Who is right? Son accidentally took item - disagreement results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't you sort of assume when you have small children that at some point an article of clothing is likely to go missing? It's sort of par for the course with kids that age. That is why you buy cheap (and multiple) swimsuits, especially before a beach trip.

And even if you expect something to be returned when it was accidentally taken, you don't get to make unreasonable demands that it be returned at 10 at night, requiring nearly a 2 hour round trip.

No one made unreasonable demands. The OP offered to drive the suit to the mother so she opened the door for the driving/when to drop off debate. Have you even read all the updates from OP? OP sounds like she asked for it.

[Anonymous]

What did you do OP?

[Anonymous]

Seriously why did you revive this thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously why did you revive this thread?

to get an update

[Anonymous]

I am NOT going to read 50 pages to find out why but I do find it rather incredible that there are 50 pages.

[Anonymous]

Why couldn't she overnight to them the next day to the hotel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am NOT going to read 50 pages to find out why but I do find it rather incredible that there are 50 pages.

Ditto. Seems like a three pager at best from the op.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should have driven it to them. Your son took it, his mistake. It sucks but that is what you should have done.

I would have Venmo'd that woman $15 for a new target suit before I made a 2 hour round trip trek with a baby and 7 year old at 10 pm to return a suit

That's what I would have done too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am NOT going to read 50 pages to find out why but I do find it rather incredible that there are 50 pages.

Ditto. Seems like a three pager at best from the op.

Well, you have to get far enough in to where OP, having decided she can't leave the house at 10pm, instead invites all of her private-school mom friends over and they sit around drinking wine, giggling about crazy bathing suit mom and coming up with wildly complicated schemes to get the suit back to bathing suit mom (schemes that don't involve OP driving, because of course by now she's had a couple glasses of wine) and updating continuously on DCUM about how ALL the private school moms are laughing at bathing suit mom. I think OP's overseas husband even got involved at one point.

At least that's what I recall from reading it the first time around. Apologies to OP and/or bathing suit mom if I'm mixing this up with some other thread. Apparently I spend to much time on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am NOT going to read 50 pages to find out why but I do find it rather incredible that there are 50 pages.

Ditto. Seems like a three pager at best from the op.

Well, you have to get far enough in to where OP, having decided she can't leave the house at 10pm, instead invites all of her private-school mom friends over and they sit around drinking wine, giggling about crazy bathing suit mom and coming up with wildly complicated schemes to get the suit back to bathing suit mom (schemes that don't involve OP driving, because of course by now she's had a couple glasses of wine) and updating continuously on DCUM about how ALL the private school moms are laughing at bathing suit mom. I think OP's overseas husband even got involved at one point.

At least that's what I recall from reading it the first time around. Apologies to OP and/or bathing suit mom if I'm mixing this up with some other thread. Apparently I spend to much time on DCUM.

I think someone's coworker who was in close to missing trunks boy ended up going over there are giving them money. I'm not going to go back through this and check though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Geeeesh!!
Op here.
I did not expect this.
I haven't read all of it but thank you to those with good advice!
This is nothing near the bobcat thread, though, let's be honest. That was the best ever!
And we aren't in Bethesda or Cabin John or NW, just FYI. But I love the sleuthing.
So it really turned into a debacle. Two friends came over that night to return some patio furniture that they had borrowed for a party, and while we were unloading the stuff, the HUSBAND of the bathing suit mom sends me a text, saying they have to have the suit tonight. At this point it is 8:30. My friend says her husband will bring it there. In the time we take to figure that out, the husband texts me a second time reiterating the need for the suit.
Then her husband maps it, and calls back and says please can we just PayPal them money, it's going to take an hour to get there and an hour to get back.
(Virtually everyone we know at the school lives very close. This location is highly unusual and I have no idea why they don't go to a closer school.)
So I text and offer to PayPal money to replace the suit. I offer $25. They say no, they don't use PayPal and don't know how and don't wsnt to!! At this point, my friend's husband has texted my husband (forgetting he's overseas) to say what a jerk this guy is, so now my husband is involved. (Which frankly I wanted to avoid.). Then one of my friends remembers that another mom we are friends with works close to the bathing suit mom's house (within 20 minutes) and is likely still at the office, and maybe she can help get money to them. So we call her, and she tells us they are full on crazy people, and to stay away from them. She offers to drop money off (i think she was anxious to help because I used to keep her son two days a week from 7-8 am so she could get to work, for those of you who think I'm some sort of freeloader because I sent my kid to a party with a friend!!) and she says it's not out of her way cause she's headed to - you guessed it - Target!!! My friend calls the target in that town and they don't have the suit in that size. But, now we have someone to drop money. So, she heads there and says she will report back. At this point, the friend that took my kid to the party hears about this (because she lives on the same street as the family with the husband who texted my husband and they ran into each other walking dogs) so SHE now comes over cause she feels bad that she grabbed the wrong suit/let my son grab the wrong suit and now it has turned into this. So now the wine has been opened and we are all awaiting news from the cash drop off. I text the Bathing suit mom and her husband and tell them a friend can drop off the $25. He writes "fine"
And this was the report we got from our cash deliverer -- friend gets to the door. She says hi, I am a friend of so and so, XYZ is my son, sorry about the mix up, my friend (me) is sorry she couldn't return it but it's quite a long drive and she's on her own these days. Then she tries to make a joke about the horrible traffic, since she works out there, but they don't smile. She gives them $30 (cause that's what she had on her) they don't offer change, they shut the door.
No thank you or anything.
And yes, I realize this is a total asinine chain of events. But in the end it was a little entertaining.

Sounds like a troll.

So wait - he asked you to Paypal and then said he doesn't use Paypal?

No, OP's friend's husband suggested to Paypal the $$. The friend and husband who returned patio furniture.

In the time we take to figure that out, the husband texts me a second time reiterating the need for the suit.

OP, at this point, why didn't you tell swimsuit lady's husband that you understand they need the suit, but since he is (now) home and obviously both parents are home, he is more than welcome to drive to your house and pick up the suit. Seriously, if they needed the suit that badly - and clearly now both he and his wife were home - one of them could have driven to pick up the suit. (and you should have offered that).

Here you go PPs.
This is the highlight, unless the OP updated after this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have 3 boys. I have never seen number-sized bathing suits for boys at Target. This makes me suspicious of the whole story.

I pointed this out already! They come in S, M, L, XL!

I have invested too much in this thread for it all to fall apart under sizing discrepancies

Lmao

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The whole convoluted update makes no sense. Dog walking? Borrowing patio furniture? A friend working near the other family at 8:30 PM, AND she just happens to know personally who they are and they they're crazy?? You took the trolling too far, OP.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did not read all the posts, but is anyone questioning the " accidental" part of her son taking it? If it was an accident, how did the other kid know who had it?

I admit, I would want the suit. If my son does not wear special suits at the beach he will develop a rash. I could see us being in a one suit situation at the beginning of the year (not wanting to buy more than one until we know it fits right). No amount of money would fix it, as the suit has to be bought online.

Same her. My kid is particular about colors and design. She would have cried a lot and refused to go in the water.