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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop it NOW! Sit him down, make a plan for how he will work off the money he stole. This is not a court of law, if you think he stole it, punish him. You don't need a confession.

I say this becausde teaching kids that stealing is wrong is importent-I was in a similar situation a five years ago when I found my then-12 Y.O had taken around $20 from my purse and used it to buy a video game. We gave him what was a slap on the wrist and let it go as normal pushing of boundaries.

About a year later we found out (through our credit card statement) that he had guessed my husband's password to Itunes and had spent nearly $350 bucks in music. Having to call the police and report that your 13 Y.O son just stole a lot of money from you is incredibly embarrassing as parents, then having to go through the process of the 'investigation' (luckily son confessed and in the end got a fine and a lot of community service) was tiring. Plus the fact that we will probably never be able to trust our son again, even now that he is out of our house and (essentially) out of our lives.  [/quote]

Wow, I feel sorry for your son. You're glad he's out of your life?? He probably is too.[/quote]

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