'It's now Wednesday. She still has my car': Golden Child says she'll return her sister's car after 1 hour, ends up bogarting it for 4 days without permission before coercing the family to side with her

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Nov 10, 2025 2:00 PM EST

My parents are pretty old school, so I was taught that when you borrow someone's car, it needs to be returned before they miss it with a full gas tank, a fresh car wash, and a new air freshener. It may sound like overkill, but that's the kind of borrowing mentality that encourages people to continue loaning you things. It must return better than how you got it; it's as simple as that. 

However, the rules for siblings are a bit different. While growing up, siblings will squabble over the bigger ice cream scoop or the best color of sleeping bags at the sleepover, but usually the best, biggest, or most glamorous choices will go straight to the Golden Child. After a lifetime of getting first pick of whatever they want, Golden Children expect the world from those around them, and give back nothing in return. 

So when a woman loaned her sister her car, she should have expected her GC behavior to translate to the rules of borrowing, but after "1 hour" turned into a 3-day carjacking, drastic measures had to be taken. 

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  • Sisters may share clothes, makeup, and life advice, but just because you're siblings doesn't mean you're entitled to all of your sister's belongings. Yet, this Golden Child decided that she was privy to her sister's car for as long as she needed it. Apparently, she needed the car more and was too lazy to return it. 

  • My sister borrowed my car "for an hour" three days ago and won't bring it back This is driving me insane right now.
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  • I live in Spokane and my younger sister Maya lives like twenty minutes away. Sunday afternoon she texts asking if she can borrow my car because hers is in the shop. Says she just needs to run to the store real quick, maybe an hour tops.
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  • I'm working from home that day so I'm like fine whatever. She picks up the keys around 2pm. It's now Wednesday. She still has my car.
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  • Sunday night she texts saying her friend invited her to dinner across town and she'll bring it back after. Ok fine. Then Monday morning she says she needs it to
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  • get to work because her coworker who usually picks her up called in sick. I'm annoyed but I work from home so technically I don't need it right that second.
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  • Monday night she says she'll drop it off Tuesday morning. Tuesday morning comes, no car, no text. I message her asking what's going on. She says "omg sorry I forgot, I have errands to run after work today but I'll bring it tonight for sure."
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  • Tuesday night, no car. I call her. She doesn't answer. Texts back an hour later saying she's at her boyfriend's place and she's tired, she'll bring it Wednesday.
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  • It's Wednesday afternoon now. I asked her this morning when she's bringing it and she said "probably after work, like 6ish?" with a question mark like she's not even sure.
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  • I need my car. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning. I have groceries to get. I have my own life.
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  • I told her I need it back tonight no excuses and she got all defensive saying I'm being pushy and "it's not like you're even using it." Yeah because I let YOU borrow it for AN HOUR three days ago.
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  • My mom is saying I'm overreacting and siblings share things, that's what family does. But this isn't sharing, this is just taking at this point.
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  • Am I crazy for being pissed about this? Like you borrow something, you return it when you say you will. That's basic respect right?
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  • GrowFlowersNotWeeds ⚫ Tell mom to pick you up and give you a ride to her golden child's house to pick up your car, and then your mom can loan HER car to her golden child so you can get on with your life.
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  • Useful_Context_2602 Tell her you need it returned within an hour or you're filing police department report
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  • TriStellium • No you're not over reacting but stop being a doormat and tell her if it's not back by 6pm today you are going to report it stolen.
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  • Phill_Cyberman Ask your mom to loan you her car, since family borrows things, and then don't give it back until your sister gives you your car.
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  • Dazzlin... That's ridiculous and you're being way too passive. Tell her if it's not back tonight you're going to report it stolen. And, once she brings it back, tell her that she is NEVER borrowing it again. She also better fill up your gas tank.
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  • As far as your Mom goes it's none of her business but if she insists on inserting herself into it then I suggest you tell her she's welcome to loan her own car in the future because your sister will never be allowed to take your car again.
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