Redditor Slammed For Taking A Toy From Her 4-Year-Old Cousin Who Stole It From Her Roommate

The niece stole the toy from her roommate.

Senad

• Published in Interesting
• December 26, 2022

Raising kids has to be one of the hardest challenges that anyone goes through, and I think that every parent reading this agrees because they know exactly what it's like.

Kids are always unpredictable, and sometimes it's hard to understand why they do the things they do, and it doesn't help that most kids won't hesitate to lie whenever they need to save themselves from punishment.

It's hard to blame them for the things they do because their brains just aren't developed yet, so it's hard for them to tell right from wrong. One of the things that kids will do pretty often is stealing, and parents must do their best to explain to them that stealing is wrong, or else they'll just keep doing it.

This Reddit user decided to share her story on Reddit after she was forced to rip a toy out of a child's hands because the child stole that toy from her roommate. OP and her roommate for some time now, and during Thanksgiving, OP invited her family, including her cousin Susie, over to celebrate while her roommate was away.

Everything went well, but after her roommate returned, she noticed that one of her toys was missing, and since her roommate is on the autism spectrum, that toy was a "sensory item" that meant a lot to her. They looked everywhere in an attempt to find the toy, but they couldn't find it, which caused her roommate to cry for days.

Soon after that, OP visited her mom's house, and her 4-year-old cousin Susie was sitting at the table when OP quickly noticed that she was holding the toy dinosaur that her roommate was missing.

OP tried taking the toy away from Susie, but her aunt and mom didn't understand what was happening since Susie told them that she found the toy at preschool.

After showing them proof that the toy belonged to her roommate, OP snatched the toy from Susie and went home. Her aunt called her a heartless cow for what she did, so OP turned to Reddit to see if she did the right thing.

The two have been friends since 5th grade and now they live together in OP's house

OP decided to host Thanksgiving at her house this year since her roommate was away

After returning, her roommate noticed that her toy dinosaur was missing which was a big deal for her since it was her sensory item

OP saw the toy in Susie's hands when visiting her mom and she snatched it away from the 4-year-old

She proved that the dinosaur belonged to her roommate so she took it and left

Her roommate was thankful but her aunt was furious

Can't blame the kid

The aunt is wrong either way

Entitled child

Only way to handle this

OP did what she had to do, even if it meant snatching a toy from a child's hands. The people of Reddit reassured OP that she did the right thing and that the child shouldn't get used to stealing things and getting away with it.

We've seen what the Redditors had to say; now it's your turn to share your opinion.

Senad