In the time it took for her family to drive across town, Wendy Chay Son’s childhood was shattered. A burglar targeted their home, waited until they left and then ransacked the premises, stealing many of the family’s belongings.
Heartbroken by their loss, Wendy just cried. Then she took matters into her own hands. The 8-year-old from Lake Worth, Florida, wrote a letter “for the robbers,” which her father found taped in their home’s front window.
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“Please do not steal in our house. There are good kids and people in this house. We are people that do not steal. We are sad that you have been stealing in this house.”
Wendy reminded any future robbers just how much work went into earning the belongings that her family had.
“You are not the only one who has feelings. We all do. Right now I feel sad that you robbed our house. My dad is working so hard and you are not. You are just stealing stuff.”
Then the second grader goes full world-changer on these robbers, writing: