Can you tell me what you would do if this happened to you ?

Question

The door bell rings and two kids about 8 and 12 come bursting in. They are selling things , so I try to get them to sit down on the couch's, so I can see what they are selling. The little girl starts asking me for Yougurt ( I have never seen these children before. I have no clue who their parents are. ) So, I give them yougurt and the little girl and boy start going through my stuff in my house. The little girl starts jumping over my furniture and looking through my fridge and all the rooms. Then , she walks in my bathroom ( where my husband is getting a shower ! ) . I stood up and told them that they should not be running around my house like that and going through my things. I told them they had to leave. Then after they left the boy came back because he forgot his helmet. I let him in and he got his helmet. I told him that his parents need to be with them . ( They are driving around all over the place on their bikes alone ) The little boy said its okay because..........

he is 15. I told him that he is not 15. He snapped at me and said " I said 13 !!! ". I showed him out of my house and shut the door as they were talking. I am pregnant and have a daughter of my own. I expect children to be respectful to everyone. I will not tolerate anything else.

I am thinking about going and telling their parents ( if I can find them ). They just really angered me . I didn't yell at them. I raised my voice. Why to people allow their children to run around unattended and go into strangers houses's ?

I guess I should have never let them in ..... I will not let this happen next time.

" again".....

I meant opening the door to answer .

Answer 1

I would call the local authorities and have them keep a look out for the children.

Answer 2

There are too many crazy people out there for a pregnant women to just open her door to anyone. what if there was a man with them? or a crazy woman? if they were able to get into your house, just think what could happen next time. the minute you realized this was not normal you should have kicked them out of the house and locked the doors. keep all doors and windows locked and don't answer the door unless you know these people.
I would also call the police and make a report, just so it is on record. you never know what can happen. good luck with the baby and take care of yourself.
what did your husband do?
please be more careful!!!

Answer 3

Those kids are horrible, where the h**l are the parents? It is so dangerous to let a child of any age just run around, and especially go into other people's houses. I would let it go for now since you dont know their parents, but if they come around again I would definitely find the parents. And from the likes of their kids, I doubt they would even care. That's ridiculous.

Answer 4

Please be careful if you go to the parents. The kids could live in an abusive situation and may have really been hungry when asking for the yogurt. They may not have anyone to show them how to behave. If it is an abusive situation it could mean a beating or other severe punishment if the parents are notified. I would probably just let it go. just don't let them in again. If you see them out a lot alone, maybe report it as neglect or abuse to the athorities. Good Luck.

Answer 5

You shouldn't let strangers in the door, no matter how young. Their parents could be sending them to do this, to look around your house to see if there is anything worth stealing, or to see where the rooms are. Next time they show up, meet them on the front steps, and ask them to take you to their own house so you can see their parents.

Answer 6

i bet you anything the parents already know the kids go around on their bikes.

proper supervision of children is a laughable thing these days. my daughter (she's nine) gets mad at me because she's not allowed to play or ride her bike unless i go outside with her. we have a road in front and a river out back. other kids run around all over the place with no one paying the least attention.

if that had happened to me the first thing i would have done was say stop very loudly. then ask where the parents were. if the children do not answer to my satisfaction then i ask them to please leave and if they want to come back then i need to speak to a parent.
i do not allow kids in my home unless the parents know they are here.
when kids come over uninvited to play with my daughter and start asking for food i tell them if they are hungry then they need to go home and eat.
if they are invited then they are welcome to snacks and meals.
i hope this helps in the future.
good day.

Answer 7

Next time sont' let them in your house. That's just wierd and creepy. I wouldn't have given them anything and I would have showed them the door. If they didn't leave I would have pushed them out the door and threatened to call the police. Kids these days, what is the world coming to.

Answer 8

First you have to get your story right.

Did they come bursting in or did you open the door and let them in as you say at the end?

Either way I would call the police and tell them what happened. They could be checking out your house to see what you have for a later break in. You can never be too safe.

Answer 9

Well frankly I myself would never let anyone burst into my home, you just don’t know in this times, even children can be dangerous. If they were looking through your things likely they were looking for valuables it’s.

As someone said they could have also been getting the layout of your home their parents could be professional criminals

Answer 10

Holy cow! Those kids need a keeper, not a parent! First off, I would never have let them in my house. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they were "casing" the joint either for their own benefit or for their parents. And you bet I would have told them to leave!