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What evidence suggests that Michelle's son stole $15,000 from his sister?
Michelle's husband set a trap by placing a vacuum and other items in front of the daughter's room. The son moved the items and was seen leaving the room, despite denying he was there. Shortly after, he repaid $900 he owed his father, despite previously claiming he had no money. The money went missing after the son was in the room, and no one else was in the house at the time.
What advice does Dr. Laura give Michelle regarding her son's suspected theft?
Dr. Laura advises Michelle to ban her son from the house until he repays the stolen $15,000 to his sister. She emphasizes that if the evidence is clear—money was present before the son entered the room and gone afterward—the family should hold him accountable. If he refuses to repay, Michelle must choose between supporting her daughter or enabling her son's behavior.
Why does Dr. Laura criticize Michelle's daughter for storing $15,000 in her room?
Dr. Laura criticizes the daughter for ignoring her parents' advice to deposit the money in a bank. She compares storing cash at home to walking down a dark alley with money taped to one's body, highlighting the inherent risk of theft in such situations.
What does Dr. Laura suggest about the son's behavior during the theft incident?
Dr. Laura describes the son as both arrogant and foolish for believing he could steal the money without consequences. She notes that his actions—moving the vacuum and repaying his father $900—demonstrate a lack of subtlety and awareness of the evidence against him.
What emotional challenge does Michelle face in dealing with her son's suspected theft?
Michelle struggles with the emotional difficulty of potentially cutting ties with her son if he refuses to repay the stolen money. Dr. Laura emphasizes that failing to hold him accountable would send a message to her daughter that her feelings and loss don't matter.
- Missing $15,000 from daughter's room
- Son's suspicious behavior and financial inconsistencies
- Lack of concrete evidence but strong circumstantial evidence
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You too can participate in my live radio program heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 111. Michelle, welcome to the program. Hello. Hello. How can I help, Michelle? Okay. Well, I'm not even sure where to begin, but thank you. I appreciate your advice. I have a situation at my house. I have three adult children.
And my middle daughter, she's 24, 22, and 20. So the 24-year-old and the 22-year-old live at home. The 20-year-old lives on his own. So the 22-year-old has kept and stored a large amount of money in her room. And we told her, "Please put it in the bank. Get rid of it. Do not have it at the house."
So, long story short, she's missing $15,000. And due to the evidence that we've seen, we believe that it's one of her brothers. I'm sorry, evidence. Can you give me evidence? The money is missing. And she hasn't spent it. She hasn't bought anything. That's not evidence of anything other than it's not there. What's your evidence that somebody, you have somebody in mind? If so, what's the evidence? Yes.
Well, one of her brothers. He lives by himself. Well, he lives with his girlfriend, but he lives with her and he's always poor, but he has money to buy things. It's just odd because he...
My husband, so my husband set him up the other night. I was at work. He put a vacuum and some other stuff in front of my daughter's room and he came over and all of the stuff was misplaced or moved around and he came out of the bedroom. My husband was outside in the garage. He came out and my husband said, hey, were you in your sister's room? And he said, no.
But he was, and then he gave my husband $900 that he had owed him for something. He didn't have that money. He has a full-time job, but he didn't. I'm not sure that would be enough to go to court and put him in jail. So what would you like to do? Right, that's what, I don't know. Well, I don't know either. I'm asking you, this is your family. What do you want to do? You warned your daughter not to leave the money in the house. She ignored it.
Now she'll have no way of getting the money back, and their relationship is obviously going to be strange. And then she's going to get mad at you and Dad for not being angry with him and doing something to him. That's exactly where we're at. So it's kind of a mess now, all of which would never have happened if...
She was more responsible with where she stored her money because you can't have $100 bills taped all over your body and walk down a narrow, dark alley at night and think you should be safe. Just the world is full of predators. So I'm sorry. So what is it you'd like to do?
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Hear the winner's stories now by visiting BeThereWithCare.com. Contest ended November 15th. Official rules at BeThereWithCare.com. I don't know. I'm looking for your advice because just... I don't have advice except if it's real clear. Okay, no giggling. I don't want to be more serious about your life than you are. Okay? No, I'm just nervous. Okay. So...
If dad laid a trap and put stuff in front of the bedroom door and it was moved around, shows your son is in addition stupid as well as unbelievably arrogant because he believes he could get away with this if indeed he's the one who did it, if no one else was in the house. And before the vacuum was put there, the money was there. And after the vacuum was moved, the money's gone. Then that's...
Not in a court of law, but in your house, that's pretty obvious. In which case, if the way I described it is accurate, there was nobody else in the house, so there were no other options. I would never have the son in the house again. And I would demand that he pay the daughter back before he ever crossed my threshold again. Yeah. And if your silly daughter lives with him and she's silly on two levels.
No, she still lives at home. She doesn't live with him. He lives with his girlfriend. But yeah. Good. Fine. Okay. That's what I would do. If I had that amount of clarity, make sure you actually have that amount of clarity. Nobody else in the house. Money was there two seconds before the vacuum was put there. Money was gone and the vacuum was moved with nobody else in the house except him. Yes. Then he did it, but it won't hold up in a court. So you throw them out.
And you make the price of admission back in the family paying her back. Yep. Okay. That's 100% where we're at. What if he decides he doesn't and we just go forward without him? What do you think? Yes. That's just a hard pill to swallow as a mom, even though you know the truth. But if you don't do that, you're telling your daughter, F you. She doesn't. Yep. That's exactly where we're at. Yep.
So you have to decide to whom the F-U is pointed. You're exactly right. Thank you. Just made it clear for me. I appreciate that very much. Sadly, you're welcome. Sadly. My number, 1-800-375-2800.
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