So my neighbors 3 yr old just walked into my house. . .

[PlatinumGold]

I'm beginning to seriously wonder about his parents.

he just wanders in our house, door was closed but unlocked. he sits at our kitchen table and he says "I want food".

my wife says this is a common occurence.

i'm beginning to wonder if they feed him over there.

he doesn't speak english too well yet (they are japanese and he speaks japanese pretty fluently based on watching conversations between he and his sister). but he'll frequently just come over and demand food.

does anyone else find that strange?


Edit

seems i left out some important info.

the parents aren't strangers, we know them. this kids older sister and my daughter (both almost 6) are friends.

i just find it strange that they let a 3 yr old leave the house unsupervised (i would never have done that when my kids were that age), that he walks in without knocking, and that he seems to ask for food whenever he is over here.

 

[jjzelinski]

Yes it's strange, I'd call Child Services immediately.

 

[MrCodeDude]

Lock your doors?

 

[MrCodeDude]

And it's weird how he asks for food and not candy.

 

[yankeesfan]

does he look nourished?

 

[TriStar]

Chop him up and feed him to your dogs. You do have dogs, don't you?

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: jjzelinski
Yes it's strange, I'd call Child Services immediately.

i gotta check my sarcasm meter here.

if you are serious.

i'm not sure about calling child services. DYFUS out here in NJ is very extreme and often does things i think are unconstitutional.

i think there should be some leeway as to how children are raised.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
does he look nourished?

he's a bit small, not real small and a bit thin. but my 4 yr old is thin too, he's also very tall for his age and we can't keep weight on him cause he seems to just keep growing taller.

i'm not sure what malnurished looks like.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
Lock your doors?

QTF

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
Lock your doors?

QTF

we live in a decent neighborhood and when my wife and i are both home with our kids going in and out to play with friends, i don't get paranoid about locking doors.

 

[Looney]

Do you actually feed him? He probably finds your food exotic, so he keeps coming over.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Looney
Do you actually feed him? He probably finds your food exotic, so he keeps coming over.

we do feed him sometimes. when my kids sit down for their snack, if he and his sister are here, we will give them food too.

as to exotic. i doubt it, korean food and japanese food is quite similar. they share a lot more similarities than either quisine does with chinese food for example.

 

[FoBoT]

feed him

you could talk to the parents, but it probably wouldn't help the kid

make him a samich

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
i'm not sure what malnurished looks like.

try to imagine lindsay lohan at age three, take it from there.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: Looney
Do you actually feed him? He probably finds your food exotic, so he keeps coming over.

we do feed him sometimes. when my kids sit down for their snack, if he and his sister are here, we will give them food too.

as to exotic. i doubt it, korean food and japanese food is quite similar. they share a lot more similarities than either quisine does with chinese food for example.

Sounds like he's more asking 'can i have a treat'... but doesn't know the words, so he says 'I want food.'

I remember when i was little, my mom gave me a basket of vegetables she picked from her garden, and had me give it to our elderly neighbors (my mom didn't speak english at the time). The neighbors gave me candy as a treat (i was like 5-6 at the time). A few times after that, when i wanted candy, i would pick some vegetables from the garden (lol some weren't even ripe) or even from the fridge to take over to my neighbors for some candy. But they didn't give me any more candy, and i stopped.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: jjzelinski
Yes it's strange, I'd call Child Services immediately.

i gotta check my sarcasm meter here.

if you are serious.

i'm not sure about calling child services. DYFUS out here in NJ is very extreme and often does things i think are unconstitutional.

i think there should be some leeway as to how children are raised.

obviously you have a non-american point of view on this. I know a thai/japan couple that just let their kids roam...no locked doors or boundaries...'they are just being kids'...idiot americans say this about their dogs/cats they let free roam until one day they scrape 'pooch' or 'fluffy' off the main drag.

it's not normal here though...we live is a major city with a lot of sickos.

 

[AdamMT1618]

If your dog or cat comes up missing, then you know there is a problem.

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: jjzelinski
Yes it's strange, I'd call Child Services immediately.

I would too.

 

[biostud]

shoot him for trespassing

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: biostud
shoot him for trespassing

you gotta be in lousianna to do that

 

[PlatinumGold]

our neighborhood is probably like 35 to 40 percent asian/indian. the kids all wander around quite freely in this neighborhood. most of the parents watch out for each others kids. it's a nice neighborhood.

 

[hypn0tik]

Get Michael Jackson on the scene.

 

[AmerDoux]

This is normal behavior for some 3 y/o's. When my son was that age he did the same thing... and yes, we did keep a close eye on him, especially after the first time, but he managed to slip out the door a couple more times before it finally stopped. He always made a bee-line for one neighbors house, walk right in their front door and make himself at home. According to my mother, my sisters and I were pretty sneaky about running out the door when we were little too.

 

[iamme]

tell him the food ain't free!! show him a $5 bill and tell him everything he brings one over, you'll have a hot plate for him

 

[ironcrotch]

i think its normal, our back door is usually open and the neighbor kids usually come in and hang out and play with everyone. usually when we are playing video games or something.