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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, why do you care what DCUM thinks?

Your child took someone's swimsuit, and you did not return it to the other person. Both these acts (your son taking something, and you not returning it in time) has already happened.  Why do you need DCUM to approve or disapprove?  We do not know you.  The other person knows you somewhat, and she does not have a good impression of you.  Worry about her impression because she knows you IRL. [/quote]

I think once the crazy lady's request starts getting out there, she's going to be the one who has to worry what people think of her.

Over a bathing suit.[/quote]

She sounds self-absorbed.  There will be more stories, after this one, I imagine.  [/quote]

How can she be self-absorbed, when it wasn't her suit that was taken by mistake? I don't think there's anything crazy about asking for a [b]stolen by accident[/b] item to be returned immediately. OP doesn't want to return it immediately, which means she should keep closer tabs on her child who takes other people's things, if she doesn't want to be doing this for the next 10 years.[/quote]

Again the word stolen. The kid is 6/7 . Really you need to let it go and just enjoy your vacation.[/quote]

Again- you don't read very well. Try it again. Sound it out.[/quote]

The word stolen, by definition, requires intent.  Grabbing the wrong swim suit by mistake is not stealing.  [/quote]

Seriously. I'm on the Jersey shore right now and I'm pretty sure I could WALK to the Target here in 15 minutes.[/quote]

The jersey shore isn't a town, people. I assure you that you won't find a Target or a kid's swim trunks for under $40 in Stone Harbor or Avalon. And you won't pass a target on the way there. Those beach towns don't have a boardwalk---just a little Main Street with upscale shops. And the family probably planned to leave at 6am and can't hit a local target on their way out of town. [/quote]

You get to the Jersey shore by driving up 95 for hours. A big box store is not hard to find and don't most people stop for stuff along the way when going on a driving vacation? Come on. You can't possibly be arguing that it is impossible to replace a Target bathing suit while driving through the mid-Atlantic States. [/quote]

It is an inconvience and the whole finding a target, pulling off, finding and buying a suit will probably take 50 minutes. Why should the other mom be subjected to this inconvience but not OP? OP is clearly outsourcing her childcare (see: she didn't go to party or maybe this wouldn't have happened) so of COURSE she thinks she shouldn't have to drive anywhere. [/quote]

Because that is life with kids. Her kid went to a pool party, took off his suit, didn't immediately wrap it in a towel and put it in his bag, another kid had the same suit in a different size, the suits got switched. So, on the way to the beach she stops and picks up a new one along with some extra sunscreen. While they are stopped they get some lunch. No one stresses about it and everyone has a lovely weekend. [/quote]

Returning things your child accidentally takes because you choose not to be responsible for your own child and your child doesn't know how to read sizes is ALSO a part of parenting. [/quote]

As is teaching them to keep things in perspective, something your parents didn't do. People need to roll with the punches in life. For someone whose vacation train derails because of a minor thing like misplacing a swim suit, no doubt multiple other things go wrong on a daily basis.

What if OP misplaces her her toothbrush or deodorant or razor? Will she stay inside the hotel or does she have the wherewithal to replace them? It's not like she's taking a trip to the Amazon jungle.[/quote]

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