Dear Auntie Linda, My husband hired his out-of-work cousin to paint our kitchen. He seemed like a nice guy, but my engagement ring disappeared from its hook in the kitchen window while he was there. I didn’t notice it for several days. About six months later, we saw Curtis and his very pregnant bride at a relative’s home. She proudly showed off her engagement ring. It was my missing ring, a small diamond flanked by rubies on either side. I admired her ring and congratulated her on her pregnancy, not wanting to cause a problem for an innocent young girl who already had a full plate. I told my husband. He went back and talked to Curtis alone, giving him a chance to get the ring back to me. Sadly, within days, Jenny delivered a baby with a serious heart problem. It only lived about a month. We decided to let the situation go in view of their much bigger problems. I still wish I had my ring back. My husband told Curtis later not to worry about the ring to avoid more problems for his wife who was already grieving. Curtis thinks the baby was taken as God’s Justice, for his theft. My husband assured him God wouldn’t have punished a child. Was there a better way to handle this? Lost Ring
Dear Ring, You and your husband showed great compassion to a young couple facing many challenges. You must be good people. The loss of the ring can’t compare to the terrible grief of losing a child. Auntie Linda
Dear Auntie Linda, My neighbor’s four-year-old son reached over and fondled my eighteen-month-old son’s privates while I was putting on his swim-diaper, saying, “I know how to make him feel good.” This sounds like inappropriate sexual behavior to me. What should I do? Worried
Dear Worried, Be sure to tell the child’s mother what you saw. She needs to be aware of the situation. It sounds inappropriate to me, too, but ask your pediatrician for guidance. He/she should be able to give you a better answer. Should it be determined this is indeed inappropriate, it is your responsibility to report it to Child Protection for investigation. Auntie Linda
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Ring and her husband were definitely very compassionate. I’m happy that they were so kind to their family despite the wrong that was done to them. Losing a child is far worse then losing a ring and such a horrible hardship.
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No comparison.
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I experienced a similar situation to the child’s remark. Our teen daughter was volunteering at the nursery at our church. She came to me and said that one of the boys was laying down on top of a little girl and making movements that made it obvious that he had either experienced or witnessed them. I reported it to the minister believing that he would handle it the best way possible. There was also a little boy whose grandmother would drop him off at the church on Sundays. He would lay on the floor and look up girls and women’s dresses so obviously. The minister eventually had to ask his grandmother not continue to drop him off. Though he appeared to suffer from a mental illness, it was his family’s responsibility to supervise him.
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That must have been hard. I do hope the other incident was reported, not glossed over.
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Me too.
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My stepdaughter pawned my rings and my husband’s diamond earring. It was heart wrenching to see the ring my husband gave me as a gift in the jewelry case at the pawn shop. My husband and our daughter (my stepdaughter) went and got his earring back later but didn’t bother to get my ring. Possibly they thought it didn’t mean anything to me. What a special person who can disregard her own feelings and admire her own ring so as not to distress the young girl. Given the end result, it was for the best but had circumstances been different, I would think the new owner should be apprised of what she has gotten herself into. Am I being callous?
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Chances are, she found out soon enough.
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