tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post3169597223081733961..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: First it's Balloons, Next Thing You Know They're Knocking Off a Liquor StoreDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84401475325660760252010-10-21T23:54:27.347-04:002010-10-21T23:54:27.347-04:00I'm sorry someone thought it necessary to call...I'm sorry someone thought it necessary to call the store clerk a moron. As a former clerk, I can tell you that some parents chew you out for telling their kids that if they ever did that again, you would have to call security and file a report. (A total scare tactic. We didn't even have security where I worked). Those parents would say things along the line of, "He apologized! Forty Pound Sackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532270470379845645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70802876759521500552010-10-19T11:00:45.481-04:002010-10-19T11:00:45.481-04:00been there! great reads Dawn!been there! great reads Dawn!Honey & Butterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283812505606998881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47163851443640548462010-10-19T10:04:54.099-04:002010-10-19T10:04:54.099-04:00You definitely did the right thing. You can't...You definitely did the right thing. You can't have kids running around stealing things you can't use yourself. Now if they HAD stolen liquor from the store... that would have different.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986167130467258392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-26136677982233611482010-10-18T08:19:09.367-04:002010-10-18T08:19:09.367-04:00I forgot how much I enjoyed your blog! Back on th...I forgot how much I enjoyed your blog! Back on the FAVORITES list you go....no...no you weren't removed intentionally, PC blew up and you were lost!<br /><br />Now you are found.<br /><br />What you did was important, to bad the store clerk was a moron!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213523224086023020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52715576550563811162010-10-16T22:09:21.912-04:002010-10-16T22:09:21.912-04:00Good for you for driving your son back to return t...Good for you for driving your son back to return the balloon. I think cashier did not make a big deal about it was because he is a little kid and they do mistakes sometimes.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604888482295365827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34512323987200925182010-10-16T01:00:52.203-04:002010-10-16T01:00:52.203-04:00I remember when my guys were little, taking them b...I remember when my guys were little, taking them back to the store and making them pay for what they stole, and being mad that the clerks were so nice to them. But on the up side, those guys are now 20 and 17, and to my knowledge (and I would know, because I find out everything, and don't you dare tell them different) they've never stolen anything again, ever.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954004825041083313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-20206994774733044902010-10-15T23:39:46.328-04:002010-10-15T23:39:46.328-04:00Oh well, hopefully he's learnt it pays to tell...Oh well, hopefully he's learnt it pays to tell the truth as there is a lesser consequence. That's what I try and teach my kids anyway. I love your blog and I really relate to your posts, being a mother of three littlies myself.<br />* * *<br />I have started a funny little game on my blog. And there is absolutely no pressure (I'm not a great fan of tagging games myself, so only Amalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380858954576736697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45398565358893032752010-10-15T16:19:54.044-04:002010-10-15T16:19:54.044-04:00I could really use a flat screen TV. Know anyone w...I could really use a flat screen TV. Know anyone who can help me out?<br /><br />I promise to be really, really cross when the 8 year old brings it in his wagon after he helps me figure out how to work it...V1ncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965823224765071292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27535674365852357892010-10-15T16:07:13.625-04:002010-10-15T16:07:13.625-04:00i had the same experience in a candy shop once whe...i had the same experience in a candy shop once when my (then) 5 year old pocketed a box of jelly bellies. i was FURIOUS!!!! he was complimented on how brave he was for being honest! what the heck! apparently 'how to talk to little kids caught shoplifting' is not something that retail employees are trained in. but they should be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34699063875943288612010-10-15T12:36:28.905-04:002010-10-15T12:36:28.905-04:00Too funny! My then 6-year-old daughter once stole ...Too funny! My then 6-year-old daughter once stole these little tiny flower bouquets from a craft store because she thought they looked like wedding bouquets for her Barbies. I didn't find it until that night when she had to come into my room crying after I had put her in bed. She felt so guilty.<br /><br />So we went and returned them (she had taken something like 30) and she apologized. It Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674051346091248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36846277540322089862010-10-15T12:19:21.933-04:002010-10-15T12:19:21.933-04:00I have found that to get a good response from a st...I have found that to get a good response from a store person when my kids have stolen, that I need to find the oldest person possible, (hopefully in a management position) to have my kids apologize to. They usually know enough to scare the snot out of the kids.Round Bellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621944578934830242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25982484793625812902010-10-15T09:57:24.856-04:002010-10-15T09:57:24.856-04:00I love your posts so much I even read a rerun! :)...I love your posts so much I even read a rerun! :) Sorry you're so busy & tired. Is it raising 6 kids single-handedly or something else? Whatever it is, I hope you get some rest this weekend. Yea, right! *insert snort here* :)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581529641834277742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24522378191499911572010-10-15T05:07:18.263-04:002010-10-15T05:07:18.263-04:00It's really great that you are teaching your k...It's really great that you are teaching your kids honesty and principles - if only more parents took such an approach! Thanks for sharing your story (despite the embarrassment) :-)Vanessa (Housewives Inc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14936940895050559034noreply@blogger.com