Man Evicts His Brother’s Family After Their 9-Year-Old Son Stole and Lost His $4K Engagement Ring
When you choose to turn a blind eye to your child's misdeeds, you are only encouraging them to do more.
As parents, it’s up to you to discipline your kids and ensure they do the right thing rather than excuse their wrongdoings because they’re children. The parents in today’s story chose to neglect their son’s misdeeds, and it landed them in a big mess. But did they learn from it?
Well, let’s find out. A Redditor named u/missingring_ has taken to the AITA subreddit community to share his story.
The Redditor's nephew is 9 and has a habit of stealing things, even when he goes to the store with his parents, who always excuse it by saying he may have forgotten he had it. Unfortunately, the OP’s brother lost his job, and they could no longer afford their bills, so they went to stay with the OP.
The OP initially didn’t want to accommodate them because of his nephew, but then he thought, “family is family.” The OP had saved up to buy a $4,000 engagement ring to propose to his girlfriend, only for his nephew to steal it.
He knew this because he had installed a camera in his room after his nephew had stolen his watch before. So, where is the ring? His nephew doesn’t know where he kept it.
Then the OP gave an ultimatum: find the ring within a week or face eviction. Keep scrolling to read the full story below.
The headline...
u/missingring_The reason I know is...
u/missingring_He's a kid
u/missingring_
They came to stay with me
u/missingring_
Family is family, I guess
u/missingring_
Then my engagement ring went missing
u/missingring_
And it's nowhere to be found
u/missingring_
Now they have a choice to make
u/missingring_
Now they're at a cheap motel
u/missingring_
My nephew says he's sorry
u/missingring_
Does that make me the bad guy?
u/missingring_
The post was upvoted up to 16K times with 1.8K comments. Here are some of the things Redditors had to say.
1. Someone thinks the ring was sold
VonShtupp
2. Filing a police report
teresajs
3. There is a possibility he was sent to do it
kokobrii
4. Your brother is lucky you aren't suing
elizabethjanet
5. Don't let them into your house again
CissaL3
6. He's just sorry he got caught
smolspider90
7. They have neglected to parent the kid
TwoCentsPsychologist
8. They should have taken measures sooner
Newauntie26
9. The OP provides new information
KimmyStand
10. He needs to control the child
zmeyax
11. Where the OP should start looking...
SuperSassyPantz
12. You have the proof...
SimplySam4210
13. Hit the pawn shops and look for your ring
CraigBybee
14. Your ring may pop up in a pawn shop
Nui-Belphy
15. Maybe the cops will get the job done
Dangerous_Mail1939
16. Why are they even staying with you?
Wonderful_Ad968
17. This is a huge violation of trust
Eastern_Amphibian385
18. You should have threatened them with a lawsuit
cara1888
19. Some recommendations from this commenter
3ternaldumpsterfire
20. Another option for the OP to decide on
Initial_Number_4747
21. Calling the cops...
elg309
When you choose to turn a blind eye to your child's misdeeds, you are only encouraging them to do more. Learn to correct your child when he’s doing something wrong, especially when it involves theft.
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