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I did something dumb
Topic Started: Jun 27 2007, 08:29 AM (142 Views)
ykmommy
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aishes chayil
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I love getting 'good garbage' from other people's garbage. I feel like I hit a jackpot when someone throws out the nicest looking antique chair or stool, etc. So - ds was in the car when I came across a 'find' and I made dh stop so I could get it from the garbage.

The other day, I found ds had brought a toy car home from camp that wasn't his (how I know all of his cars that are really his - do not ask!). He told me it was 'hefker, like the stool I found'. "How do you know?" I asked. "Well, it was lying on the floor in the room and no one claimed it as their's so it was hefker and I took it.".

Now - how do I get the 'stealing' to stop???? :ouch :ouch

I made him take it back to the Morah and apologize, but I don't know if that sank in or not.
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hallie_ari_mom
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aww.. it's just different. What you did isn't stealing bc it was left by the curb. Just like you can't take something from someone's house, he can't take something from school. It's these little nuances that are difficult to teach a child.
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rikal
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You can teach him that the garbage is the 'hefker place' and if its anywhere else then its not hefker.
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realeez
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Don't be upset with yourself! Kids and stealing is very hard to explain!
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Akvir
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aishes chayil
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My son would bring back cars from nursery...he even would put them in his bag.
It stopped eventually coz everytime i would make him take it back and i told him nursery toys stay in nursery and home toys stay at home.
Also maybe take your metzias from the street when your kid isn't in the car with you.
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