My youngest son somehow acquired an entire pallet of Dinty Moore® beef stew?
I went to go wake him for school this morning and there it was... an entire pallet of canned soup. It was just sitting there next to his bed. I literally have no conception of how a 13-year-old child could possibly have gotten it in there. It's heavy and bulky enough to require a forklift or possibly a small team of grown men to lift. How could he have gotten into his second-floor bedroom?
I tried asking him outright, but he's being somewhat evasive with his answers. Do you think he could have stolen it? Did he receive as a prize or gift, maybe? Is somebody playing an elaborate practical joke on me? Should I be concerned?
Thanks and God bless.
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Yes, be concerned. Possibly some merchant is missing their merchandise. The easiest thing would be to call the police and let them investigate, before their investigation (if any) leads them your way. If it's innocent, there will be no problems, otherwise it is a problem you as the parent will need to deal with.
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I would look into it more - Anytime something out of the ordinary happens generally this event accompanies an out of the ordinary action. One thing for sure is that you have a right to know how these items ended up in your house - in your child's room. If He/She did steal the items or has knowledge of them as being stolen - it very well could be a felony as it sounds like the monetary value is greater than $500.00 (this is the value in most states to turn a misdemeanor theft into a felony theft.) If your child resists answers - you can assume the worst - there is a reason they are being elusive - they are trying not to get caught.
Definitely get to the bottom of this
He's preparing for the day of final destruction on October 21 according to Harold Camping?
If you know he couldn't have paid for it, then yes he stole it. Check the expiration dates on it, if it's 2 years from now then even more so, he stole it. Call his bluff and tell him your going to call the police to report it because if they find it in your house, you wont be able to claim ignorance.
do not, do not, do not call the police. some psych help may be in order. this is pretty strange but the law is the law, they don't take kindly to grand theft of any kind. just saying...
Canned soup is awesome.
Your son made a good choice!
Maybe he was hungry for a midnight snack, and wanted enough for breakfast in bed.
yes it's stolen, he could have always moved them from outside one can at a time.
Its premade canned st"ew". They probably had to give it away... Have you read the ingredients???
I hope you like "beef" stew...