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KELLY353 · 12-07-2006, 10:25 AM

What would you do if a family member stole from you?

My mom went to Walmart the other day and ran into her sister-in-law there. Mom noticed a pretty pair of earring's my aunt had on....she thought hmmmmm those sure do look like mine. My mom told her she had a pair just like them and asked where she got them? She told her they were Avon. So my mom called me on the way home from Walmart and told me that my Aunt had a pair of earrings on that sure looked like hers and she was on her way home to check. The earrings were from James Avery....some of you might know where that is from. My mom has several pieces of jewelry from there. That is usually where we get each others Christmas presents from.

OK well this sister-in-law is a soon to be X-sister in-law. My uncle and her have been married for 20 yrs and she has seizures and has not worked for the last 15 yrs she has been on disability. Well through the years she has went down hill....stop taking care of herself and started getting addicted to pain medication. She lays around all day and makes her kids do everything for her plus the 16 yr old has to cook dinner every night. Only time she gets up is when she gets off her butt is when she goes the Doctor or when she wants to spend money. Well my grandma passed away 2 yrs ago and she supported them allot, due to the the kids, they have 3 girls. That was her best interest at heart was the children. She bought them a home, a car.......and you name it....well my uncle moved out approx 4 months ago...he could not take it anymore....he said she was not a life long partner and he could not do it anymore. Well come to find out he has a girlfriend and moved to Texas with her. My aunt cannot drive due to her seizures so we have been taking them everywhere and been there for her because of the children.
Well mom went home and not only were the earrings gone , but several pieces of jewelry were gone..we just felt sick....so she went over to her house and told her she needed to use the restroom and there sat my moms ring in a dish on the bathroom sink. My mom wanted to cry because that was a ring her mother had given her that was her aunt Freida's years ago. So we decided that mom needed to confront her about it. Needless to say my Aunt stole all of the jewelry on Thanksgiving day! Yes after my mother had her and the children over for a wonderful family dinner. So I went over to my Aunts house with my mom and we confronted her...we told her we know she has it and to give it back or we will call the police. She said she did not have it my mom said lets go through your jewelry box see.....oh you guys there was more stuff she took of my moms than we knew. My mom got all if it back, but a necklace and a pair earrings.....she had tons of it. Mom asked her why she did it she said she thought it was pretty.....so we left.....and mom told her, that her life is in jeopardy due to the fact she is going through a divorce, and she needs to be thinking about her children.
What would you guys do? We will miss the girls dearly, we cant just walk away from them....there dad did.....I am like there big sister....Oh this is just a mess....and this had to happen right before Christmas. We are all in shock....sorry this was such a long story that probably did not much sense but I needed to vent! Let me know if you have any advice......

12-07-2006, 10:25 AM	#1
KELLY353 I LOVE my Yorkie Babies! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: KS Posts: 1,895	Family Thief What would you do if a family member stole from you? My mom went to Walmart the other day and ran into her sister-in-law there. Mom noticed a pretty pair of earring's my aunt had on....she thought hmmmmm those sure do look like mine. My mom told her she had a pair just like them and asked where she got them? She told her they were Avon. So my mom called me on the way home from Walmart and told me that my Aunt had a pair of earrings on that sure looked like hers and she was on her way home to check. The earrings were from James Avery....some of you might know where that is from. My mom has several pieces of jewelry from there. That is usually where we get each others Christmas presents from. OK well this sister-in-law is a soon to be X-sister in-law. My uncle and her have been married for 20 yrs and she has seizures and has not worked for the last 15 yrs she has been on disability. Well through the years she has went down hill....stop taking care of herself and started getting addicted to pain medication. She lays around all day and makes her kids do everything for her plus the 16 yr old has to cook dinner every night. Only time she gets up is when she gets off her butt is when she goes the Doctor or when she wants to spend money. Well my grandma passed away 2 yrs ago and she supported them allot, due to the the kids, they have 3 girls. That was her best interest at heart was the children. She bought them a home, a car.......and you name it....well my uncle moved out approx 4 months ago...he could not take it anymore....he said she was not a life long partner and he could not do it anymore. Well come to find out he has a girlfriend and moved to Texas with her. My aunt cannot drive due to her seizures so we have been taking them everywhere and been there for her because of the children. Well mom went home and not only were the earrings gone , but several pieces of jewelry were gone..we just felt sick....so she went over to her house and told her she needed to use the restroom and there sat my moms ring in a dish on the bathroom sink. My mom wanted to cry because that was a ring her mother had given her that was her aunt Freida's years ago. So we decided that mom needed to confront her about it. Needless to say my Aunt stole all of the jewelry on Thanksgiving day! Yes after my mother had her and the children over for a wonderful family dinner. So I went over to my Aunts house with my mom and we confronted her...we told her we know she has it and to give it back or we will call the police. She said she did not have it my mom said lets go through your jewelry box see.....oh you guys there was more stuff she took of my moms than we knew. My mom got all if it back, but a necklace and a pair earrings.....she had tons of it. Mom asked her why she did it she said she thought it was pretty.....so we left.....and mom told her, that her life is in jeopardy due to the fact she is going through a divorce, and she needs to be thinking about her children. What would you guys do? We will miss the girls dearly, we cant just walk away from them....there dad did.....I am like there big sister....Oh this is just a mess....and this had to happen right before Christmas. We are all in shock....sorry this was such a long story that probably did not much sense but I needed to vent! Let me know if you have any advice......