Are you a thief?

I had a job in my aunts cafe when i was 12. My mother worked there also, I was allowed to do as i pleased with the money i earned. I decided when i was 15 that since I had quit school I wanted to move out , my mother also allowed that just so i could see what having to pay my own bills was like.I had a rented room in my aunts motel and was responsible for paying my own way.After that i moved into my own trailor house. I did very well and was even able to save money besides my rent, bills and food. When I was ready i moved back home I had proved to myself that I could make my own way if i ever needed too. I think it is wrong to take your childrens money when they have worked (babysitting or whatever) to earn it. Too bad your mom did you that way.I wouldnt ever do my kids like that.

oh my goodness! how could she? i started working when i was 12 because we did have a hard time it was just my mom and i and there was only her income to pay for everything. when i did start working she never asked for any of my money and sad to say but i didn't give her any. i was young and didn't really know what it could of done. i would buy us dinner when i got paid and i did like to buy her little gifts but never thought about how much it would of helped to just give her the money for bills. i did buy most of the things i needed like my clothes and things. my father however did steel money from me. i had an uncle that started a saving account for me when i was born and he would put money in it for holidays and my report card. after he passed it was put over to my fathers name.so it was in both our names. after i turned 18 i called the bank and all the money had been takin out 3 months before my 18th b-day.

The money that you earned as a baby sitter. That was your money. SO, you never stole money. Your mother could ask you, if you were able to give her some moeny for paying some food or bills. When I started to work, the money was my money, however, I had to pay for my own closing and make up.

Hello tlmnmr, I wouldn't really considerwhat you did stealing given the fact that it was our own money that you earnt. To be honest, it sounds like your mum was the one stealing rom you, I can understand that she might have needed some more money to support the family, but maybe you could have given her a share of your earnings to help with the costs of living? I never had to steal money growing up, but I remember when I had my first summer job, my mom tried to confisticate my earnings and put it into a savings account. We had a huge fight about it and in the end I got to keep half of it just as fun money, and the rest went into a savings account that I later used to buy my own computer. My parents came up with half the money. It was an "encourage your child to save" scheme:-)

My mom was on welfare too, and I started working when I was 14. I would buy my own school clothes and stuff, but sometimes she would ask me to help her with the electric bill or phone bill and I did it gladly. Speaking from experience, from when I was a single mom of three, welfare doesn't give you enough. I could barely pay my bills and take care of my kids, so I went to work, at least then, I could take care of my kids and not be answerable to some government agency.

no i try not to steal but sometimes when my mom never gave me when i was askin then i used to steal that thing when i was a child but now i have no such intentions but now since i'm grownup i steal hearts of girls...hehehehe!!

Well i had never been a thief and had been a clean white paper in my whole life yea .

NO, i never had such time but i myself used to buy some articles that are necessary for home and my parents never asked me for the money that i have earned through my parttime job. I felt very sad listening to your story and i hope this will be not done with your kids.

When I was growing up I worked and bought my own clothing, make-up, etc. I started babysitting when I was 12 years old. My mother never took any of the money but allow me to do as I pleased with it. I normally bought clothing or records. My father on the other hand did take things from me. I had savings bonds saved and added to every year. I was waiting for the bonds to mature in 20 years only to find out when I was around 16 that he had cashed them in years before to buy booze. He stole other things of value, like jewerly or whatever he thought he could sell or trade. Rather sad actually to have a parent like that. I would never steal, especially from my own children. That is just wrong.

I was fortunate enough to have parents who had steady incomes and didn't need my money. My dad worked for UPS and they take good care of their employees. My dad still made me pay for my own car when I was old enough to drive, but he never took money that I didn't owe him.

How sad! It sounds like you had to steal to survive. Did your mom work? Or did she just steal from her children?

i am not steal anything , i often found money in my parents room sinec i was a kid.but i never tried to steal that.i doubt that they just want to sound me out about my attitude to that

My parents have had their own business for as long as I can remember, and when I was about 8 or 9 I started going there after school and doing little things and my dad would pay me for it, but I always did whatever I wanted with the money. I did have to show them receipts of what I was buying, to make sure I wasn't all splurging it all on candy. Lol. Later on my mom did start taking some of my cash (which I was most certainly NOT happy about) but it was for a savings account. Which I still have, so I'm quite grateful.

i dont think so, might be, no actually i am sure i am not

I used to kicked back when I was in primary school. I used it to buy things which I knew my mom won't prioritize to buy for me. But I stopped doing so when I realized that it adds up to our miserable life then. I felt so guilty for doing that.

i think your mom was wrong to take you money for food as she was getting welfare and that paid for food as she undoubtedly also got foodstamps.No whatevr money I earned growing up was mine to keep. my mom nor my dad never took anything from me. Igrew up on a farm and we all worked. no welfare just workfare and my dad was also the town doctor.I think parents that do that to their children are just plain wrong. before I would ever have taken money from my son when he was growing up I would have gone out and got any kind of job.

1st of all it's not stealing if it is your $$. Your mother should be getting better jobs or more jobs so she doesn't have to take from her children. I understand sometimes people need help to get on their feet but others sit on welfare for so long and when those of us who finally really need it there are so many restrictions, that's not fair. I think your mother cared more about herself than you and your other siblings and that you see all the time. Sounds like your childhood wasn't too great(not that anyone's really is)but it's time for you to step up and be better than your mother and be a much better person.

i am a mother and i dont think i steak a money from my husband instead i keep the extra money in case of emergency.