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Wondering... Why did he steal from friends?
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 538819"><p>Malika, respectfully, I think there's a big difference in 2 instances of a young child's petty theft and an older teen stealing to finance an addiction with a lack of remorse.</p><p></p><p>SuZir, I have no idea about rehabilitation rates. All the seminars we attend are about preventing and recognizing theft (usually by the time we get suspicious its all ready wide scale, ugh)</p><p>And I do not mean to sound cold - but it's usually as simple as people steal because they can and are remorseful because they get caught. </p><p></p><p>Now, my sister in law was a gambler and has been attending GA for around 14 years. It was a LONG time before she could have access to money comfortably and she still doesn't have or use credit cards because they are a trigger to gamblers. She stole money from their joint accounts & retirement plans. A big part of her treatment was paying it all back. And she has!</p><p></p><p>For years, my brother gave her $5 per day for spending money. (mutually agreed) She's doing great; day by day!</p><p></p><p>Can your son attend GA meetings? I remember learning that gambling addiction is difficult because gamblers will always need to use money. It can't be removed from their lives.</p><p></p><p>{{{hugs}}}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 538819"] Malika, respectfully, I think there's a big difference in 2 instances of a young child's petty theft and an older teen stealing to finance an addiction with a lack of remorse. SuZir, I have no idea about rehabilitation rates. All the seminars we attend are about preventing and recognizing theft (usually by the time we get suspicious its all ready wide scale, ugh) And I do not mean to sound cold - but it's usually as simple as people steal because they can and are remorseful because they get caught. Now, my sister in law was a gambler and has been attending GA for around 14 years. It was a LONG time before she could have access to money comfortably and she still doesn't have or use credit cards because they are a trigger to gamblers. She stole money from their joint accounts & retirement plans. A big part of her treatment was paying it all back. And she has! For years, my brother gave her $5 per day for spending money. (mutually agreed) She's doing great; day by day! Can your son attend GA meetings? I remember learning that gambling addiction is difficult because gamblers will always need to use money. It can't be removed from their lives. {{{hugs}}} [/QUOTE]
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