When you can't trust family or friends!
By sjohnson628
@sjohnson628 (3197)
United States
May 6, 2010 10:27am CST
Some one has been stealing from my mom's house and it happens during the daytime while she is there! This is so sad. My mom just had a pacemaker put in and the DR. gave her a bottle of Tylenol with codeine for her pain. She took two and put the whole bottle on top of her refrigerator and when she went to get them the whole bottle was gone!
This makes me very angry as it is not the first time items have been "missing" from her home. A few weeks ago a whole bottle ox Xanax was taken from her and times before that money out of her purse and my nieces purse!
I think I know who it is and I keep encouraging her to lock her purse and pills up in her closet as she has a lock on her closet door.
She sometimes will lock her purse up but not always.
The person I think is taking items from her house is someone my mother totally trusts and does not think it is him!
I am angry that this person would let my mom be in pain and go without her pills. Not to mention the money.
How can I convince my mom to NOT trust ANY one?? And to lock her stuff up? Also she will sometimes leave this person alone in her house while she goes out!!! I wish I could catch him in the act!
What about installing a video camera? Has anyone had to do this?
At what point do you stop trusting family or friends??
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3 responses
@Autumnrose2008 (1478)
• United States
6 May 10
I have never had to deal with this situation but if her pills are missing as well as money then I would file a police report. They make great nanny cams now that you can set up and no one would ever know. I would say do it and bust the culprit in the act. Good luck I hope that evenutally your mom comes around. You also might want to try an intervention. You know have every one get together for the person and then sit them down and tell them they have a choice they can either go and get help our your going to call the police and have them arrested for the theft of your mom's prescriptions and money. Once again good luck I hope you get it worked out.
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@Autumnrose2008 (1478)
• United States
6 May 10
Thats sad. To bad denial is bliss sometimes. Good luck I really hope it all works out for you.
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@SuzyLong (775)
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6 May 10
I agree with installing a camera, one of my friend's had to do it because things were going from her bedroom when she wasn't home and found out it was her mum. If you catch the person on film and show your mum, she will know that the person can't be trusted. I say that trust needs to be earned, I don't trust anyone until they have earned it.
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
6 May 10
Yes a cam sounds like the best way to go...Then we will have proof and have him arrested. After I install the cam I will set my own money in my purse in front of the camera for the taking because my mom just won't press charges on this person either probably!
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@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
8 May 10
Try leaving some bait like a $29 bill out, and a mall video camera hidden somewhere and catch the person in the act.
