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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 376727" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>I used to have that issue constantly. I always gave difficult child 1 the benefit of the doubt, felt as though I had to have courtroom-worthy proof before making an issue of it. Then, finally, I realized that it was difficult child 1's problem that he was untrustworthy and had a history of stealing, and that HE had to earn my trust back. If money went missing it was fair to look at him first; he had the history of theft. If it turned out that I had miscounted and he was innocent (might happen once in a blue moon), I didn't owe any big apologies (maybe a little one). Because he had to earn trust back and couldn't demand it when he had betrayed OUR trust so consistently. </p><p></p><p>Chances are, you're not losing your mind. Chances are that your difficult child has taken the money. If it was the only bill in your wallet that took chutzpah. </p><p></p><p>I did go to the lengths of conspicuously counting my cash each evening and writing the amount on a slip of paper. I airily claimed that it was part of my</p><p>household budgeting but made sure difficult child 1 could see it. The number of incidents of missing money dropped dramatically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 376727, member: 2884"] I used to have that issue constantly. I always gave difficult child 1 the benefit of the doubt, felt as though I had to have courtroom-worthy proof before making an issue of it. Then, finally, I realized that it was difficult child 1's problem that he was untrustworthy and had a history of stealing, and that HE had to earn my trust back. If money went missing it was fair to look at him first; he had the history of theft. If it turned out that I had miscounted and he was innocent (might happen once in a blue moon), I didn't owe any big apologies (maybe a little one). Because he had to earn trust back and couldn't demand it when he had betrayed OUR trust so consistently. Chances are, you're not losing your mind. Chances are that your difficult child has taken the money. If it was the only bill in your wallet that took chutzpah. I did go to the lengths of conspicuously counting my cash each evening and writing the amount on a slip of paper. I airily claimed that it was part of my household budgeting but made sure difficult child 1 could see it. The number of incidents of missing money dropped dramatically. [/QUOTE]
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