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Neighbour’s kid picked my daffodils

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Lucylooloo2 · 21/03/2025 22:48

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 😕

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BettyWont · 21/03/2025 22:56

It pisses me off more when they're with an adult who doesn't tell them to stop.

I work in an art gallery/museum and our garden volunteers work really hard to keep the grounds nice.

Yet we're constantly having to tell adults to stop their kids from picking the flowers.

Pallisers · 21/03/2025 22:54

if you know which neighbour it is I would go to them and say "your dd picked my daffodils today - can't do anything about it now and I know children will be children but I would appreciate if you could explain to her that the daffodils in my garden - just like the wildflowers in the wild - are not to be picked.

There is nothing super sweet about a child picking flowers from someone else's garden. That little spark of joy - gone because the kid picked them.

Aliceglass · 21/03/2025 22:54

Im sorry. I’d be annoyed too. Kids don’t think the same as adults though. When I was 5 I picked all the petals off a neighbours rose bush for confetti… 🙈

Needspaceforlego · 21/03/2025 22:53

devuskums · 21/03/2025 22:49

That's so mean. Can you go and ask for them back!?

She can't exactly put them back on the plants!

Op I get you feeling you have missed out on your daffodils but think of it as a little kid was trying to do something nice for their Mum. There is something quite sweet in that!

Sminty2 · 21/03/2025 22:53

I know you loved them and feel sad, I would too but maybe she wanted to give them to her mum or gran and couldn’t afford flowers.
Not saying it’s right to steal but thinking that they may have been picked for a good reason, might take the sting out a little.

3678194b · 21/03/2025 22:52

Ahh, that is so sad. I have daffodils and they are lovely to look at so I would be sad too. Hopefully they've given the child some joy!

If my child walked in with a bunch of daffodils I would ask where they picked them from though, and if they answered truthfully would be knocking on the door, with child, to apologise. They have to learn it's not okay to pick people's flowers. Not everyone would be so understanding!

Mamofboys5972 · 21/03/2025 22:51

I also love having fresh flowers in the garden, especially daffodils. However, that little spark of joy they bring you? They clearly also spark that in others 🥰 maybe that little girl picked them for her mam for mothers day! Super sweet x

LoremIpsumCici · 21/03/2025 22:49

They will grow back next year, so a minor harm.

devuskums · 21/03/2025 22:49

That's so mean. Can you go and ask for them back!?