Shoplifter Left Something Behind

[Geek King]

And here I was thinking that only happened to me.

Ha! Nope, you're not alone in that. While I can follow writen directions perfectly well, I'm more of a visual driver. If I have to give directions, I need to look up street names on mapquest, or somesuch.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

how many times have you known exactly were somebody lives, but not their address? Me all the time... even now... I can drive there, give you directions on how to get there, and still have no clue what the actual 123 mainstreet address is...

I'm the opposite... mainly because I'm concentrating on the 2000 lb. hunks of metal, plastic and glass being piloted by some of society's dumbest drivers.

Plus, the landmarks people choose tend to change... "Look for the red truck in the driveway and I'm across the street." What happens if the red truck isn't in the driveway? Or, "turn right at the blue building" and there's three blue buildings on the damn road... which one?

I need numbers. I used to deliver catalogs for charity, I can figure out an address.

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[taxguykarl]

I have a coworker whose 14 year old doesn't know their telephone number, her cell number, the address they live at

I get clients who have to look up all of the above. It's not rare for their ID & W-2 (s?) to have more than one addy.

[Marmalady]

Something like that happened about a year ago in my store.

I posted about it at the time because I couldn't believe anyone would actually do that....

[Kristev]

I couldn't remember my phone number and address once. But that was because we'd only moved there a couple of weeks ago.

[Eisa]

Yeah, when I had to talk to the police in sixth grade about a classmate's stolen Pokemon cards, I didn't know my actual address. But we'd just moved there a couple months ago. I knew the street and I could get there, it was remembering the address all of the time.

Oddly, I can still remember my address in Montana AND our phone number there. -scratches head-

[Nayeli_Sabia]

If at 5 years old the poor kid couldn't give the officers anything to figure out where he lived, I can only say that child services may end up being the best option for the kid...

Maybe the child froze? Panic happens.

For what it's worth, a lot of 5 year olds struggle with addresses. My own daughter is 5, and despite consistent efforts to teach her our address, the best I've gotten into her is our State and what base we live on. Now, that and our names should be enough to find us, but still.

That doesn't change what the step-mom did. I would never leave my child, never mind steal.

[greensinestro]

Somehow I don't think step-mommy will get that kid back.

He doesn't know it yet, but he's already ahead.

I don't know about that. Sometimes our court systems do not have the best interest of children at heart. It's many times a case of "let's feel sorry for the mom/stepmom as she needs help." If a father does that, then it's a story of "let's kill the bastard."

Let's hope change prevails on this one.

[Kristev]

This kid should never be with step-mother again.

[Sapphire Silk]

Oddly, I can still remember my address in Montana AND our phone number there. -scratches head-

Don't be surprised. Most people can remember their childhood addresses and phone numbers for life. It's similar to how people who immigrate to a new country and become fluent in their new language often revert to their childhood language if they become delirious. It's how the brain is wired.

[Mytical]

My memory is rather poor any more, but at one time I knew every address and phone number I've ever had. Note that by the time I was thirteen I had moved several dozen times.

[downforit2008]

Can you imagine how this came to the woman's realization when she found out she left her kid behind? "Oh, crap, I accidentally left him! But if I go back to get him, I'll be arrested! Oh, well, I'm better off looking after myself instead of a kid that was never mine in the first place." I wonder if you can get us an update to what happened to the kid???

[Cia]

When my older brother was in kindergarten or first grade the schools sent home paperwork so you could buy ID bracelets. My mom bought all four of us bracelets - they listed our name, address and phone number. It's been forty years and my older brother still wears his bracelet. The address is wrong since we moved in 1974 to a different street in the same town but at least his name and my parent's phone number is correct. I still have mine too but I don't wear it.

[Nemesis44UK]

Also, I think he may have some level of Asperger's and that didn't help him remember stuff.

Funny, I have the exact opposite problem! My son has Asperger's and he doesn't forget a damn thing!

[BeenThereDoneThat]

Funny, I have the exact opposite problem! My son has Asperger's and he doesn't forget a damn thing!

Interesting how all that stuff works...it must be very unique to each person who has it.