What do I do regarding lost earphones?

[HotChocolateLover]

Ok so I have a prime suspect but no evidence. My Apple earphones have gone missing. The last place they were seen were on the coffee table about 2 days ago.

DS (16) just bought himself a pair of AirPods and had given them to me so is ruled out. He actually asked me where the ear plugs were which is what prompted the hunt.

DSD (15) was seen using a pair of white ear plugs and when we phoned her to ask where the Apple ones were ‘had she picked them up by mistake?’ she immediately said they were by the mirror in our room. Only the white ones there were a Samsung pair. How did she even know the Samsung pair were there?

DSS (9) Never seen him using ear plugs at all.

I’m almost certain DSD has got them. Probably accidentally and is now too embarrassed to say anything but I just want them back 🤦‍♀️ DS is upset because his gift is missing.

Not sure what to do. Any ideas? Can’t do much without proof.

They can't be the lightening ones or the SD wouldn't have been able to use the Samsung ones.

Are you sure they're not in a 'safe place' OP? (That's where mine always end up).

There is EVERY red to steel them. The MONEY doesn't matter because a) £1.49 to a child who has no money might as well be £1k and b) the value doesn't matter ... they just SAW and WANTED them.

My dcs AND dsc have nicked stuff off each other and us at various stages in adolescence - to impress friends. In fact one DID steal her sisters headphones to give to a boy she fancied to get him to like her. Please stop attaching monetary Alice to this behaviour. ITS IRRELEVANT TO TEENAGERS!!

Every need ..

Apple EarPods are NOT £1.49

Alice ?? = value

I did say the DS was being ridiculous, maybe I was wrong but come on they were his left over headphones! They weren't a present, he didn't want them anymore, and he's 16 im sure he can cope with his mum losing his leftover stuff

FGS people - TRY SOME READING COMPREHENSION COURSES !!

OP hasn't lost air pods . Son has bought some air pods for himself !!! and given him mum his apple ear phones ..

EXCEPT HE GAVE THEM TO HIS MUM AS A GIFT !!

OP hasn't lost air pods . Son has bought some air pods for himself !!! and given him mum his apple ear phones ..

Yes, I know. These are called EarPods and do not cost £1.49

So they were an actual present

EXCEPT HE GAVE THEM TO HIS MUM AS A GIFT !!

Why are you shouting and who at

Ohh I see. Yeah that's not a present, that's a 'past onny'

I think it's the son, his guilt made him ask where they are.
He gave them to mum, regretted it as he'd also promised them to a mate and took them back.
You don't need to thank me

OP, what make of phone does DSD have?
That might rule out whether she picked up the wrong earphones - she'd have trouble using Apple earphones in an android phone ...

she'd have trouble using Apple earphones in an android phone

She really wouldn't, unless they were lightening.

item passed on and given to mummmy- Nov standard apple ear buds, WITH THE WIRE

bought with own money and precious and NOT LOST are the Apple air pods

Read the posts!

@Fontofnoknowledge I could kiss you! You seem to understand that it’s not really about the price, it’s about the gift itself. Whilst other posters may just say ‘replace the item’ ‘they’re only cheap’ etc. Why should I replace? My DS gave me the item and for anyone saying he doesn’t have a right to be miffed that the item is gone then I genuinely don’t understand you.

@BlueSkiesLies DSD has an iPhone 7. The white ear plugs left in our house we’re Samsung ones.

Were

I still don't understand why you won't feel safe leaving other stuff around the house. You said if she did take them it was probably an accident.

Just talk to her when she's next over, she's family, it should be easily sorted out.

I lose my earphones all the time. I usually order new ones then the old ones turn up. Sometimes after going through the washing machine 😓

You are going to be ok.

Unless you start accusing the kids of taking them, that's not going to end well when you find them in the laundry basket.

I'd ask DSD to double check if she's not got yours just say it's an easy thing to happen and if she has them to let you know and you can swap them back to the Samsung.

If not I'm sure they'll turn up

HotCocolateLover that's because I have dsc too - who I love immensely but are also tremendously annoying. !

gawd, just pinch them back when she next arrives, it's a constant full scale all out war here with chargers, USB plugs, and earphones.

then get some old nail polish and put daubs on all yours, and theirs, claim they are all yours, it is a war remember!

So what are you going to do then OP? As your question was about that and not AIBU to be upset my son gave me a gift of apple earphones and they have gone missing?

I have a stepson by the way, not sure why this has become a ‘no one understands blended families’ but whatever.