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Old 01-29-2009, 09:14 PM
 
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been there except my daughter was the bully. her school has a school store so the kids get to bring money and buy things, well my daughter had just gotten grounded from going to school store and decided that she needed to buy some things and so she told her friend that if she didn't give her- her money she wouldn't be her friend anymore. well none the less I got a call from her teacher because the girls mom had called the school. let me tell you I was glad to get that call so that I could deal with my daughter because she is not being raised that way! and I made my daughter take money out of HER bank to pay her friend back so that she would feel the impact and thing twice before doing that one again.

so yes I would talk to your sons teacher and at least let her know and how knows you may just get your sons money back but I wouldn't hold your breath not all moms are like me. I wish you the best of Luck
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Old 02-01-2009, 01:29 PM
 
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OP, did you ever follow up on this and at least let the teacher know what happened?
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Old 02-02-2009, 12:18 PM
 
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Boy.... talk about timing!!!!! Just yesterday I was informed by DSS that he was taking toys out of his bookbag at school and trading. Poor guy got taken.... the other boy was supposed to bring the trades in.... DSS lost about 25.00 of Bakugan.

I wrote a note to the teacher, just to let her know. I told her I did not expect the toys returned because DSS broke the rule by taking them out at school, but that I thought she should be aware.

Before I get reamed, DSS's reason for having the toys at school was because he wanted to take them to his momma's house for visitation and since she was to pick him up that day he wouldn't come home before he go to go over to her house.
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Old 02-02-2009, 01:38 PM
 
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There's an expression: 'Live and learn'. I think this fits. Kids that age don't need to be taking large amounts of cash to school with them, or anything they aren't willing to lose.

Rockin, how old is your boy? Sounds like he did a little planning there. Too bad it didn't work out for him, but you've got to give him credit for thinking ahead.
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Old 02-02-2009, 01:44 PM
 
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He's 10. I love him to pieces, but he is very nieve. He just doesn't seem to get that not everyone is honest.

We've always tol the kids that whatever they take to school... if it gets lost/stolen/broken/taken away by the teacher... too bad so sad.

With great privilage comes great responsibility - Yoda
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Old 02-03-2009, 07:40 AM
 
Location: North Carolina
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OP, did you ever follow up on this and at least let the teacher know what happened?
No. We are a blended family, and the incident involved my stepson. My husband didn't want to pursue it, so I stopped mentioning it.

Husband and son did have a long talk about it, and I think the valuable lessons have been learned.
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Old 02-03-2009, 08:07 AM
 
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apart from the lesson in trusting people, maybe your son got a lesson in "greed"? Did he not want to quickly turn the $5 into $25 ?

I know the OP already posted a response, but I have to say... this is the most important post in this thread. How many people got caught up in the recent housing bubble by being promised large equity returns, but are now stuck with less than they started with and want the banks and mortgage brokers to have 100% of the blame?

Too bad those people hurting now, couldn't have learned this lesson at age 10, over $5, instead of at age 35 over $400k.
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