Teens & Parents: How Would You Solve This Problem?

(sorry in advance 4 the repost, still need advice..)





Parents: state your kids ages, and teens, state yours.





K so I'm 17 and my sis Meghan is 14.





She's a great kid, but she's pretty much become a spoiled brat recently because the cool girls in her grade suddenly think she's cool.





So I go up to her room, and notice that she has WAY more clothes than the week before, and I was like "hmmm" cuz her allowance is like 15 per weekish?





So I ask how she got the clothes, and she said SHE STOLE MY DAD'S CREDIT CARD, and put 731 dollars on it at the mall with her friend, thinking she was too spoiled to get caught. (brat, i know)





Meanwhile, I REALIZE, the bill is gonna come next week. My dad is super nice and fair, but for something THIS major? He's prolly gonna give her a grounding/ a spanking/ and make her return it ALL.





Parents: If your older sis knew, would you expect her to tell u?





Teens: What would your dad do, and would u hate her sis 4


rattin?

Teens %26amp; Parents: How Would You Solve This Problem?
Hi, I am a parent with a Daughter of age 22 and a son soon to be 24. If there is a way you can talk to your sister before the Credit card comes in, to talk to your mom or dad who ever you think could help lower the bom.... so to speak... If your dad doesn't think the problem came from home his first responce might be to call the credit card people which he would probably do any way and get a list of what was purchased and when, then he will know that it is teenager clothes and put it together, although in order for him to get his money back from the credit department, he will have to file charges... thus meaning she can get a record at such a young age not good., it happend to my sister she had already used up the stuff alot of the stuff the store wouldnt take back so my mom had to file charges to get her money back.


my sister never paid it though and didn't do time due to the fact she is leagaly crazy. so that is another issue back to your sister problem. Really go to your mom with this and first see if you can get any sence into your sister try that, if not go to your mom with what you know, then let her handle it, cause trust me it will be a whole lot better if he was brought this to his attention before he gets on the phone and starts cussing out the credit card people for making a mistake to be totally enberressed to find out it is his own flesh and blood who stole from him who puts a roof over her head food in her stomach plus the saftys and security of a loving nurturing family. It will break his heart trust me, if he finds out from them not her. so if she will not do it her self you are the older sister and your parents would look at you and think and you didn't know?, so this will really help build the trust factor in your family for you also.


maybe if you go to your mom then she can go to her and then they can go to your dad.


I hope this helped some a little any way I feel for ya. hope it works out I will pray for you guy's
Reply:She is only 14 and already committing ID theft?! $731? Does she want to add an ugly orange jumpsuit to her wardrobe? If she keeps this up, she will get the free outfit down the road. That’s a felony and she can be doing jail time. I hope your dad sits her down and explain the error of her ways before it becomes a bad habit. That’s his job. Back in the old days, not only would I not be able sit down for a week with my ears gone deaf from being shouted down, but repaying it out of my allowance until I’m 70 years old.
Reply:I wouldn't say anything becasue she should have thought about doing something like that just to fit in..plus when the bill comes he will find out any way..so she does deserve it...


give her the situation...tell her that she should tell your dad because he going to find out anyway and she might get off easier if she confessed and said she would return all the clothes..because if he found out without her telling him then she would get into even more trouble for being sneaky and thinking that she could get away with it...so try and convince her to do the right thing and cinfess
Reply:He is going to find out rather you say anything or not. If you feel like you need to tell him then do, but you might want to ask him not to tell her that you told him because she is going to be mad at you. I wouldnt say anything Id just let her get herself caught. Plus if she finds out you told and then you do something you dont want your parents to know and she finds out she will tell on you in return.