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[quote=Anonymous]if so, why? How did it end up? Did you ever figure out it was wrong?

we had an older teen family member from overseas who was living with us for half a year, and in the end, we found she was stealing from us. I can't figure out if she truly feels any remorse. I'm sure she wasn't buying drugs, but just wanted easy money for shopping. She also took a couple small electronics she apparently thought she "needed." Like an ipod.

We did so much for her, and I'm trying to understand what was going on. It's so hurtful, stressful, and disorienting to have a thief in the house. She took cash out of my purse, and for some of the things she had to have gone through drawers in my bedroom. (I took the electronics back from her purse, and her parents are paying us back the cash we're aware of, but I think there is more that she took that I haven't figured out yet. We have since sent her home.) Because she's a family member, I can't entirely just say "good riddance." She hasn't fully admitted what she did, but also didn't deny anything. She did apologize to me, but not to my husband or kids. I'd like her to be forthcoming with a list of all she took, and a plan for making it right, but haven't requested that specifically. I don't feel like contacting her. I'm still a bit shell-shocked.
   It doesn't seem that stealing is something she's done before (her parents seemed entirely shocked and devastated by what we told them.) A couple people told me her behavior is sociopathic, but I hate to think she's beyond redemption. At the same time, it's very disturbing how detached she seemed to be from what she was doing. Can anyone offer insight into this kind of behavior?[/quote]

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