In-law accuses woman's 16-year-old foster child of stealing his watch during his Super Bowl party, woman stands up for the teen: ‘I'm not forgiving him’

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Feb 14, 2026 2:00 PM EST

A Super Bowl party turns sour when a grown man decides to accuse his sister-in-law's foster teen of stealing. Spoiler: The teen did nothing.

The Super Bowl is a time for pigging out on miscellaneous chip dips, sitting on a couch for too long, and counting down the minutes to the halftime show. It's an American tradition for many, and it's supposed to be a happy day filled with family, friends, and some good sports.

It'd be naïve to say that everyone has this reality, though. Some might not be interested in sports, others might not be fortunate enough to have friends to share the moment with, or you'll end up leaving prematurely because a family member accuses you of stealing from them. Well, not your family member, but someone related to your current foster parent.

The foster system is rough. A child can bounce from home to home in search of permanence. Unfortunately, many foster families couldn't care less about the child they're housing, but that can be said of the foster mom in this next story. When her brother-in-law accuses her foster daughter of stealing a watch from him, she refuses to let him get away with it. If you really want to know where the watch actually was, consider scrolling below.

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  • A young girl sits alone, clearly sullen, with an added image of a watch.
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    A young girl sits alone, clearly sullen, with an added image of a watch.

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  • "AITAh for not forgiving foster family?"

    So I (16f) am in a foster home, can't remember if this is my 14th or 15th placement, but somewhere around there.
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  • I've been with this current family, we'll call them the Millers, since the beginning of January.
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  • They're nice, and they have a HUGE extended family which is something I'm not used to.
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  • We were at the foster moms sisters house for the Super Bowl yesterday, I think like 30 plus people were there for the game.
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  • The husband, Rick (50-something) really treats me different. When I was in the house he spent like every moment staring at me like he was waiting for me to steal something.
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  • This type of isolation is painful for anyone, let alone a teen in the foster system. She's unable to ever truly feel like a part of her foster family because she has a relative in her ear, constantly making her feel like “other” rather than part of a family unit.

    What is the reason for Rick acting this way? We're not sure. We're going to have to chalk it up to something inward he might be dealing with. Maybe he can't fathom that some people are good people. Who knows. All that we do know is that speaking to an innocent teenager with such anger and trying his best to isolate her emotionally is unacceptable and immature.

  • I've been in the system since I as 7 so I'm used to it. It still sucks, but whatever.
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  • We spent the whole time watching the game, the half-time show, and had a great time making food and watching the Seahawks win.
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  • When we got back to our house, I was getting ready to get in the shower when there was loud knocking on the doo.
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  • My foster dad opened it and Rick came rushing in screaming about how I was a thief.
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  • One of his watches disappeared during the game. I guess he has a collection of expensive watches?
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  • A heavy, silver watch with a blue face.
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    A heavy, silver watch with a blue face.

  • He had called everyone he could think of, telling them I had stolen it and if they had seen me with the watch, then demanded they check my room, check me, call the police.
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  • I just handed over my hoodie, turned around in a circle so they could see there as no watch- shaped bulge in my jeans.
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  • I let Rick, and my foster parents take turns going through my room. There wasn't a lot to go through (30 gallon bag rule) and they didn't find a watch.
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  • Rick left after that and said he was going to call the police if the watch didn't turn up.
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  • About an hour after he left, my foster parents got a call from his wife. They had found the watch under the dresser.
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  • She was apologetic, and said she should have made him look harder before running out the door to accuse me of stealing.
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  • She was hoping we could all put the whole thing behind us, and I just shook my head and went to take a shower.
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  • I'm not forgiving Rick for running around telling everyone I'm a thief because he couldn't look before he lost his mind.
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  • I know its going to cause problems but I just don't want to be the bigger person when I'm not he adult.
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  • So I guess AITAH for not forgiving him for calling me a thief?
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