Neighbour’s kid picked my daffodils

Did anyone give you an Alpaca for Christmas. Perhaps that will keep them away 😁

Why is it a bit much to refer to the child as a thieving little brat? That’s what she is.

if I had children stealing from my private property, I would keep my garden hose by the door and get ready to give them a good soaking next time I got a doorbell alert.

Why is it a bit much to refer to the child as a thieving little brat? That’s what she is.

if I had children stealing from my private property, I would keep my garden hose by the door and get ready to give them a good soaking next time I got a doorbell alert.

Unless they're told by an adult, they don't realise that those are specially planted flowers and not just like buttercups. I know because I did similar at that age and my mum explained to me that while she loved the sentiment, they weren't for picking

Think it's a bit much some calling this child a "thieving little brat".

Also - Mother's Day is next Sunday.

What, and it is OK to rip out wild buttercups just because no human planted them?

Sensitive kids won't do it - kids who are sensitive about themselves, are usually sensitive about daffodils. 'Sensitive' people who are only sensitive about themselves are egoists of the highest order.

Unless they're told by an adult, they don't realise that those are specially planted flowers and not just like buttercups. I know because I did similar at that age and my mum explained to me that while she loved the sentiment, they weren't for picking

Think it's a bit much some calling this child a "thieving little brat".

Also - Mother's Day is next Sunday.

if they are old enough to be out without an adult, they are old enough to know not to go into other people's gardens or pick anything.

Yep have one but they seem to be adept at jumping it. I'd probably think aww bless about them too if on the odd time I spot one it doesn't stand there giving me a withering look with a mouth full of my roses.

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”Also - Mother's Day is next Sunday.”

and…?! How is that relevant?

Yep have one but they seem to be adept at jumping it. I'd probably think aww bless about them too if on the odd time I spot one it doesn't stand there giving me a withering look with a mouth full of my roses.

Unless they're told by an adult, they don't realise that those are specially planted flowers and not just like buttercups. I know because I did similar at that age and my mum explained to me that while she loved the sentiment, they weren't for picking

Think it's a bit much some calling this child a "thieving little brat".

Also - Mother's Day is next Sunday.

Unless they're told by an adult, they don't realise that those are specially planted flowers and not just like buttercups. I know because I did similar at that age and my mum explained to me that while she loved the sentiment, they weren't for picking

Think it's a bit much some calling this child a "thieving little brat".

Also - Mother's Day is next Sunday.

Can you not put up a fence, or a haha. Nothing visually intrusive but just enough to keep them out.
Ps I’m one of those ‘aww bless them’, but I’d say that for all animals 🙂

Just wanted to give everyone an update, messaged the mum last night on WhatsApp (it was bed and bath time by the time we got home so didn’t want to interrupt so late) - it’s still showing as unread and there’s been no reply, but my doorbell did ping again this morning. The mum come round with the daughter and left a small flower pot on our doorstep.

We were visibly home at the time so tbh it would have been nice if they had knocked on to verbally apologise instead of dropping and running without acknowledgement, but it’s something

We have no idea if this child is a brat and the neighbourhood terror or if she’s a bit whimsical and head in the clouds (which I was). If I had done this there would have been no ill intent (only childish thoughtlessness). If my mum had sat me down and explained that it’s not the right thing to do and let’s go over there and apologise I would have taken it on board never doing it again. If she’d been very cross and ‘frog marched’ me over there (as a pp said) I would have been mortified and very very upset. It would have caused me great upset and stress as I was a very sensitive kid. I’ve always kept that in mind with my own parenting as my younger son was very sensitive as a child. No need to frog march a kid over there when you can just walk over.

Just that really, had lots of notifications of movement on the doorbell camera and lo and behold a kid (8ish years old) from a few houses down with a bunch of daffodils in her hand.

Checked mine in my front garden when I got home and Every. Single. One. has been taken.

I’m just really sad tbh. Know there are much bigger problems in the world but they were a little spark of joy for me 😕

There seems to be two extremes though. Oh its sweet (it’s not but we know nothing about this child, if shes a generally a good kid or a terror) to raging and frogmarching.

Just wanted to give everyone an update, messaged the mum last night on WhatsApp (it was bed and bath time by the time we got home so didn’t want to interrupt so late) - it’s still showing as unread and there’s been no reply, but my doorbell did ping again this morning. The mum come round with the daughter and left a small flower pot on our doorstep.

We were visibly home at the time so tbh it would have been nice if they had knocked on to verbally apologise instead of dropping and running without acknowledgement, but it’s something

You would think so but considering the batshit comments on here like 'each to their own' in defence and 'super sweet' to do this... I do wonder!!!