More mischief in town

[Chris Santee]

This was probably not taken from here, but.......

State Police have recovered a canvas purse and some miscellaneous contents on Ruggles Road in Lyndon.  Anyone who may have lost a purse may contact VSP at 748-3111 to provide a description.

[mirjo]

As I said earlier, these people obviously missed the lesson on not taking stuff that belongs to others! I guess it's like the old "leading a horse to water.."saying. You can try to teach kids about common courtesy and being decent people, but if they aren't going to listen or follow the basic tenents of society, there is nothing we can do about it really or so it seems.

It really makes me angry that I have to change the way I live so that some one who has no regard for others can do whatever the hell he wants to do. There is something so wrong with this picture. It's like a small scale terrorist attack.

Lock your car in your driveway, keep your doors & windows locked, get a dog, get a gun, be ultra vigilant...it's sound advice, but how annoying is that to let these @$%* win like they are?

How unfortunate that we can't effectively fight crime and win a little bit.

[Lilone]

If you teach the kids at a young age about not taking things that don't belong to you, and showing respect for other peoples things, they have no choice but to listen. That lesson was one I heard often when I was little and now I wouldn't even consider taking something that did not belong to me.

[Mummy]

Lilone, do you recalll WHO your friends were when you were younger?  Do you recall your parents instructing you on WHO you were not allowed to hang out with?  I DO and I could not understand why but as I got older and look back, that really helped me to develop into a good future.  So, please remember to be involved with your kids and their friends.  Kids remember your parents are usually looking out for your best interest:)

[Lilone]

Mummy, I had completely forgotten about that but yes my parents were VERY wary about who I surrounded myself with. At the time I too didn't get it, and was kind of mad at them, but it makes a whole lot of sense now. That is a VERY good piece of advice and I will remember that when I have kids.  I do know from experience that kids don't always make the best choices, conscious or not and that's where parents need step in and draw the lines in the sand so to speak.

[Loctavious]

I got that advice too, but I'd like to give you the exception - Parent's who don't bother to get to know friends.  My Parents were older by the time i got to HS, God bless their souls.  They did their best for all 8 of their kids.  I remember that advice, and getting angry - not because i didn't understand - but because either barely knew my firends and some of the ones they were talking about - may have been a bit wild at times, but they were fundamentally good kids.  Some are still my firends today.

SO to expound on the 2 former comments about knowing who your kids friends are - really get to know them instead of what you hear through the grapevine - as not all adults regurgitate strictly the facts but embellish sometimes based on 'THEIR' take/interpretation of information from others.  Got to stick up for the kids who can't defend themselves.

Not that intimating that the 2 prior comments were alluding or inferring that as i don't believe they were. 

[Lilone]

Loctavious, I do agree with you there. Some kids get a bad rap because of some mistake they made or who they were related to. My dad was famous for believing the hype, and forbidding me to hang out with certain kids, I of course would rebel and hang out with them anyway, mostly because I knew who they really were. But because my parents were so wary, it opened my eyes to what could be out there and what could happen. 

[Mummy]

Loctavious, it is just another piece to the puzzle of life.  Not one person in my life has always been right all the time, however, it helps to have the additional insight!  Infact, I recall my father not wanting me to date a guy in high school because of his parents and I too new the guy's spirit pretty well.  We have been together for over 30-years now!  Yeah, my Dad did live long enough to give me a smile of relief and a wink of "you knew more than I saw!"  Words were never spoken but to this day my husband has earned the respect of all 6 of my siblings!  A really great thing about a large family is ...when your parent's don't know your friends, most often one of your siblings did!