I'm just really loving incensed right now, and this is an issue that has been ongoing for YEARS and I've hit the point where I can't deal with this any longer.
My family has absolutely ZERO respect for the property of others and has ZERO accountability for any harm they may cause to another person or their property.
This has been an incredibly frustrating combination. My mother, stepfather, and sister will take anything that they can find that is mine and use it, without my permission, often going so far as to remove it from the house. This usually means things like earbuds, phone charger, money, etc.
Inevitably, these things are not returned to me. When confronted about taking these things, NOBODY will take accountability, and if I can prove who is responsible for losing said object, they REFUSE to pay for a replacement. Often, the reason for refusal is something like "Don't be selfish, sharing is caring." or something similarly obnoxious and irrelevant to the matter at hand, as sharing usually involves some sort of consent, and if applicable, the return of the borrowed item when finished.
In the past year, I've had to buy 6 new pairs of earbuds because they all get taken. I stopped putting them in plain sight, instead hiding them in drawers, or bags, anywhere they would be accessible but not immediately visible. No dice, they RUMMAGED THROUGH MY ROOM to find them, making a huge mess and throwing everything all over the floor. 6 pairs of earbuds * $20 per pair = 120 spent on replacing stuff that they have lost or broken in EARBUDS ALONE.
They've lost my phone, lost my earbuds, lost my money (a loving $100 note in one case) and refuse to take any sort of accountability or have any sort of respect for me. I have to replace EVERY LAST THING off of my minimum wage income after covering all other expenses for my cost of living. It's loving ridiculous, and pisses me off like nothing else. I don't understand how anyone thinks this is acceptable, or can justify taking my things without asking and not even having the decency to keep track of the things they've taken.
I've been dealing with this for years, but now it's gone on for way too long. I'm really just incensed right now and I don't know how people think stealing is justifiable as long as you're stealing from family and calling it "sharing".
