them.

My MIL got broken into a few years ago while she slept right through and the next day when the police were there going through what was stolen she said it wasn't the things that had been stolen that hurt her most it was the thought that strangers were in her house while she slept in her bed, they had even taken food out of the fridge.

 

[Disneymad]

You poor thing, how horrible for you

A few years back I woke up in the night after hearing a noise and when I went out to check my balcony I pulled back the curtain and literally came face to face with an intruder on the other side of my glass door. To say it scared the living poop out of me is an understatement - no less because I live on the 2nd floor and the door was actually unlocked (and yes, that's 2nd floor UK style not US, he climbed 2 floors without a ladder). I know it was much worse for you as they actually did go inside.

You may feel very edgy and nervous and it'll play on your mind a lot for a while - I kept 'hearing noises' for some time and constantly would have to check things - but as time passes it does get better and life goes back to normal.

Hang tight and hope you feel better soon *hugs*

 

[mandymouse]

I'm so sorry this has happened to you, hugs to you all

How did the mum take it ?

 

[dixonsontour]

Oh how horrible.

We were broken into whilst we slept a couple of years ago. Woke in the morning couldn't find car key..hubby more on the ball than me said is the car there... no it wasn't. They'd broken in for the car key and taken a few items on the way - camcorder (2 days before DD's first birthday party) and a phone which they made some abusive/threatening phone calls to us on.

Police were nice and very thorough and someone was eventually arrested but no idea if he was convicted.

 

[tennisfan]

Sorry to hear this has happened to you. I hope they catch the people who did it

 

[mushumadness]

oh thats awfull!

Im terrified of this happening especially as dh is sometimes on night shift, I have to admit I arm the downstairs alarm, and sleep with an ice hockey stick under the bed (Ive one hell of a swing with it I can asure you)

isntit awfull when your not even safe in your own house anymore!

 

[j9000]

god thats horrible