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difficult child stole my debit card!
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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 116908" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I, too, never thought I would have to carry my personal items with me. I learned the hard way that this wasn't true. I never gave my daughter my pin number and wouldn't even let her stand near me when using it. Not because I didn't trust her but because I wanted her to learn that some things are private and always should be for varying reasons. </p><p></p><p>Well, it turns out she would watch at a distance. When she was about 17, she stole my debit card and bought about $500 in clothes she wanted and took out the max she could in cash. I had no clue this happened (clothes were stuffed under her bed where she knew I couldn't look) until I was overdrawn to the tune of $200 in overdraft fees because of automatic bill pay. She took back what she could. I had a garage sale the next weekend and sold her PlayStation, television, cd player, clothing ... whatever it took to recoup the money lost.</p><p></p><p>She informed me that I better watch my stuff real carefully because she would get her money back. Knowing my daughter did not make idle threats in that regard caused the door lock to my bedroom, sleeping with a fanny pack, keeping all keys and my purse beside me at all times. Sadly, she'll remind me that I still owe for the things she "lost" at 17 when she's angry, which means my property is still at risk.</p><p></p><p>You say your daughter took the car because she knew you would say no. That was my daughter's logic for the new clothes. She just took the money out cause she knew she was in major hot water so why not. Be careful, these can truly escalate to cause major financial damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 116908, member: 3626"] I, too, never thought I would have to carry my personal items with me. I learned the hard way that this wasn't true. I never gave my daughter my pin number and wouldn't even let her stand near me when using it. Not because I didn't trust her but because I wanted her to learn that some things are private and always should be for varying reasons. Well, it turns out she would watch at a distance. When she was about 17, she stole my debit card and bought about $500 in clothes she wanted and took out the max she could in cash. I had no clue this happened (clothes were stuffed under her bed where she knew I couldn't look) until I was overdrawn to the tune of $200 in overdraft fees because of automatic bill pay. She took back what she could. I had a garage sale the next weekend and sold her PlayStation, television, cd player, clothing ... whatever it took to recoup the money lost. She informed me that I better watch my stuff real carefully because she would get her money back. Knowing my daughter did not make idle threats in that regard caused the door lock to my bedroom, sleeping with a fanny pack, keeping all keys and my purse beside me at all times. Sadly, she'll remind me that I still owe for the things she "lost" at 17 when she's angry, which means my property is still at risk. You say your daughter took the car because she knew you would say no. That was my daughter's logic for the new clothes. She just took the money out cause she knew she was in major hot water so why not. Be careful, these can truly escalate to cause major financial damage. [/QUOTE]
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