Freeloading uncle steals over $500 from his 4-year-old nephew's piggy bank, his sister calls out their mom for enabling his behavior: ‘I’m done with her condoning his foolishness’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Feb 17, 2025 5:00 PM EST

There are selfish people in this world, there's no doubt about that. Folks hope, however, that the selfish people stay far away from them, and hopefully out of their ancestry as well. Sharing DNA with a thief is no fun, especially when that thief steals money from unsuspecting children…

In this story, a mother finds out that her brother has stolen more than 500 dollars from her son's piggy bank, and she knows this because he has displayed this kind of behavior before in the family—there's a history that cannot be erased. The kicker? The woman's brother refuses to get a job to pay back the money he's taken, and their mother is coddling him. Usually, coddling is the root of this kind of behavior; actions without consequences mean any actions are permitted. The woman has decided to cut off her entire family to protect him… Get the whole story below.

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  • This woman has had a “rocky” relationship with her family since she was younger. The way that the woman explains her brother's sticky fingers suggests that he has never been truthfully reprimanded for anything he's done. “Coddling” might even be the wrong word—this is a kind of infantilization. When a parent infantilizes their child, the child will not learn responsibility nor have any capacity for morals, unfortunately. That's what we see here in this story… and the woman's 4-year-old faces the repercussions. 

  • "Stealing from a 4-YEAR-OLD'S PIGGY BANK is just LOW."
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  • "AITAH for cutting off my entire family due to money taken from my son’s piggy bank?"

    I have had a rocky relationship with my family. I have 1 older sister, two younger siblings ages 24-25 and I am 29.
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  • Long story short my brother (24) has a habit of stealing or in my moms words "taking things that don't belong to him" from my younger sister, my mom and I.
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  • For about 8 months or so I was living with my fiancé and my son at his apartment. We recently moved into our new home. Before we moved I had left my sons piggy bank at my moms house
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  • for the 8 months I was gone and the entire life of my son. (where I stayed before) on top of the fridge. For years my mom and I would put money into it. Money
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  • from birthday cards, Christmas cards, change we had or I would put some of the child support my son's father gave me and from tips when I bartended.
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  • I took the piggy bank when we moved in and didn't check it. I decided to check it today and saw only $130 and a few change. There should be around $700- 1000 or even more in there. I
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  • became extremely upset obviously and asked in my group chat who took it. I also called my mom who said it was obviously my brother but "maybe he was gonna put it back someday".
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  • This is the grown man that refuses to work even though I got him a job and he left and didn't want to return. He's the same grown man that says parents shouldn't have kids if they can't
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  • take care of their child financially whenever my mom ask him to get a job and help out at home. Even $200 a month would do but he refuses and says he's not the working "type"
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  • After years of ongoing feud with my brother I left all family group chats, blocked and deleted him. I deleted my mom and blocked as well. Because honestly. I'm done with her condoning his foolishness....
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  • He's stolen from my younger sis aswell, she'll get mad but everyone always forgive him. Even me, but stealing from a 4 YEAR OLDS PIGGY BANK is just LOW.
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  • I told my sons father about it and he's fuming because even some of his moms money has went into the piggy bank and we wanted to save it for maybe one day our son might want to learn how to use money. Now all that is left is $130. Am I the AH for cutting my entire family off?
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  • Willing_Reaction... NTA! This behavior is red flag city! My grandma's brother was like this and he ended up stealing from our family BIG TIME. It'll only get worse. I think you made the right choice 10000%
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  • V... NTA. He robbed you. Your family sided with him. You cutted them off. You did everything right. Edit: typo
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  • Special_Slide_2... If they are toxic enough to condone stealing nearly a grand from a literal child's savings with something as lame as "Well maybe thief will put it back!" They are too toxic for me NTA.
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  • Throwrainapikel Thank you! Exactly what I said to my mom. When he stole from her I didn't hear the end of it but because I've always been the push over she just thinks I should get over it that a known thief MIGHT one day return it. When he's never had
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  • bmyst70 NTA So, they stole from a 4 year old and then defended the thief's actions. You did the right thing. Be sure they're all blocked. Because sooner or later the thief will want more money than the rest of the enablers can afford.
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  • Takeabreath_and... As long as his stealing came without consequences it was never his problem. Nta
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  • StormGoofyFrFr NTA. I love that you're putting your baby first and your peace. Rebuild and do what's best for you and you baby.
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