I work part-time, and today was my day off. I had a lot to get done, and by the time I got back from the supermarket, I had shopping to unpack and a very hungry, tired 16-month-old son. I quickly put the shopping away and left the pushchair just outside the front door. It was a sunny day, and I intended to bring it in once my son had fallen asleep. Yes, I know it's not wise to leave a pushchair outside but it was so sunny and I thought it'd be fine.
Unfortunately, everything took longer than expected, and I ended up falling asleep with him, completely exhausted.
Our nap was cut short by the doorbell ringing. I checked my phone and saw that my next-door neighbour’s two young daughters were at their doo and a man ringing my doorbell, who I assumed was their dad. I came downstairs and answered the door within a few minutes, but no one was there. A few moments later, I realised the pushchair was missing.
I went next door to ask my neighbour if she knew what they had wanted or if she knew anything about the pushchair. To my surprise, she said the man who had knocked wasn’t her partner but someone who had asked if he could take the pushchair. Rather than tell him that it belonged to me, that I use it regularly, or even suggest that he check with me first, she just said she didn’t live there.
She even admitted she’s seen me using it often and thought it was a nice pushchair— and she said she thought I might have been giving it away for free. Why would I give something I use every day away?
Am I wrong to think that she could have said something? Even a simple, “That belongs to my neighbour,” or “You should wait till she answers the door or come back later " would have made a difference. I don’t understand why she didn’t speak up or try to stop it from being taken.
Its an ickle bubba pushchair, it's not cheap and I've only really used it for a year, in the grand scheme of things it may not be a big deal but as a non-driver that pushchair is what I rely on to get out and about with my son.