This mother shamelessly confiscated her kids' belongings to provide for her new family, using nonsensical parenting logic to cover up her thievery. However, this dad caught on to her little plot just in time to save his kid's iPad, along with a few other precious belongings that never should have been taken in the first place.
Kids don't usually realize their privileges until they're taken away. Time spent on their phones, TV show access, and extra-special toy purchases are often overlooked, butakes those luxuries away, their value becomes clear. However, these two exes shared dual custody of their three children, a 12, 14, and 16-year-old, and it seemed like each time they went to their mom's house, something of theirs mysteriously (or not so mysteriously) went missing. Once this dutiful dad realized that his ex was punishing their kids in order to provide nice things for her new family, he took justice into his own hands.
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