I (17M) have taken a significant amount of money from my parents over the years my conscience is telling me it is terrible to do but every time I do it I get an Endorphin rush from taking it and purchasing things with it. I recently took $4000+ and am unsure if or how to tell them. I have been caught before and the latest time I was caught my parents told me that I would be not allowed to go to the summer camp I work at and have already signed my contract of employment where I will be paid enough to give the money back. What do I do?
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telling them will always be better than them finding out on their own. It’s going to suck and they’ll be upset but they’ll see some growth in you because you came clean
4000 is alot of money in my books… if you were my kid you would be spending all summer paying me back with zero fun time including phone… but that’s just me and my child is 16m old.
In your situation I would earn the money back, not at a summer job but working full time (part time if you’re studying). Then break it to them by paying them back. Should take a few months
This is NOT meant to dull the backlash you’d get from them, it’s to show that you’re genuinely sorry/not just scared of them. This is also for YOU. To break the idea that stealing is an okay thing to do.
That’s if you’re actually remorseful
Be honest with your parents. Holding it in will make it worse. Own up to it and explain why you did it. It’ll be tough, but it’s the right thing to do.
why do you need 4,000 as a 17 year old😭theyre gonna find out- tell them
You need to own up to this. You have a problem and you won’t stop if you don’t get therapy. You are stealing from those who love you. And it gives you a rush instead of the shame you should feel. This is a problem.
When I was a shitty teenager I would swipe a twenty from them here and there. I’d buy pot or cigarettes. I think about it now and feel bad. If karma is a real thing, I have really paid for it in the last twenty years or so. I regret doing it. I hope my kids don’t do the same. I was raised differently though, and I try to be honest and make clear that communication is always open. No matter what, good or bad.
You’re extremely immature. Except that and focus on changing that.