No one likes thieves. I hope that doesn’t come as a surprise to you, but people value their personal property quite dearly and getting something stolen does a lot to point out that we may not be as safe as we think we are.
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There’s no amount of words to describe how bad getting robbed feels, but when it’s your own sister – that’s a whole new low
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A 17 y.o. teenager started noticing things going missing from his room after his sister got grounded, such as his pre-paid phone and even loose cash
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Turns out that his sister, who was on juvenile probation, had her phone taken away, so she just used up all the minutes on her brother’s mobile and took about $200 to boot
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She didn’t suspect that her brother would do such a thing but eventually the cat was out of the bag and he gave her back the underwear, while she paid up for the cash she stole
It’s understandable, though, especially if the siblings are of similar ages. As a teen, trying to establish your own identity, real interests, and, most important of all, a sense of privacy, is already difficult enough without a sibling pranking and teasing you.
So, this 15 y.o. teen, who had been used to living the high life with her own phone, lots of money to spend, and frequent hangouts with friends had some difficulties adjusting to being grounded.
And just what is a teen supposed to do, being stuck at home without a phone? Well, “borrow” her brother’s phone, use up all the pre-paid minutes and also help herself to about $200 of his own, hard-earned money.
In time, the gig was up – the poster slipped up with a sly remark and had to come clean – but rest assured, it wasn’t before the guy got all his money back.
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According to Beth Kobliner, if a friend or family member steals something and if the things they stole won’t put you into significant financial trouble, you may consider them as good as gone. In their place, you will begin feeling a lot more doubt and unease about the person. After all, they just violated an unwritten, yet pretty sacred social contract. A lot of the time you even hear these kinds of stories ending up with the misbehaving person running away from the family entirely or simply being excommunicated. Beth goes on to add that these kinds of squabbles can lead to grudges lasting for years and years.
How do you move forward? If only the answer was as easy as asking the question. Confronting them about such behavior all on your own or during an unsupervised family intervention is a great way for the whole thing to end in a fit of screaming and crying, having achieved no real solution.
If the person who committed the crime is willing, family therapy could be a potential way to mend the relationship, but that takes everyone being on the same page, which isn’t easily done either.
Despite that, it’s important for you to work on yourself. I’m certain that it is difficult to forgive someone in such cases, but if you lose yourself to anger and bitterness, the relationship will never be fixed – even if the other person turns around to face the truth of their own actions.
Commenters discussed the story at length, with the author revealing that his sister turned out alright in the end
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