Grrrr..a kid stole my DS11 DS and two games

[mrsbert]

I should have been responsible and told my DS "no" when he begged me to bring his DS to daycare this week. I've told both boys, in the past, that they could not bring DS's because if they were broken, I would get really mad. Of course they both promised their lives that no one would play their DS's and they were only allowed to bring one game that would not be removed from the gaming system. (I didn't know DS11 had a very old Gameboy game and a new Fossil Fighters game.)

No problems Monday or Tuesday, but today my DS11 placed it under his booksack and sat down for snack. One of the kids took it. We are not sure who it is. The daycare tells parents, "bring at your own risk".

Funny how Santa is bringing DS11 a new DSi not knowing the old one would be stolen two days before Christmas.

Merry Christmas thief!!

 

[NikiM20]

That stinks!! I would ask around at the daycare and maybe offer a small reward.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I guess your answer is going to be NO when he wants to bring this one to daycare, right?

Sorry about the thief.

 

[mrsbert]

We talked to the director and told them we would give anyone $15 for information for the whereabouts of said DS.

Bad thing is, because of the holidays, they won't be open again until Monday. My DH is a police officer and he said that by then, whoever stole the DS will be comfortable and won't confess or "find it" in their coat pocket.

Of course I wanted him to go over there and interigate each child with the spotlight and everything. DH said that was going overboard.

Think about it, DS= $129, Fossil Fighters= $40, very old but popular Pokemon Gameboy game= $10+....that's not chump change.

 

[Hillbeans]

Summer of 2008 I let my DS who was 7 at the time bring his DS to summer camp - BIG MISTAKE. Other kids brought theirs with no problems but DS brought his one day and my DS is very passive and someone "stole" it along with the Star Wars complete Saga game. I was mad and DS was crying, and the next year the camp didn't allow anyone to bring DS games, cell phones, etc...I guess they didn't want to be responsible for them being stolen. DS unfortunately learned a lesson the hard way.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

What a bummer! I hope they identify the thief so he/she will know they can't get away with such things. Hopefully a parent will catch them with it at home and make them fess up. I do like the idea of your DH interrogating each kid under a hot light!

 

[mrsbert]

I do like the idea of your DH interrogating each kid under a hot light!

That's not too harsh right?

 

[dissy_dee]

My DS9 took his red DS to school last week for game day and came home with a very dirty black DS.

He does not remember who swapped with him and school is out till January 7. We cleaned this one up and it works just fine so I am not too concerned about it. I will try to get them switched back when school starts back.

I also will not let him take his DS to school again. He will have to choose something less expensive to take for game day.

 

[LittleBlue22]

What IF your dh came to the daycare in uniform and talked about how theft is wrong and the possible consequences of it etc? I think it could not only be educational, but possibly deepen guilt of the one(s) who took your child's things. It could work.

 

[N.Bailey]

I hope it all works out for you. I know how you feel. Someone stole my daughter's $300 (at the time) iPod. We think we know who took it, but proving it isn't always the same thing. She'd left it in her BF's car and someone stole it from there. Since not many people were in that car, it could definitely be narrowed down. Still not provable though.

I hope it works out better for you.

 

[AprilShowers]

I recently had a similar situation with a group of girls I am in charge of. We went to camp this summer, and I told them and their parents ahead of time that THEY were responsible for their own electronic devices.

One night, one girl comes to my room crying that "someone" stole her ipod. She remembers "exactly where she left it" She was adamant!! Her mother is on the phone with me accusing the other girls of stealing(or hiding) the ipod.

I didn't make a big stink because of my earlier warning, but I made her and roommates tear the room apart, maybe it fell behind something or was misplaced. They didn't find it. She spent the rest of the week in trouble with her mom and upset at her "friends".

Got home, and found it in her side pocket of her suitcase. She swore to me up and down she remembered where she put it, but then realized she forgot that she had actually put it away.

Sorry for the long post, but maybe your DS accidently stuck it somewhere else and doesn't remember? Hopefully it will turn up!

 

[freepixie]

Are you sure it was another kid? I'm just saying cause at the last childcare I worked at I had soooooo much stolen from me from another staffer it was INSANE!! I complained to the boss about it cause everyone knew who it was we were just unable to catch her red-handed, but our boss said they couldn't be held responsible for anything stolen!

Things stolen from me were primarily piddly (kids books, tampons, paper products, scissors, etc) but another woman in the building had over 50 bucks stole from her purse!!! It was NUTS!! We figured this woman had to be a klepto cause she stole some of the strangest things! One time she stole my home-made playdough that the kids had already played in!!!

 

[Missy1961]

What IF your dh came to the daycare in uniform and talked about how theft is wrong and the possible consequences of it etc? I think it could not only be educational, but possibly deepen guilt of the one(s) who took your child's things. It could work.

Not a bad idea.....

 

[Pixiedust34]

That's a shame! I hope your ds will get his ds and games back.

Dh and I wonder about the kids who steal things and why they aren't figured out at home. Don't their parents notice new stuff, especially something like an electronic game system, and wonder where their kid got it?!

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

That's terrible.

The one and only time we had this one boy over to our house, he stole 2 of DS's Nintendo DS games. DS14 had his initials on them and saw the boy with them later when they were all playing together outside.

I contacted the boys mother to get the "borrowed" games back (I figure I'd have better luck using those words than the word stolen) and since they had my DS14's initials, she gave them back to me.

We never invited the boy over again.

DS also had his money stolen at Boy Scout camp twice. It was taken out of the pocket of his trunk that was velcro'd closed. That same day the first year, every boy in his tent had money stolen. It was odd.
Luckily the first time it was parent visiting day so we were able to give him some more cash for buying ice cream and such.
The second time, he'd split up his money and put some in the velcro pouch and the rest with his dirty clothes so he still had money to spend.

I hope your DS gets his Nintendo DS back.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I hate to say it, but I was also wondering if it could have been an adult who took it. If it was a child there is a possibility that a parent could notice the child with it and make him or her return it.

DS13 had his band concert last week. He was mad that DH made him leave his cell phone at home. By the end of the concert there had been one iPod, one cell phone, and one jacket all stolen. DS was glad he didn't bring his phone!

I hope the DS is returned to your son!

 

[Starbrite]

That stinks...we've been there!

Someone (I know exactly who) stole DS13's PSP right out of his own bedroom on Thanksgiving Eve last year. I saw the other boy holding it - he had been playing with it for HOURS, his mother asked him to please go put it back and put on his coat. The boy went and put on his coat, and our PSP has never been seen since. We noticed it missing within the hour & called them. I felt soo bad for DS - but the other boys' mother was not cooperative at all. She refused to ask him about it or even look for it. I simply suggested maybe her son accidentally got it mixed up in his things.

 

[pilesoflaundry]

I had gameboy games stolen from my house before. I'm very protective of the ds and all games now. I don't let anything leave the house and I hover if they have friends over. It's sad I have to do that .

The boy denied stealing it and claimed his uncle bought him the game. Funny how he suddenly got a discontinued game with writing on the back just like my son's the next day. I'm so sorry your son had his things stolen.

 

[shellybaxter]

I'm so sorry this happened to you and your son. I am the director of a child development center. We do not allow toys from home for the reasons you stated, things get lost, stolen, misplaced, broken and then the kids and parents get angry with each other. We've actually had a mom get really angry because she was sure she sent her son to school in a certain sweatshirt and we couldn't find it. She wanted us to question every parent, send out accusitory notes, she actually wanted to stand in the lobby and question each parent herself. When we told her we would ask in our own way she got mad but eventually stopped asking about the sweatshirt. Someone who knows her told us that she found the sweatshirt at home about a month later - she never fessed up.

 

[freepixie]

I'm so sorry this happened to you and your son. I am the director of a child development center. We do not allow toys from home for the reasons you stated, things get lost, stolen, misplaced, broken and then the kids and parents get angry with each other. We've actually had a mom get really angry because she was sure she sent her son to school in a certain sweatshirt and we couldn't find it. She wanted us to question every parent, send out accusitory notes, she actually wanted to stand in the lobby and question each parent herself. When we told her we would ask in our own way she got mad but eventually stopped asking about the sweatshirt. Someone who knows her told us that she found the sweatshirt at home about a month later - she never fessed up.

Ah I had that at my last job too - a mother in my face every day about her daughter's HSM hat. And every day I refered her to page 13 of the parent handbook that said we are not responsible for any lost or stolen articles. But this mom was literally IN MY FACE, I was truly afraid of this woman.