Time to cut girl off never trust liars and thieves
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I would NOT allow that child back in my house.
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Be done with the friend and kid. And start teaching your child that the word no means no. He can have boundaries with other kids. And if he struggles then he needs to come ask you about it every time. Then you know which kid is asking and for what and you can make sure it doesn’t walk off.
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How difficult is it for 1) her to check the bag 2) her to check the room 3) her to see her kid is playing a game SHE didn’t buy? She sounds like just as much of a their and an enabler! The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, ey?
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honestly i wouldnt care how close of a friend you were, real friends wouldnt get so defensive over something so small. It wasnt hard for her to check the bag to see if the game was in there, and if it was then simply have the child apologuize and return it the next time they come over. But clearly I wouldnt invite that friend over again until she stops acting like her child can do no wrong. And shes showing you shes not a really good friend to begin with anyways, so it isnt your lose. Its hers. Esp when she realizes she doesnt have anyone else to hang out with anymore,
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That’s no friend. If someone rang me saying that something is missing, I would be searching my kids bags and asking them if they have seen it.
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Sorry but if “friend” is helping anyone steal from you or worse from your child, then it’s no friend. Idk if the person she helps is a grown man or a 2 yo girl. Friends want to see you thrive not steal from you and your kids and forcing you to struggle.
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Sorry if they take like that they will continue to do it
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No telling what else is missing from your home due to them going over. I would’ve asked,” hey did ur son finish borrowing the game?” To see the reaction. Then stop having them over. Terrible friend
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Child wouldn’t be allowed over my house anymore and I’d cut the friendship with the mother. This is the problem. Some parents refuse to see that their child is wrong, setting their child up for failure. Nope. Not for me
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She can’t b too good of a friend, if she’s not gonna c that her child takes ownership of something that doesn’t belong to her child.
I think the whole situation could’ve been handled differently, hey my son let your son borrow a game can I run over and get it 
So basically you have issue with your friend doing what you do?
Make her check his stuff, if it’s at their house then she’ll know he took it and should return it!! Def not a friend if she won’t even ask her child and she’s not teaching him to not steal
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Stop letting the child come over to play. Also, your friend knows these items do not belong to her child. So this child knows his mother is going to back him up. So. Now you tell me, who is the thief? You have to keep this child out of your house.
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she knows he has it , just stop having her kid around yours , shes a bad friend to allow her kid to act like that to yours
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It’s your home. In invite them
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Go over to your “friend’s” house. Knock on the door and tell her you are there for the video game. Hand her a photo of the cover of the box so that she knows what she is looking for. Once you have the game, do not ever speak with her and never, ever have her or her child over to your house.
If she does not give you the game, buy it for your poor son, send your idiot “friend” a copy of the receipt and let her know you expect her to pay for the game that her son took from your home.
Use strong language (not swear words). It is time to grow a backbone and show your son that theft is never the right thing to do.
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Not worth it she isn’t a true friend to you if she knows that her son has kept your sons present, I wouldn’t have him or her over to your place again, cos I can assure you it will happen again
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I would not invite this person into your house anymore 
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She’s not a friend if she is ok with her son stealing from you. I’d kick her to the curb, you don’t do that to friends.
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Tl;Dr
Ok so we had something similar happen with our youngest son (almost 8). He had gotten a new popit from school using feathers (currency they earn for doing what they’re supposed to that can then be used at the school store). He let a little girl on the bus play with it. This little girl wouldn’t give it back & got off the bus with it. My son was upset because he had just gotten it & thought it was gone forever. He knew the little girls name, so I made a post on FB asking if anyone’s daughter that rode our bus may have come home with that specific popit. I didn’t accuse anyone of stealing because, well I wasnt there so no way I’d know EXACTLY what went down. I believe my kid, but realistically we should all know kids can very easily leave out key details. Turns out it was the daughter of someone I went to school with for several years. He apologized several times & as soon as he got home from work drove it to our house to give back to my son. I thanked him. Everybody went back to life as usual. This wasn’t even someone I’m friends with now…just 2 adults that handled a situation civilly. I can’t imagine a close friend acting the way urs did. That is not a friend & is seriously think about dropping them. I treat my friends kids like my own for the most part & would’ve immediately been checking my kids stuff for the game. I also think u could’ve handled it a tad better as well. This just doesn’t sound like any kinda exchange is have with any of my close friends. I’d absolutely ask about the game again (maybe she’ll cool down/games ain’t cheap). Otherwise, I’d take it as a lesson learned & not associate with them anymore. I really hope ur son gets his game back tho. Ridiculous that she wont even acknowledge the possibility her son has it.
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Time for new friends
This is not ok, tell her to give the game back and then move on.
cut ties with them ASAP first video games then comes money then comes guess what medicines its better to end the friendship and find a social group for your son like at YMCA or something like that in your area to find new friends
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Don’t let the little sh*t in ur house again… and make ur “so called” friend pay to replace the game …
Find better friends… thats no friend of urs.
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That doesn’t seem like a good friend if she won’t even attempt to look or ask her son about it. If you still want to be friends next time you hangout could ask if she can bring it over and keep the kids where you can see them or put them strictly in one area where the kid can’t take anything (like could keep them outside or in living room have one game or toys they can play with and just quietly check make sure everything is there before they leave)
Wow not a friend at all, no way one of my friends would be like omg these kids and give the game back. So crazy!
Don’t let him back to your house
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That’s not a friend and oretty crap parenting if she’s allowing her child to steal and think it’s OK x
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This similar situation happened to me too. I know for a fact he stole from me and his mom denied it. Sadly me and that friend are not as close as we used to be. I have let her son come over maybe twice in the past almost 3 years, and they used to come over weekly. I just stopped inviting her over and her kids over and replaced my daughters game. You can’t change those type of people unfortunately 
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Tell her if she doesn’t return it you won’t be socialising again
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Not a good friend and also not setting a good example to her son,no way would they come to my home again
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A darn shame…
End all contact with them! No “explanation” just move on!!
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She ain’t your friend
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and that boy is nothing but a thief
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You aren’t over reacting! Toxic friendship. Cut all ties immediately. Block and delete. No contact. This cannot be good for your child’s mental health either. For their sake, and your own, cut ALL ties and do not have anything to do with them again. Ignore. Move on. A good friend wouldn’t treat you or your child like this.
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She’s obviously not your friend. I wouldn’t allow them back over again. Let it go as a learning lesson and move on.
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That mom is setting her kid up for failure. You better monitor things more closely when * is around
stop allowed that child over
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They wouldn’t be allowed in my home anymore.
Ditch her and the kid
Or ban the kid from coming to your house
Obviously your friend doesn’t think or care enough about you or your child to chastise her child
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Don’t you dare buy another one. Ask for it back better yet ask to bring it over to borrow it when he comes over next time. Sounds like a bully situation to mr
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To get the game back I would have approached it as your son let him borrow it and would like it back now. Get the game and cut contact. She is in denial of her sons behaviors and it’s only going to get worse as he ages. Not worth it.
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She isn’t your friend!
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I would start with your child and let them know they are not to loan anything or give anything away with out your permission first. There is always a first time your child will lie to you. He could be lying now, he could have broken the game and said so and so took it. Who knows! Both kids are at fault, your kid especially since he willingly put the game in the other kids bag.
I wouldn’t allow a child a few years older play with my 7 year old.
I wouldn’t be friends with these people anymore.
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They wouldn’t be welcome in my house again and I would have a few choice words for the mum on how to parent her child properly
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We wouldn’t be friends anymore.
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That child would not be welcomed in my house anymore and neither would the mother.
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Keep them away from you and definitely out of your home. Simple !
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Definitely wouldn’t have them over again😳
Okay kids make mistakes but the fact the mother isn’t willing to correct nor acknowledge it, nope!
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Tell your friend he not allowed there anymore especially if he is a thief
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No you are not wrong, the mother is teaching her son to steal and she will verify his lies, dump this not your friend chick and her thieving son, there will come a day when a knock on her door to pick him up, and she won’t be able to deny then, and that’s the least of what could happen to him
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Don’t buy another one! Get yours back! And then never allow these people, either of them, back into your home… It’s not worth it… And she’s clearly not ur friend because if she was she would care about ur kid too… So 
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Don’t let them back over because she’s just going to continue making excuses for him until he ends up in juvie or jail. Replace it when you can afford it. I think your child will understand. Obviously your child understands right from wrong.
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They should’ve given it back even if 7 yo “gave” it to ***
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Hell no her older kid is taking advantage of your younger kid and that ain’t kewl and if she cant see that or refuses to acknowledge the wrong in the situation then shes prolly where her kid learned to be like that in the first place get his game back and ditch them or set some boundaries and make sure both her and her kid know them
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That’s ridiculous. Don’t allow them back over
I feel like this “friend” is named Nicole.
But I had a friend like this. Her son kept stealing my daughters stuff. The 1st time was my oldest Nintendo ds and he knew what he was doing bc he grabbed the charging cord and allll of the games for it.
We helped them move a couple months later and we were finding my kids stuff all over his room. It was awful. But I dropped her very quickly after that bc she made every excuse for her son.
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Go to their house for a “visit” and go take it back. If she says anything do the same thing that she’s doing to you. Not my child thing… ughh can’t stand parent’s who don’t correct their kids right from wrong.
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That is not a friend.
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That child wouldn’t be allowed back in my home until he returned the video game and after that he wouldn’t be allowed to roam freely in my home. Only place he could go unsupervised would be the restroom. I also wouldn’t have anything do to with her until she apologized for calling you and your son liars. Not much of a friend if you ask me.
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Don’t allow them back over it’s that simple
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I would distance myself and stop talking to her altogether. She’s showed you how she will handle her kid.
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no you are not over reacting games cost alot even if you didn’t pay much doesn’t give the kid the right to steal it… that would def cause me to stop been that persons friend…
I’m sorry I would March my ass over and call him out and demand the game…I would probably have some words because clearly your “friends” mother has none…
No more company from them! Find better friends!
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You are not overreacting BUT consider teaching your child that he does not have to put the video game in the bag when told to, and this would have been prevented. Not blaming your child at all, as he is younger, but this is a way to help him not give in to peer pressure.
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Dont have them over anymore… simple… if you wanna hang out with her go to her house or meet in public…
I wouldn’t let that kid back in my house lmao.
We lived next door to some nice people whose son was a year older than ours. This child had toys galore, but when he came over to play I would always find one of my son’s toys broken. I never said anything but started putting toys away when he was coming over. They were 4 and 5 years old. She also brought him to my door(he was screaming) and said my son had bit him on his back. My son had never bitten anyone, and the teeth marks were big, not small like a 4 yr. old. She demanded I whip him and let her watch. I refused, I told her I would talk to him, all the while the boy’s 8yr. old sister was standing behind them and looked mortified. I knew who bit him, my son did not get a whipping and we bought a house in a small neighborhood and moved, more like being in the country. Never liked subdivisions.
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I had the same thing happen to my kids. So I started putting their names on everything no matter what it was it would have their names or initials on it. So when they said something was missing then I’d say well they said that your kid took it so let me see it. Once I saw the name/initials I said oh huh well they don’t take from my kids now hmm looks like they do. She would always try to claim that my girls let her kid borrow it or have it but when I collected an entire laundry basket of my kids stuff I said no bc there were things they didn’t know her kid took that I found an mine were like wtf I thought I lost it or it was in the laundry when nope her kid had just taken it without anyone seeing it. The mom was embarrassed by it and hated how I made her look like a fool an was able to prove her kid was the thief even after all her excuses. She I think reemed her kid for embarrassing her and for being dumb enough to get caught bc ya know that was the whole lesson 
and I never allowed her child to come inside my house again. She could come to the house an play outside with my kids but she was never allowed inside. She needed the bathroom she had to go home she wanted a drink she had to ask my kids to get a juice box and if she was hungry well she either went home or she waited for when my kids ate. So yeah they eventually went away completely.
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If this happens often I don’t understand why you would allow them to come over anymore or at the very least be together unsupervised. I think those are the only 2 choices you have- don’t be around mom and son or if you are don’t allow the kids to be unsupervised. I’d rather just scrap the whole relationship though
Absolutely not. Id March right over there and take it back. End of story. Thats ignorant
No you’re not overreacting at all, your kid knows exactly what happened to it and so do you…so if they want to be like that then let them and yall just distance yourselves from them. I know a lot who would say “ohh it’s just a video game” but what about next time he comes over, just gonna help himself to whatever he wants and when you confront mom you already know what the outcome is gonna be so no sorry your kid isn’t gonna help himself to the things you work hard to provide for your kid and I definitely wouldn’t want a friend like that in my life…if that happened to me with one of my friends my friend would be tearing the kids room up and then call me n say “yeah girl I found it I’ll bring it over next time we come”
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No more playdate with mom and son! Get the game back even if you have go visit and take it back! Obviously she is out.for herself only ! After the game is retrieved distance yourself or park visits only…they arent friends
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I wouldn’t have anything to do with the mom and definitely would end the friendship and would allow either of them back in my home. Bc it’s only going to get worse what if the 2 children go out when they are older and the other kid steals something and thet just going to blame it on your child.
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Tell her you want the game back regardless how her kid got it! You paid for it!
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Don’t allow the mom and her child back over! Problem solved!!! You have to put your children first, and keeping them away from people like that is your job! Besides, this child may end up teaching your child bad things, like stealing!!!
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Nah I have a close family member who’s son is the same way and mom knows he’s more than capable , she knows trust me she knows , I wouldn’t allow him out of his moms sight around my house or kid! And if she was a real friend she’d address her child so it’s time to move on from her and Dennis the Menace 

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That’s not a friend. A friend would go look behind their kid and start teaching them how to ask to borrow things.
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Youre not overreacting. But you do need to end the friendship. She is a not true friend if she’s letting her child harm yours in turn you. You owe it to your child to put your foot down and end the friendship on all sides.
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Find a new …honest friend. This woman is not a friend of yours
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I would end both relationship, don’t have the child over anymore and end it with the mom. You might never get the video back, sorry that happened. my mom lost her best friend when a good friend of hers asked to borrow a dress when my asked for her back that was the end of the friendship and they were adults. very sad.
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“Not my angel”
Okay but Lucifer was a angel too 
What I think every time I hear not my kid
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Call her back and tell her you didn’t mean to upset , you should of said it differently. You were just 
wondering if her child could of picked it up when he was cleaning up & could she check. Then leave it alone. Make that the LAST play date for both mom & son.
Yesterday I got a message from my son’s school that he had done something he should not have. Was I surprised? Yes. But at the same time, kids do things they shouldn’t. It’s why they have parents. It’s my job to help my son understand that what he did was wrong, get to the root of it and teach him to make better choices through love and consequences. If I don’t, I’m failing as a parent. Refusing to accept that your child did something wrong is setting them up for failure as adults because they do not understand the seriousness of antisocial behavior, of which stealing and lying are prime examples.
When I was teaching middle school I once reached out to a parent because her son was misbehaving in class. She screamed at me, called me a bully and tattled on me to administration (they knew about the situation and had my back). Her son was quickly becoming a smug little beast, and he was only 13. I feared for his future.
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Do you really want this woman as a friend? I mean she doesn’t find anything wrong with her child’s behavior, so what ARE her morals like. She obviously isn’t teaching her kid not to steal.
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I think you already know the answer to your question. YOUR child comes first. Period. You don’t need that other little sh*t teaching your child that it’s okay to take things that don’t belong to them.
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Not overreacting and he wouldn’t be coming back
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I wouldn’t speak to them or invite them around ever again. I’d also start writing his name on his stuff…
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they’d never cross my threshold again
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You need to end the friendship and teach your son to, pardon terms, have some balls. If you don’t nip it now, it’ll be he robbed the convenience store because so-and-so put the gun in his hand. Drastic difference, I know, but this anti-bullying propaganda is everywhere! Teach him to do everything in his power to avoid being a victim!
Honestly, I wouldn’t change my childhood - bullying and all. It taught me to stand up for myself. Honestly, I think the anti-bully stuff is…a bit too forced. I taught my son self respect and right and wrong. He had his moments and yes, he was dealt with accordingly. But, if it’s his game, the bigger question is, why aren’t YOU standing up for him?
Yea they aren’t friends ditch them
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Don’t let that kid over anymore. If that parent is in so much denial about her kid than said kid doesn’t need to come over and cause problems. You don’t need a troublemaker making things hard for your child.
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Id go over to her house and ask for it back.point blank period.
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That’s no friend and she’s not helping her child. Don’t have them back in your house.
I had a “friend” like this. She knew her daughter took stuff all the time, but when confronted about it, she’d always stand up for her child. I had to cut all ties with them.
Tell the child you want your son’s game back. If he claims not to have it there’s not much you can do about it. He & his mother would be banned from my home. It sounds like mom has trained her son to steal, manipulate. She’s definitely enabling him.
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