My boy found a phone on the way home..

MrH said:
Where was it said the phone was top of the line? In this day and age a 12 year old is going to want a phone as all their friends will have one, now I'm not saying buy your 12 year old a £300 iPhone but there's plenty of options that would be suitable for kids. Plus they're handy for emergencies, if your kid needed your help wouldn't you want them to be able to contact you?
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Yeah, I get what your saying but maybe the OP could tells us the make/model of the phone , just to prove my point.
 
DcD said:
How is it sad and childish? It's the best way of proving a point I'd say - that is of course if he lives with his wife and it'd blow over as amicable - rather than breaking and entering your ex's house or something.
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The boy found the phone, you are asking him to steal it.

Why not let the point come naturally if she loses it instead of forcing it by stealing the phone?

Two wrongs dont make a right and is anything but a "best way".
 
Tyron said:
The boy found the phone, you are asking him to steal it.

Why not let the point come naturally if she loses it instead of forcing it by stealing the phone?

Two wrongs dont make a right and is anything but a "best way".
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I think you're missing my point.

I'm saying, for the OP to prove his point to his wife, he should nick her phone on the sly for a day or two, and when she moans about losing it, he should remind her of her own "finders keepers" philosophy (and then give it back, obviously). I didn't say anything about the kid having to do any stealing.

It all further reiterates the point that the wife is wrong and the phone should be returned. This hypoethetical tactic would have course only work if they are in a good relationship and living together though, rather than OP breaking into her house to nick her phone just to prove his point.
 
Take what you can, give nothing back.

Let him keep it, you gotta take what you want in this life, nobody is going to give it to you.
 
DcD said:
I think you're missing my point.
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No you are missing the point.

You are telling him to STEAL her phone instead of waiting for her to lose it for him to then bring up the point.

You discourage one bad behavour but promote another. Two wrongs dont make a right no way you try and spin it.
 
If the phone is working and calling, maybe call up a number in the phone book which says "Mum" "Dad" or some relative and maybe get the phone returned that way. - Your child may even get a small reward for it. Doing a good deed feels a hell of a lot better. :)
 
Tyron said:
No you are missing the point.

You are telling him to STEAL her phone instead of waiting for her to lose it for him to then bring up the point.
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He wouldn't steal the phone and keep it, he could be waiting forever for her to lose her phone.

Tyron said:
You discourage one bad behavour but promote another. Two wrongs dont make a right no way you try and spin it.
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Forgive me father, for I have sinned.
 
The kids stolen a phone, she's encouraging him to commit theft, tell her and him that and then do something about giving it back.
 
5UB said:
If the phone is working and calling, maybe call up a number in the phone book which says "Mum" "Dad" or some relative and maybe get the phone returned that way. - Your child may even get a small reward for it. Doing a good deed feels a hell of a lot better. :)
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THIS
 
Grow some balls and get some control of yo guurrrlllll

Also report your wife and kid to the police if they don't hand the phone back. That'll teach em.
 
Sefirosu said:
** Why quote him then, what's wrong with the RTM system? **
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You just crossed a seriously uncorssable line.

I had to pull up a good mate of mine recently for something similar.

You probably dont have kids and think this was was lolz. It really is not.

Apology in order.
 
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