I had my 6 year old arrested!
For the last week and a half Logan has been coming home with little trinkets, saying ‘Look what so-and-so gave to me’. I didn’t think much about it until he brought home a set of keys, that he also claimed were “given” to him by a little boy at school.
I called the teacher to return the keys and found out that little things have been going missing in the class lately and if they turned up, Logan seemed to be the one who found them.
My heart sunk, and I told her that I now thought that Logan was stealing these things….she said that she would look into it but doubted it very much.
Well, the note came home that he was in fact taking these things from the class or other students. A note that I didn’t see until Sunday night.
Monday morning I woke “Sticky Fingers McGee” up and after a long interrogation, I told him to pack a bag…a change of clothes, a toothbrush, maybe something to read, and all of the toys he stole.
“Am I going to Nana’s?” he asked. “No, after I put your brother on the bus, you are going to the police sation! Because that’s where people who steal end up.”
Dispite his begging, pleading, crying, and hyperventilating, that is exactly what I did.
The officer was great, he played right along, and put the fear of God in him.
He made Logan give him all of the facts, as well as name, rank, and serial number….writing all of it down in a very official looking way. Saying things like….’boy, take that hat off and look at me when I am talking to you!’, ‘Is that how you sit on a chair? Sit up straight, and you will answer me yes sir!’
It was great! He let him off with a warning, but threatened him with Detention Hall if he did it again.
Then it was off to school where he had to confess to the principal and return the toys. she suggested that he lose his recess for 2 days, I insisted on a week.
Something tells me that the little booger won’t do it again, or he will be scarred for life…it could go either way!
Tonight will be a crazy day at work, it’s Fat Tuesday and we are having the Mardi Gras festivities at the bar. Yeah me! I get to run to the party store to buy decorations, masks, beads, and the like. Then I get to spend the afternoon hanging all the crap up before my shift tonight.
That’s what is happening here, be well Buddies.
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WOW! I like your style! I would have done exactly the same thing. Congratulations on holding your ground and doing what needed to be done.
Have a great day!
Katie
Isn’t life fun as a mother? Who ever said that it was an easy didn’t wait till they were walking and talking. And in school, they learn so much more than we wanted them to and the things we didn’t want them to. It isn’t a nice job sometimes, but When we have children, we sign up for the most thankless job ever, (until they get older that is if were lucky. Have a better day.
That is too funny and a brilliant idea. I LOVE IT….
This is the best! You made my morning……
Way to go!!! I would have done the same thing. Tough love is what we need to be giving our children, we can be their friends later.
Here’s to YOU!!
Very nicely done!!!
I would take stealing very serious too.
Wow, that is awesome!!! Way to take a real active parenting role, which is sooo lacking in alot of homes today!! Get them while you can still make a difference!! You are an awesome parent!!!
That’s exactly what I did to my daughter too! Some people thought I was being cruel, but they didn’t have to live with her lying. I understand kids will be kids, but after awhile enough is enough. She is very honest with us now!
OMG!! You are a horrible mother!! In the best way possible of course!! I sincerely hope Logan learns his lesson….poor thing!! OH MY!! I did something similar to DS for kicking a trash can and littering when he was about Logan’s age! He never did it again!! Heheheh!!! We are horrible…like I said, in the best possible way. I wish more people would be more strict with their children….our society wouldn’t be so corrupt and we wouldn’t have the highest crime rate in the world (in comparison to other developed nations). Kudos to you Erika!
I love it, I am going to take notes, just incase this happens when my little one gets older. That is great.
That is great! I bet he won’t steal anymore!
That is so funny(not really but you know what I mean) I am having the same problem with my 5 year old coming home with stuff and saying it was in her cubby at school. The teacher called me last week about it. I told Savanna if she comes home with 1 more thing that isn’t hers I will take her to jail. She even does it around home and I have no clue how to break it.
that sounds just like what my dad did with my brother! ha ha ha. good job with your kid. you probably already did this, but don’t forget to check in, too, about why he’s taking stuff. kids have the most interesting answers…good luck!
What fantastic parenting! You are truly an inspiration for all! I hope others take a lesson from you!
Look at you go! Sgt. Erika you are amazing.. Hope the bar night went well!
Good for you! I caught my daughter stealing one of those cheap little chap stick things from Wal-Mart. So I tracked down the store “inventory control” manager who took her to a private room for a serious lecture about shoplifting. I then made her use her allowance to pay for what she’d taken. She thought she was in the clear after that, but boy was she surprised at our next stop…the city jail. I sent her in with a detective who went all drill sergeant on her and put the fear of God into her. She was 7 or 8 then. She’s 14 now and hasn’t tried that trick (that I know of) since.
Ha ha class! My Mom did a similier thing to my sister when she was caught underage drinking. She got the local sergent to ocme over to the house and give herself and the rest of us girls a good talking to….I didnt touch a drop until I was legal!