tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post9018757133342086503..comments2023-06-21T18:04:58.486+02:00Comments on juggling act of life: On lost property and responsibilitycathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788508986252339771noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-7461137571728764372016-03-29T14:20:53.009+02:002016-03-29T14:20:53.009+02:00Its just terrible . Sorry you have to deal with th...Its just terrible . Sorry you have to deal with this. But unfortunately you get some low class ppl in this world who wouldn't bat an eyelid for claiming goods as their own,despite it being clearly labelled as someone else's. They're just in this life for themselves. <br />Sad but true. A-holes walk amongst us.And will unfortunately raise their kids under the same philosophy.<br /><br />It urks me that this is what I will also have to go through with my kids' possessions too one day.<br />But here's to the rest of us,who will keep instilling proper ethics and values in our children.mommaBearTraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253111808288964968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-49193581173691534732016-03-25T14:17:58.513+02:002016-03-25T14:17:58.513+02:00Oh this annoys me to no end! I thought I was the o...Oh this annoys me to no end! I thought I was the only mom who will make sure an item that does not belong to us is returned to school asap because these things are bloody expensive! Especially when you have more than one kid! We always need to be mindful that our children are learning these values from us! I'm glad you highlighted this and hopefully it will change another parent's mindset! Antheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124707277082577035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-90771810116025109782016-03-21T11:53:16.248+02:002016-03-21T11:53:16.248+02:00OMG, don't get me started on this. Liam came ...OMG, don't get me started on this. Liam came home with 2 cars, not his, from aftercare. He couldn't remember whose they were so I made him put them in the lost and found box. There were bottles, jackets, school shoes, you name it, clearly marked. Like you said, don't you as a mum know what was in the bag and what should come back.<br />As for that mum with the kick board. What an effin cheek (sorry) How does she go around with her head held high. Pffft<br />I remember Deblet telling me last year to mark Liams stuff with tippex or black khoki because you would be surprised at the amount of parents who will unpick a name label or tear it offHelen_77https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470459773801779949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-43240258411597100972016-03-18T15:17:02.930+02:002016-03-18T15:17:02.930+02:00Ugh. I have lost count of the number of times we h...Ugh. I have lost count of the number of times we have had brand new items of clothing simply go missing after PE class or a sports activity. It drives me crazy! MeeAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857981201712950144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-36915990368463856512016-03-18T12:32:45.593+02:002016-03-18T12:32:45.593+02:00I've spent years tracking down lost items of c...I've spent years tracking down lost items of clothing and attempting to return 'found' pieces in my boys bags, as a result I've rummaged through many a lost property bin and I'm amazed at how a parent can not realise their child has lost an item, especially when it's a pair of school shoes lying their unclaimedChickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-62474802926408784782016-03-18T09:03:57.900+02:002016-03-18T09:03:57.900+02:00It is about paying attention. If your child rocks...It is about paying attention. If your child rocks up at home with something that you know is not theirs, you should immediately ask where they got it from. I have had some of Zoe's stuff appear quite quickly when I ask outright if it is at somebody's house. What I find mind boggling is that the parents don't ask how it got there in the first place. It is an "inattention" to detail that lead to that - too busy with social media, games, work, fighting etc and not paying attention to the kids and the here and now.Mom on the runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08259745155912714798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-63653921712032669982016-03-18T08:23:53.521+02:002016-03-18T08:23:53.521+02:00I actually wish I was there to do exactly that.I actually wish I was there to do exactly that.cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788508986252339771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-85800853862775292142016-03-18T08:23:16.767+02:002016-03-18T08:23:16.767+02:00We label EVERYTHING! And yes, we have to keep work...We label EVERYTHING! And yes, we have to keep working on itcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788508986252339771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-10544977337321712242016-03-18T08:21:46.041+02:002016-03-18T08:21:46.041+02:00Oh gosh no, character shoes are expensive! Surely ...Oh gosh no, character shoes are expensive! Surely there can not be too many ballerinas there?cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788508986252339771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-91089348432019756862016-03-18T04:57:29.408+02:002016-03-18T04:57:29.408+02:00So far Nicola has lost 3 lunch boxes and two purse...So far Nicola has lost 3 lunch boxes and two purses. Erin has lost 10 000 hair clips and one school shoe. They both get stern talkings to about looking after their things and usually end up either getting their lunch in a paper bag for a week or wearing tekkies to school for a week until they find their things or we replace it. <br /><br />Sheesh, I would have given that thief a piece of my mind and then some! The nerve!Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769265080218881774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-51209870112231756502016-03-17T20:56:51.763+02:002016-03-17T20:56:51.763+02:00I think you were saved by a good label. This is wh...I think you were saved by a good label. This is why labeling is so important. <br />I do agree with you, people don't bother to check things. So we just have to keep working on having a sense of value of stuff and not just a sense of things being disposable. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645501856133628248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-71379190658927239132016-03-17T19:47:41.420+02:002016-03-17T19:47:41.420+02:00True, Natasha. They tease me at work but I label a...True, Natasha. They tease me at work but I label all my stuff that's why it doesn't go missing because I have BIG, hot pink stickers :) I can spot my stuff a mile away! Before the hot pink stickers, things would disappear as other people's things do.Marcia (123 blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15581613927187600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-86239860181164424762016-03-17T19:46:09.993+02:002016-03-17T19:46:09.993+02:00We've had a missing pink swimming towel. But K...We've had a missing pink swimming towel. But Kendra knew exactly who could have had it - the girl also had a hot pink towel. But then it gets interesting because she asked the girl a number of times and the girl said it's hers, so I mailed the teacher and said could I either have the girl's mother's email or could she contact the mother. The towel was returned two days later. Boom!<br /><br />I can't STAND thievery. In fact, any dishonesty. Yes, the stuff is expensive but don't steal. I've given the kids the talk so many times Kendra now says, "yes, we know. WATCH your stuff and put it away immediately" :)<br /><br />I'm appalled at that mom with the swimming board. So blatant!<br /><br />I check and I've trained Nanny S to check everything in detail every single day because I whatsapp (last year) and email the teacher straight away. We've only had the towel incident this term, and the teacher emailed because one day Connor left his tracksuit top.... but EVERYTHING is labelled. Even the lids of their whiteboard markers!Marcia (123 blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15581613927187600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-64981570641878911682016-03-17T18:52:23.137+02:002016-03-17T18:52:23.137+02:00Oh my goodness. The gal of that family, just takin...Oh my goodness. The gal of that family, just taking someone else's things. I am astounded. And am so going to be pedantic about marking all of K's things clearly.Casseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645101131751379319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-63374404987968250012016-03-17T18:23:46.396+02:002016-03-17T18:23:46.396+02:00I'm with you...I cannot imagine not checking m...I'm with you...I cannot imagine not checking my kiddos' things...and not realizing if they had something that didn't belong to us!<br /><br />And you raise a very good question about what these situations say, both about how we treat our property, and how we help and respect others.<br /><br />That's CRAZY about the kickboard!!! I would have been appalled if we'd been using another family's property!!! Yikes!!!MandyE (Twin Trials and Triumphs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02510155408149227364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-83814786975485397852016-03-17T14:37:50.374+02:002016-03-17T14:37:50.374+02:00We have the same problem. Also a large lost-and-fo...We have the same problem. Also a large lost-and-found box at school. Little Miss's brand-new character shoes disappeared, and I also do not want to go and buy new ones! She must also learn to take responsibility.<br />This afternoon I will have to go and search for a pencil case in the lost-and-found that did not come back on Monday... "sigh"Karen du Toithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962536496240863886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-17575172054865606472016-03-17T11:40:30.860+02:002016-03-17T11:40:30.860+02:00Exactly Robs!Exactly Robs!cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788508986252339771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-42383410825220527212016-03-17T11:35:57.777+02:002016-03-17T11:35:57.777+02:00I wouldn't have believed this until we ourselv...I wouldn't have believed this until we ourselves got to big school. A friend of ours lost their blazer, it was marked. He knows exactly where he left it. The next day it was gone. It did not turn up in lost and found. This means someone STOLE that blazer? Who does things like that. Who lets their child wear a stolen item to school? Liam lost a pair of goggles at the pool, they haven't turned up in lost and found either.. I told him to scour every child's face at swimming because someone picked them up and someone is USING them! On the other side of the coin, I must say I am impressed that he has been so responsible with his stuff. So far, we have only lost a pair of goggles this term :) When I went to look for the goggles in lost and found, I was gobsmacked at the amount of stuff that is unclaimed. Expensive stuff at that! Between families who just take stuff that doesn't belong to them and families who just don't bother to claim their missing stuff, I am totally shocked! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569166499993327561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-68006616937770396432016-03-17T11:06:14.150+02:002016-03-17T11:06:14.150+02:00Yes of course!! I am shaking my head in shock... Yes of course!! I am shaking my head in shock... Carikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112238865174031404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-59268772022469544412016-03-17T10:56:45.419+02:002016-03-17T10:56:45.419+02:00Yes the little ones can make mistakes - but then s...Yes the little ones can make mistakes - but then surely you see it and rectify the issue?cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788508986252339771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-22526874009600029522016-03-17T10:53:06.724+02:002016-03-17T10:53:06.724+02:00I am shocked!! Did this mom not see your surname o...I am shocked!! Did this mom not see your surname on the board? wow... what kind of generation are we raising if that is the example that is being set? I agree with you that we need to teach our children that being careless with your property is not acceptable. I am going to sound like an old lady now but money does not grow on trees and if you are going to be careless with your belongings I will not be replacing them. We have had incidents where someone took something of their's by mistake but that is something completely different. XCarikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112238865174031404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127613511850015325.post-66665066514958514412016-03-17T10:38:25.030+02:002016-03-17T10:38:25.030+02:00I cannot believe it...on the other hand I see thia...I cannot believe it...on the other hand I see thia daily in my office environment too. They have gottwn to know me that if they take my stuff, I will demand it back. Some parents are creating little criminals to fit in with SA :( It feela like criminals get away with everything.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285593742563292506noreply@blogger.com