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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can well believe that elementary schoolers might open drawers and rifle through them out of boredom, if they feel they're in a safe place with people they love.

[b]But it doesn't sound like your kids would have any reason to steal... especially given the fact that nothing has ever been stolen from your house, where they actually live![/b]

I'd be more inclined to believe that the grandparents misplaced the money themselves, or forgot they already spent it, or got it stolen by a housekeeper.

I'm sorry this is creating such unspoken bad blood between generations. I think you kid needs to apologize for opening the drawers, and you all need to reiterate to the grandparents that you have not found the money and that the children continue to deny they took it. Beyond that, you can't do anything else.

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An elementary schooler doesn't steal because he can't afford a crust of bread, he steals because he has poor impulse control and it's a boundary to test.  The one who "opened some drawers just to see" stole the money.  As to your 2nd point, OP has no idea if her kids steal from her because she doesn't know what's in their rooms and has an "everything in the house belongs to them anyway" attitude (see: "my kids are rich").[/quote]

PP you replied to. I disagree. If the kid semi-innocently takes something on a lark, then they quite likely would end up telling their parents. if the kids are usually rule-following kids, and there is a relationship of trust between kids and parents, I would be inclined to believe the children.

I detest adults like you who automatically think children are liars and thieves. It's a revelation of YOUR character, PP. I never stole as a child, and my kids never stole anything either. Of all my little friends in elementary school, I think maybe one of them casually stole something from her parents, and if confronted, would certainly have confessed. It's not as common as you think it is.

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