ShopliftingWhen I was young and impressionable and on holiday in France, I followed some friends into a sweet shop and we each stole something. I was so mortified by this, I returned them.
My lack of French hampered this somewhat - they had no idea why the small English boy wanted to add some chews to the open box, and saw it as an attempt by a nasty foreigner oik to contaminate their stock. Not my best day.
What have you lifted?
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chthonic, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 11:13)
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Not me... my 6 year old!It had to happen. Junior, for that is his rank and not his name, was caught by Mrs Madone in the local garden centre with a bulging mouth. Yes, he had done the unthinkable and had pilfered a sweet from the pick n mix candy boxes.
Seeing the look of disgust on Mrs Madone's face, I marched him outside the shop, told him if he ever did that again I would knock him into the middle of next week (in my best stern voice - I think only the third time ever that I have tried to be a discipline-er) and that there would be no PS3 for two days as punishment.
He cried. He understands that stealing comes with punishment. He doesn't usually eat sweets, although there are always sweets around - so it really was a moment of folly.
Me... I was so proud. I was 15 before I (accidently due to mushrooms) had the balls to nick anything. Well done Junior!
And yes... I blame the parents!
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Piper Alpha is being a grumpy northerm bastard on:, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 15:56,
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Mine did that when she was threeonly it was a Milky Bar in the supermarket. I felt so guilty when I realised she was eating it that I prised the wrapper out of her sticky little mitt and got the checkout girl to scan it with the shopping!
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