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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 635419" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>GuideMe, yes, it is. But taking $20 out of our purses is also a violation of trust. My daughter used to do this, even when I was divorced and every penny mattered. Stealing in my opinion is stealing and you can not live in my house if you steal and I know it. The smart part about $20 here and $20 there is unless Mom is very cautious counting every penny, Mom isn't sure if she's being robbed and it adds up through the years. I didn't know for sure until Daughter quit using drugs then told me she did it all the time when she needed money for drugs. She was crying when she told me.</p><p>"And all that time you wanted to trust me so much," she said.</p><p>When I asked her how much she thought she took, she didn't have a clue, but she said, "Over the years, a lot."</p><p></p><p>Never minimize any stealing.</p><p></p><p>The majority of teens don't steal. I heard on an NPR show that 80% of all teens never give their parents significant grief and I believe it. The 20% that do make up for it, don't they? But stealing isn't something most teens do. It is usually in conjunction with drug use. They don't work...can't hold a job while high...so they steal to buy drugs. That is probably, I'm guessing, the main reason they steal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 635419, member: 1550"] GuideMe, yes, it is. But taking $20 out of our purses is also a violation of trust. My daughter used to do this, even when I was divorced and every penny mattered. Stealing in my opinion is stealing and you can not live in my house if you steal and I know it. The smart part about $20 here and $20 there is unless Mom is very cautious counting every penny, Mom isn't sure if she's being robbed and it adds up through the years. I didn't know for sure until Daughter quit using drugs then told me she did it all the time when she needed money for drugs. She was crying when she told me. "And all that time you wanted to trust me so much," she said. When I asked her how much she thought she took, she didn't have a clue, but she said, "Over the years, a lot." Never minimize any stealing. The majority of teens don't steal. I heard on an NPR show that 80% of all teens never give their parents significant grief and I believe it. The 20% that do make up for it, don't they? But stealing isn't something most teens do. It is usually in conjunction with drug use. They don't work...can't hold a job while high...so they steal to buy drugs. That is probably, I'm guessing, the main reason they steal. [/QUOTE]
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