I'm so sorry to hear about what happened...it's such a shame when a family member have done such a horrible deed. This situation has happened to me before by one of my aunt. Usually the thief thinks that they are entitled to the money or make some excuse as to why they took it to themselves so they won't feel guilty over it. Does she have any mental illness or problems w/ things like substance abuse or drugs? The idea of "catching her in the act" is good. That way her dad has to deal w/ the problem and not be in denial anymore. I'm with you, when you mentioned you're not going to take your purse in the house next time. Your mother in law sounds very sweet. But maybe you should mentioned to her that if she keeps on reimbursing people back,the girl who stole the money will think she can keep on doing it and get away with it and someone else will have to solve the problem. |