A parent who steals from you...

Posted: Jun 3, 2011

If your dad stole from you and your husband, would you continue to associate with him? I don't think most would. We have had something go missing before, and we suspected him of stealing it. It was a John Deere lawnmower deck. The lawnmower needed a clutch. We have another lawnmower so we were waiting to fix that one. My dad goes around looking for metal to take to the salvage yards or copper or whatever he can find because he doesn't work. Well, we suspected he took the deck off the lawnmower and sold it. A replacement one costs $600 BTW. We suspected him because he steals so you know of course we suspected him. Okay then he called and told us he had borrowed an $800 saw of my husband's. He didn't ask, just informed us he borrowed it. My husband was very mad. We have never gotten it back. When we told him we wanted it back he said someone stole it, but I think he just sold it. Then a couple days ago, someone else in my family happened to see him at my home loading up our pushmower and an 8 foot ladder and apparently he was taking them to sell them. He will take things and then act like he hasn't done anything and call or come over here asking to borrow money or whatever (which I don't give him). I am sick of it and I believe I am going to cut ties with him and no longer associate with him. I should have a long time ago, but I couldn't prove he was taking things, but now that he was seen doing it I know. Now that I know I don't want him around me or to call me at all. I may just change my number. He has to know that this is unacceptable and why would a daughter want a dad in her life who'd steal from her? BTW, my sister quit speaking to him 2-1/2 years ago. I think she was the smart one. ;