I was about 5 when I stole a lollipop from the store. My parents knew and paid for it but let me sweat it out. I swear that until I was about 8, every time I heard a siren I was sure the police were coming for me. That approach certainly worked.
I guess history does repeat itself. Today one of my 5 year old sons stole a push up lollipop from the store and I found out just as we got home. I unloaded the groceries then took everyone back out in 100 heat. We went to the customer service desk and he said he was sorry that he took the lollipop without paying. The lady was pretty stern with him which made him cry but that's part of the lesson I guess.
I got a wink and a whispered "good job" from an old lady in line. I wanted to cry myself but he needed to learn that lesson.
So are we the only criminal family on GBCN? Did you steal anything as a kid?
Candy and gum from the checkout line - when I was like 4 or 5. I hid the wrappers in old pocketbooks. Mom found them - I made up some lie about where I got the swag. I think she believed me
My kids are still too young for this but I got busted stealing candy as a kid and so did my brother. I'm pretty sure it's a kid right of passage to get busted stealing something stupid and have your parents embarrass the shit out of you.
We went to the customer service desk and he said he was sorry that he took the lollipop without paying. The lady was pretty stern with him which made him cry but that's part of the lesson I guess.
Damn, that seems pretty harsh of her. I would think since you brought him over to give the lollipop back you had the discipline part taken care of and she should have just thanked him for doing the right thing.
We went to the customer service desk and he said he was sorry that he took the lollipop without paying. The lady was pretty stern with him which made him cry but that's part of the lesson I guess.
Damn, that seems pretty harsh of her. I would think since you brought him over to give the lollipop back you had the discipline part taken care of and she should have just thanked him for doing the right thing.
That was my hope too. After we got home he said he doesn't want to go back to that store because he's afraid they will recognize him. I said if they do recognize him they will remember that he was the boy who did the right thing.
I took a little Papa Smurf figurine from the children's haircut place and a little ring of beads from the doctor's office play area. I don't think my mom every found out.
I don't remember if I stole anything when I was that young, but when I was 8 or 9, I accidentally stole a purse from a gift shop on vacation. I had put it on my shoulder dress-up style and walked around with it for so long that I forgot I had it. We left the store, and my mom and I noticed it at the same time when I went to get in the car. Since it was an accident, my dad just ran it back in and all was cool. I was so hard on myself as a kid that they didn't need to punish me for stuff like that. If anything they would have had to talk me down from being angry with myself for making a mistake. lol.
He had told her if it ever happens again, he was going to cut her fingers off.
While stealing money from people you know is really bad and should be punished more severely than lollipop shoplifting....damn. That is a harsh threat.
In elementary school, my friend's mom was a teacher, so we would occasionally go into the faculty room if we were staying later after school. The vending machine in there didn't have that metal plate that most have these days, the one that prevents you from reaching your arm inside and grabbing whatever is on the bottom row. If no one was around, we would occasionally steal M&Ms.
Me too. And earrings I think. One of my friends in HS got busted at Macy's for stealing underwear. We grew apart after that and I kind of got scared straight.
Yeah, I was in a group of about 5 of us that had this klepto phase in high school. Clothes mostly. It ended when one of the girls got caught and it scared the rest of us straight. I still think about how dumb it was of us to do that...and for no other reason than to just see if we could.
Post by jenni232323 on Jul 6, 2012 14:11:30 GMT -5
Underground Atlanta, I was around 15 and had tried on a lot of rings at one of those cheapy stands. Driving home (we lived in FL - stopped there on our way home after vacation) I realized I still had one of the rings on my finger. We were 3 hours south by then. 15 years later, I still say the next time I go to Underground Atlanta I'm going to pay them for it ($2) - if they're still there.
A couple of times, always with girls who were a "bad influence". In 5th or 6th grade, I was at the mall with the daughter of one of Mom's co-workers. At Hallmark, she stole a crapload of cutesie pencils, erasers and stickers. She egged me on and I finally grabbed an eraser and stuffed it my pocket. I remember her gloating face in the car later as she whispered, "We got this stuff for FREE!"
Later in high school, I was friends with a group of girls who stole a lot, and I got swept up in the "fun". They all stole bathing suits by trying them on and wearing them out under their clothes - I chickened out after putting on the bottoms. We dined and ditched at Pizza Hut once. Most of the alcohol at our parties was supplied by them smuggling booze out the back door of the convenience stores and grocery stores most of us worked at. I snuck a bottle of Crown Royal out of the store after my shift once, and was sure for months that I was going to get fired. Thankfully after my junior year I drifted away from that group, and got my act together. Well, sort of. I still did a lot of stupid crap, I just didn't shoplift any more or hang out with shoplifters.
Post by Velvetshady on Jul 6, 2012 14:46:01 GMT -5
I was 4 or 5, and took a roll of lifesavers in a store. My noticed them when putting me back in the car and took me back inside to return them and admit I took them. Ever stole again.
When I was 12 I was at an acquaintance's house after school and saw she had like $60 in her jewelry box. I stole a $20 when she went to the bathroom. My family was really poor at the time and I was too embarassed to get the free school lunches I was supposed to get, so I would just not eat. I used the $20 to buy lunches at school for 2 weeks.
It never came up and I never went back to her house because I felt so guilty.
when I was 15 I was visiting my family in LA. I took a piece of Brach's candy from one of those displays where you pay by weight. ONE piece.
When we left the store (but were already in the parking lot) the alarms went off. I know it wasn't because of what I did, but it still scared me enough to never do something like that again.
A couple of times, always with girls who were a "bad influence". In 5th or 6th grade, I was at the mall with the daughter of one of Mom's co-workers. At Hallmark, she stole a crapload of cutesie pencils, erasers and stickers. She egged me on and I finally grabbed an eraser and stuffed it my pocket. I remember her gloating face in the car later as she whispered, "We got this stuff for FREE!"
Later in high school, I was friends with a group of girls who stole a lot, and I got swept up in the "fun". They all stole bathing suits by trying them on and wearing them out under their clothes - I chickened out after putting on the bottoms. We dined and ditched at Pizza Hut once. Most of the alcohol at our parties was supplied by them smuggling booze out the back door of the convenience stores and grocery stores most of us worked at. I snuck a bottle of Crown Royal out of the store after my shift once, and was sure for months that I was going to get fired. Thankfully after my junior year I drifted away from that group, and got my act together. Well, sort of. I still did a lot of stupid crap, I just didn't shoplift any more or hang out with shoplifters.
My stealing consisted of crap like this. I gave away food and alcohol from the places and restaurants I worked at like mad. I am surprised I never got caught or fired.
No...well once I walked out of VS with a catalogue that I thought was free until My friend later told me was actually $10--I was super pissed she didn't say anything at the store. But I was in college not a child. My girls steal from me...candy out of my purse (specifically DD 2 & 3) but never from a store.
Scissors from my preschool. My dad made me bring them back and apologize. I cried. It was a good lesson though because I had to take responsibility for my actions in a way that taught me a lesson.
Once at the grocery store, I accidently stole a loaf of bread. I don't remember how old I was (pretty young) and I was holding it instead of putting it in the cart for some reason. We went all the way through checkout and out to the car when I realized I still had it in my hand! I don't know why my mom or the cashier didn't notice. I told my mom and I honestly don't remember if we went back to pay for it.
Several of my good friends stole clothes in high school. Usually they'd put the stuff on under their clothes or use an empty shopping bag. I never would and if we were at the mall and they were going to steal, I would leave. One of our friends got caught stealing in Neimans, she's banned for life (not sure how/if they enforce that 15 years later). I think everyone else got scared straight after that.
Post by orangeblossom on Jul 6, 2012 19:01:06 GMT -5
I don't recall stealing anything, but I've been told that I let the air out of the tires of the cars on our block. I had an accomplice. Blame our older neighbor for teaching us. Apparently, I got caught in the act.
I've never stolen anything. My sisters did though.
The sister who is 18 months older than me stole from the candy store owned and run by two ladies in their 70s-80s. (Think boondocks American where you could buy a candy bar for 10 cents in the early 1990s.) My sister was probably 8-9 years old at the time. My parents made her go and apologize and told her she couldn't go there for a month. Another time she stole money from our dad's wallet.
My twin sister says she stole candy when we were 4-5 years old and shared it with me. I have no recollection of this event.