AITA for demanding my sister return my daughter’s dolls after her kids took them?

A Redditor is questioning whether she went too far in demanding her sister return her daughter’s dolls after her nieces took them during a sleepover. When her sister didn’t stop her kids from taking the dolls and insisted her 11-year-old daughter was “too old” for them, the mother took matters into her own hands, eventually retrieving the dolls after a confrontation. Was her reaction justified, or did she overstep? Read the full story below to weigh in.

‘  AITA for demanding my sister return my daughter’s dolls after her kids took them?’

My (33F) 11-year-old daughter is really into dolls, specifically Cry Baby and Baby Alive dolls. She’s not an age regressor, she just genuinely enjoys playing with them. Last Christmas, my sister (38F) and her kids came over for a sleepover to open some presents with us since their dad was out of town.

My daughter was really excited about the dolls she received, but her younger cousins weren’t happy about it and tried to take them from her. Instead of telling them to stop, my sister told me that my daughter was “too old” for dolls and that her kids deserved them more.

I refused to give the dolls away and put them in my daughter’s room to keep them safe. That night, while my daughter was asleep, her cousins snuck into her room and took the dolls. When my daughter woke up and noticed they were missing, she was upset. I called my sister, and she again said my daughter was “too old” for them and that her kids had a better right to the dolls.

I told my daughter to stay at home, and I left to go to my sister’s house by myself. When I arrived, I demanded that she tell me where the dolls were, or I would report it as theft. After some back-and-forth, I got the dolls back, went home, and gave them to my daughter. My sister was calling me a horrible person, and I ended up blocking her. So, AITA for going this far to get my daughter’s dolls back?

Check out how the community responded:

ObjectiveLanky6146 −  Nta they belong to your daughter. It would be no different if an adult stole something. She stole from your daughter.

No-Function223 −  Nta. Are 11 year olds not allowed to play with dolls anymore? That’s all we did when I was that age.. that & ride bikes. 

AlwaysHelpful22 −  What kind of person steals from children? — a filthy AH !

kittyyyteen −  You’re definitely not the a**hole. Your sister had no right to take your daughter’s dolls, especially after you told her not to. It’s your daughter’s stuff, and no one should be messing with that. You did what you had to do to protect her things.

joe-lefty500 −  NTA Your sister teaches her kids it’s ok to steal. Sad. Low Contact or No Contact. You decide.

PresentationThat2839 −  Nta. Should have taken one for the dad who had his teens raid his brothers house over stolen Lego. Those teenagers even managed to successfully steal the dog. You wanna act like theft is fair game then it’s on.

calacmack −  Your sister can buy dolls for her kids – she doesn’t need to steal them, especially from your daughter. She’s an awful aunt. NTA.

Boomanchu1 −  Does that mean you can go to your sister’s house and take whatever you want because “you deserve it more”? WTF? Your sister is not only an AH, she is teaching her children that it is ok to steal!

shammy_dammy −  NTA. It IS theft. Good on you.

Significant_Topic297 −  NTAH, but your sister is one. Not only is she teaching her children to be thieves she is also condoning thieves. What is she going to do when, not if, she sees those children in metal bracelets?