Friends mum is a thief

What a sticky mess this is! Of course she’s humiliated and ashamed…and there’s not offense better than defense (How COULD you think I stole from you!! And then snoop thru my purse!)…when all the evidence is sitting right there for all the world to see.

If it were anyone else, he’d feel right in filing charges…but that would be darn hard to do with your own mother.

Maybe this is one of those times, where the “lesson learned” has the greatest benefit (we now know mom will steal from child, and be firm that she did not, even with the evidence smacking everyone in the face)…Take the card, take the money…and say nothing more…BUT, never leave anything vulnerable to her again…that’s a tough row to hoe, for sure…but if she’ll continue to lie about it, even with the money and the card sitting there for all to see, with no hint of an explanation, only denial…(and I’m sure he doesn’t want to file charges against her)…I don’t see any recourse but to protect himself from future thefts.

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I said that but she just wont listen

I think he should talk to her again

Only she knows why she did it - approach her with compassion for an explaination - she may be under pressure she doesn’t want him to know about.

Well he’s got his money back hasn’t he??? I would say forget about it, it’ll be better for him and his mum. She probably needed he money for a reason.