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Kid keeps picking flowers from garden bushes - shall I say something?

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Primmyhill · 07/03/2024 16:32

The last few days a girl, about 7 years old, and her mum have stopped outside my house, presumably on the walk back from school, and have reached over the railings and picked some flowers from some of my hedges. Today she must have picked about 10 and then dropped them in the street while walking off. Am I being petty to be p’eed off? I don’t want to seem like an ogre and upset a child if it keeps happening, but surely an adult should be teaching the child that this is someone’s property and not encourage it. AIBU?

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HelloMiss · 07/03/2024 16:47

It's March.... which flowers are these? Are you not in the U.K.?

Magnastorm · 07/03/2024 16:46

Wouldn't bother me if it was just a once-off, but if it's happening repeatedly and with the mum doing it as well that is rather taking the piss. Tomorrow just stick your head out and just ask them to stop.

Itslegitimatesalvage · 07/03/2024 16:43

CammyChameleon · 07/03/2024 16:35

YANBU. I always taught my kids the difference between "specially grown" flowers and "ok to pick" flowers. Fair enough if it was a one off and mum didn't see, but over and over with the mum helping is weird.

You’re not supposed to pick wild flowers either, so which flowers were you teaching her to pick?

CammyChameleon · 07/03/2024 16:35

YANBU. I always taught my kids the difference between "specially grown" flowers and "ok to pick" flowers. Fair enough if it was a one off and mum didn't see, but over and over with the mum helping is weird.

DaughterNo2 · 07/03/2024 16:33

Nothing wrong with saying ‘would you mind not doing that’

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