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someone has just stolen my child's toy :(

563 replies

goldenduckling · 30/04/2015 12:27

My ds is 2.5 and crazy about bing (annoying black rabbit on cbeebies) since there is no bing toys available yet I found a pattern online and made him a cuddly toy bing. This has received a lot of attention and have happily taken peoples email addresses and linked them to the pattern.
This morning we went to the park and a woman approached me asking about my ds's bing, I offered to email her the pattern but she said she wanted to buy the one that I had made. I explained that he wasn't for sale but she kept offering me more and more money (£50 Shock) in the end after trying to explain I snapped a bit, said that its my son's favourite toy and its not for sale and to please leave me alone now.
She huffed off and left with her dd, less than a minute later my ds started crying "bing gone" I assumed he had dropped him off the climbing frame but couldn't find him anywhere, I walked to the other end of the park and saw this woman getting in her car with bing in her hands! I tried to run after her but she drove off, got my phone out to try and take a picture of the number plate but it was to late.
Who on earth would do that? I'm going in between being angry and trying not to cry. Ds cried the whole way home and is now looking around trying to find him Sad
My dd is a year old and we have been in and out of hospital with her for her whole life. I made bing as a present for ds for being angel at all of dds appointments, he even helps to stop her crying during tests.
Lucky I have lots of fabric left over so I'm desperately cutting out fabric to make another one.
I'm just in shock, who on earth would take a toy off a 2year old!
I really don't think the police would be interested in a homemade toy being stolen, sorry for the pity post, I just needed to rant Sad

OP posts:
slithytove · 30/04/2015 13:58

Can do you a spain postcard if you want!

Ollie can illustrate bing lying by a pool Grin

Aeroflotgirl · 30/04/2015 13:58

That is a nasty and disgusting thing to do. What the hell is she teaching her dd, that its ok to steal ShockAngry. Whatever happened to saying no to the child. I am so Angry for you and your poor ds. I am sure you can make him another one, but that is not the point.

Tizwailor · 30/04/2015 13:59

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Aeroflotgirl · 30/04/2015 14:00

Yes put a picture of the toy or your ds with the toy, explaining what happened on Facebook and share.

ollieplimsoles · 30/04/2015 14:00

What a lovely thing to keep your ds occupied, as I say, feel free to pm for some postcards from bing's holiday to your ds too!

Original poster
goldenduckling · 30/04/2015 14:01

And my mum is knitting him a flop (another character) as we speak

OP posts:
Koalafications · 30/04/2015 14:05

What an absolute fucking cunt bitch.

Angry

Stealing from a child?! FFS, she should be ASHAMED of herself.

Aeroflotgirl · 30/04/2015 14:05

That is lovely golden how low can some people stoop.

Ihavealwaysbeenastorm · 30/04/2015 14:06

Golden I was going to offer to crochet one if you had wanted, I cannot actually believe someone did this, I'd be hunting her down, shaming her publicly. What an utterly despicable piece of shit!

BitOutOfPractice · 30/04/2015 14:08

How low can someone get to do that? It's appalling. I bet you couldn't believe your eyes!

Your ds sounds smashing. He really does. I hope he's happily bouncing on his new trampoline very soon. I hope your dd is ok too Thanks

ollieplimsoles · 30/04/2015 14:09

Aw that's lovely golden, you could tell your ds that Bing brought Flop back with him from holidays,
From what you said it seems like she has snatched bing when ds wasn't looking and didn't actually take it from him, which would be awful and traumatising for him.

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 30/04/2015 14:10

OH goodness, I hope he isn't too sad at bedtime :(

Still can't believe the arrant brass neck of some people. ShockAngry

5madthings · 30/04/2015 14:12

Fucking hell, horrible woman. I can't believe the sheer gall of her.

Yes to fb and contacting local press and I would report it to police on the 101 number,,it's theft ffs.

linspins · 30/04/2015 14:12

When you make the new bing, before you stitch it up, whisper 'lots of love from everone on this thread' inside it. The new bing will have special karma and be even more full of love than the old one. Lots of love!!

SuchSweetSorrow · 30/04/2015 14:13

This is horrendous! What a nasty entitled cow. I hope the trampoline provides some distraction until Bing comes back from his holiday!

I love Ollie's offer, how lovely of you Flowers

kiwicocktail · 30/04/2015 14:13

You need to bring that bitch down.

Do whatever it takes!

BathshebaDarkstone · 30/04/2015 14:16

ShockSome people are just shits. Angry

tomatodizzymum · 30/04/2015 14:21

What an absolute WITCH! If you have time check your local library for a book called tatty ratty (about a missing toy that comes back...newer looking) great book for getting kids through these situations.
I'm ashamed to say I would like to see the bitch named and shamed, pitch forks are sometimes needed Blush

WhatWouldFlopDo · 30/04/2015 14:21

Ooh, that's terrible behaviour. I made a Bing before Christmas for DD, then a few months later they released the pattern to make a proper one. Mine is rather squat in comparison...

strictlyastrictlyfan · 30/04/2015 14:23

Sorry, haven't RTFT but actually I think this IS a matter for the police. She stole something from you - doesn't matter what it was, it's against the law to steal people's property. And remember, most police officers are parents too.

Even though you didn't get the registration of the car, if you know the time of day and the road she drove down, she WILL have been captured on CCTV. You just need to remember the colour and roughly what sort of car it was - hatchback, 4 x 4 etc. The CCTV will have captured the reg number.

Please report it, she's a thief.

ollieplimsoles · 30/04/2015 14:24

That's lovely linspins, this woman is obviously demented and cruel, but this thread proves that most people wouldn't stoop to such despicable behaviour towards an innocent child and mother, with a sick child too!

I feel sorry for the woman's child tbh, is she really going to give a stolen toy to her?

minouwasminou · 30/04/2015 14:25

Had you seen her in that park before, Golden?

Chances are she's not local, as she'd be worried about repercussions.

Just imagining this happening to DS' comfort toy...he's had him since the age of 12 weeks and I would go postal!

Have you put out any feelers yet?

slightlyconfused85 · 30/04/2015 14:27

What an awful vile woman poor you as ds. My dd is the same age and would be inconsolable if someone stole her favourite soft toy, poor kid.

Nothing useful to add just feeling bad for you Hmm

minouwasminou · 30/04/2015 14:28

And yes to CCTV.

If you're reading this, Bing-thief, just hand the toy in at a local cop shop or similar and put up a "Found" notice.

Still hoping this is a joke thread...

FenellaFellorick · 30/04/2015 14:32

I seriously doubt we can expect her to feel bad about it.

Someone who can take a toy from a child because they've decided they want it for their own child is really not someone who is then going to feel bad about themselves.

She will have justified it to herself by saying the OP was mean or selfish, that it wasn't a proper toy, just something the OP made and the OP can easily make another one, etc etc.

She won't care. People like that don't.

What she is more likely to care about is people knowing. So fb is a good idea. She may have the toy but anyone who has read the fb and sees it will know what she did.