The mother was furious when her six-year-old daughter returned home in tears. The reason? A classmate stole her $50 bento lunchbox. In Answer With the school’s lack of action, she decided to take matters into her own hands.

So my sister bought my daughter (age 6) a bento box for $50. After school on Thursday, my daughter came home and while I was unpacking her bag as usual, I noticed her bento box was missing. When I asked her where it was, she said that a girl in her class named Audrey (pseudonym) took it and refused to give it back.

I asked if she went to her teacher and she said yes, but her teacher told her it was a lunch box and it didn’t matter. Now, Audrey’s name is not new to my household; She and the other girls always picked on my daughter and no matter how many times I went to school about it nothing was done. To say I was angry is an understatement.

The next day, I went to the school 30 minutes before lunch time and requested a meeting with the teacher and principal. They brought my daughter down, I explained the situation and they had someone get Audrey.

Audrey brought the lunchbox to “prove” but because my daughter’s name was inside, I asked her to open the lunchbox and watched her for a long time as she opened it. My daughter’s name was clear as day. When I asked my daughter to return it, she started crying.

The teacher asked Audrey if it was okay if she had her food for the day and I said no, she had 5 minutes to find something else to put the food in, or I would throw it out. Instead of finding a closed container, they started arguing with me I stood up and grabbed the bento box and in front of them all, I threw the food into the trash can.

Holding my daughter’s hand, comforting the crying girl, I left the office with a bento box. hours later, I told my sister what had happened and she said that although I have every right to be mad, I can leave it to her., she would have bought my daughter another bento box. However, I feel it’s principled: why should we buy back what my daughter already has because some deserving child wants hers? Is my statement wrong?

• “This kid’s parents are just as bad as her, and if my kid comes home with anything that I know I didn’t buy her, I’m going to ask questions and bring it back to school. Not stuffing her food into it! ” Apart_Foundation1702 / Reddit
• “Audrey faced absolutely zero consequences for her actions from school. She was crying her way out. She finally faced the consequences. conscious-arm-7889 / reddit
• “No, you’re not wrong. Audrey learned a lesson that day, and so did the principal and teacher—you’re not one to play with. Remote-Crow3980 / Reddit
• “Actions have consequences. Audrey learned a hard lesson today and will make better choices in the future. Known_Supermarket_37 / Reddit

Parenting isn’t easy, but there are certain behaviors every parent should be aware of. Taking responsibility for their actions is one of them.