Ever have a relative try or succeed in stealing money from you?

[Archae]

One of my relatives tried breaking into my apartment to try to take money from me.

I caught her, she attacked me, suffice to say, she's in jail now.

My entire family has cut her off totally.

[Doodley]

1. Terrible. Glad your family picked the right side!

[Quakerfriend]

2. Wow, glad you're ok! And yes, we were visiting my

husband’s first cousin & sleeping over.

My mother-in-law was with us & she told me to sleep with my purse between my legs because she knew that this cousin was a thief. She had stolen from her previously.

I kept my suitcase locked but somehow stuff went missing. - Very weird !

[no_hypocrisy]

3. A friend's wife was and is still doing it.

Both parties are over 70.

First, she squanders her pension and Soc. Security on Amazon purchases. You should see the piles of unopened packages in their home.

Second, she is disabled and is in constant pain. She has her adult son buying Oxycodone from street hustlers. So she needs more money that she doesn't have.

Third, more than three times, she has taken out a loan, forging her husband's/my friend's name -- and then not paying any of it back. They almost lost their home due to nonpayment.

Fourth, she knows his birthdate and SS #. She went behind his back online to get access to his bank account and without his permission, she took hundreds of dollars from him. And that money was needed to pay the utilities, municipal taxes, etc. (These are not rich people.)

And you're wondering, why my friend has said nothing, done nothing. Because he's afraid of her and her violent outbursts of anger.

Finally, the wife's last act: As she steals from her husband, they are left in dire financial straits. Her husband/my friend has had to go to his sister for "loans" (which will never be repaid) to keep their house from tax sales, even gas for his car. His wife knows this and expects her SIL to subsidize their expenses. (No more. SIL is on to his wife.)

[Archae]

4. Buying oxycodone, that's dangerous.

They could easily buy Fentanyl and OD.

One of my cousins did that.

Yes, he died.

[Polybius]

6. My nephew used to steal my snacks

We are only a decade apart, so we were like 5 and 15 to 10 and 20 when him, my sister (his mom), and myself used to all live together. Needless to say, I found hiding spots. He also turned out to be a good liberal when he grew up, and is now to my left.