Wwyd? My daughter's bike is missing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bet the girl lied to her mom. She probably told mom that she traded it for something, that your DD didn't want it, it was abandoned in the common area, or some sort of lie so now the mom thinks it is indeed "her" bike.

No. Not really. Mom is a psychotic liar and thief too. Apple did not fall far from the tree. The whole family is trash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let it go and next time, no leaving the bikes out and etch/label it if its ever out of your house/vision.

Wow. Way to model doormat behavior for your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, take it from a lawyer, don't ask a yes/no question unless you're prepared for a no answer. You say, "Good afternoon. That's my daughter's bike that went missing last week, I can tell from the rip in the seat she did when she was riding at the playground. See? I'm going to take it back now and will label it so it doesn't get mixed up again. Thanks!"

But since you've already engaged with the mother, you could: (1) take the bike back without asking and see if she calls you out on it; (2) knock again and say, "sorry, I know we spoke last week, but when we still couldn't find her bike I checked again and actually this one IS her bike, see the tear on the seat? She did that last summer at the playground. Just giving you a heads up I'm taking it back now, thanks!"

This is superb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You call the police and explain the situation. Do you have a picture with your daughter on her bike?

Agree. In future, put some identifying mark on bike, clothes, electronics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bet the girl lied to her mom. She probably told mom that she traded it for something, that your DD didn't want it, it was abandoned in the common area, or some sort of lie so now the mom thinks it is indeed "her" bike.

If my child told me she traded a bike, or anything expensive, I would call the parent to confirm.

[Anonymous]

next bike I suggest you engrave somewhere her name and date of purchase, do not use ss number or address.
I would ask a street patrol unit to stop, make a report and see what happens.

[Anonymous]

Go take it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bet the girl lied to her mom. She probably told mom that she traded it for something, that your DD didn't want it, it was abandoned in the common area, or some sort of lie so now the mom thinks it is indeed "her" bike.

No. Not really. Mom is a psychotic liar and thief too. Apple did not fall far from the tree. The whole family is trash.

Woah. Calm down Linda.

[Anonymous]

Ha! This happened when we were kids with a sled. We found it in someone's back yard. Jumped the fence and stole it back.

[Anonymous]

Post pictures of it on a local community page asking if anyone has seen it. Word will get out that it was seen with the other child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, take it from a lawyer, don't ask a yes/no question unless you're prepared for a no answer. You say, "Good afternoon. That's my daughter's bike that went missing last week, I can tell from the rip in the seat she did when she was riding at the playground. See? I'm going to take it back now and will label it so it doesn't get mixed up again. Thanks!"

But since you've already engaged with the mother, you could: (1) take the bike back without asking and see if she calls you out on it; (2) knock again and say, "sorry, I know we spoke last week, but when we still couldn't find her bike I checked again and actually this one IS her bike, see the tear on the seat? She did that last summer at the playground. Just giving you a heads up I'm taking it back now, thanks!"

This is superb.

+1 yeah this really is the way to go. I'd go with this PP's (1) suggestion of swiping it back, but I'd have to look at your OP again--if the bike is in the garage, then you have to talk to the mom again aka (2)

and btw I get it why you started with honest inquiry rather than direct statments, because who would think that the mom would cover? But now you know, so no more questions, just statements.

[Anonymous]

^^and btw, assuming you are the mom, if you've got a DH around, and you have to go with (2) talking to the mom again, I'd send your DH.

This is because that mom has now double-downed on her kid's lie, and so you showing up again saying 'yes it IS my DDs bike" can cause her to lose face/being exposed as a lier--so she could take it up a knotch.

However; if your DH shows up, this mom has a way to save face, because your DH will point out the tear, and has not heard her say it's her kid's bike, etc.....it's a fresh encounter, not a continuation/escalation of a bad encounter.

[Anonymous]

This exact situation happened to me when I was 7. My dad bought me a new one because even though there was no way that girl had the same pink bike with modified handbrakes my dad put on it, it wasn't worth the trouble. I learned not to leave my bike out lying around in our yard or any yard. I made sure to lock it, and not be friends with the girl who stole it.

[Anonymous]

I would have called her bluff and said you looked and your daughters name is on the bike.

[Anonymous]

When you are sure, don’t ask. Take it back.