Anonymous wrote:BIL and wife gave us this crappy outdoor rust orange rippled glass votive light—it had to be a white elephant gift. We were pretty insulted since it was the first holiday gift exchange after our wedding. We got them a beautiful sterling frame. They were making about five times what we were so it wasn’t that they were hurting for money. It showed us what they really thought of us.

Some of you are so petty. Who cares? I don't get up in arms about holiday gifts not up to "my standards"... spend less on them and get a GC or something neutral that you didn't put much thought it and call it a day if you even plan to exchange with them.

BIL and wife gave us this crappy outdoor rust orange rippled glass votive light—it had to be a white elephant gift. We were pretty insulted since it was the first holiday gift exchange after our wedding. We got them a beautiful sterling frame. They were making about five times what we were so it wasn’t that they were hurting for money. It showed us what they really thought of us.

Anonymous wrote:My sister and her husband who are millionaires stole my mom’s jewelry too and explained that she gave it to them so my sister can wear it to her lavish parties and galas. It happens in every family.

Opposite here. Dead beat, drunkard sister charged mom rent, used mom's money to buy mom life insurance policy ($100k+), siphoned $200k cash from mom after mom sold her houses and condo, forged mom's signature on the documents, put mom's jewelry (about $50k) - all 24k gold (mom would wearing nothing less) and including a diamond watch (so probably more than $50k total) into a safe deposit box (more forged documents) for "safe keeping" ie: away from her only grand daughter because sister jealous of little niece, according to mom - then after mom died, hoarded every last piece for herself. Would not give her young niece one piece. Not one.

Some people are just really gross, OP. Sorry you went through this, but karma is real, and may your cousin have no peace, having done this. This is not what your mom wanted, and your lying thief cousin knows this.

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Anonymous wrote:She took it but you can’t prove it or get it back. Move on. It will be a lot of wasted energy for nothing.

Agree with PP. Of course she took them. And she probably already sold a good amount of them. There's little you can do at this point, besides cutting her out.

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She is a thief, good people are not thieves, OP Definitely cut her out. No love lost there.

You better have proof she stole it because I would not believe that any same person would put fine jewelry in grocery bags and store it in an attic. Only idiots would do this. OP should have taken the time to go to a lawyer, get an official inventory and send to all concerned and then rent a safe deposit box and then open safe deposit box with witness and disperse jewelry. OP is a fool.

Anonymous wrote:I know what I’m going to suggest is completely the most dramatic thing to do but could you get Police involved so she can return the items?

How will they prove that the jewels were not willingly given?

I remember this post. Thanks for the update.

I bet Susie sold some of the jewelry and that is the reason she didn't send it all back. She kicks the can down the road with a false promise that your kids will get them "eventually" and in the mean time is (trying) to give your DH a huge guilt trip.