Trust between siblings can be impossible to rebuild once it’s been broken.

After years of mysteriously disappearing money and belongings, she realized her younger brother was behind it— and her parents were on his side.

You’ll want to read on for this one.

AITA for wanting my parents to pay me the money back that my brother stole from me

My brother (14) has been stealing cash from my bedroom for almost 2 years now.

I rarely have cash, but when I do, I either put it in my desk or in my wallet.

She’s been noticing the money go missing for some time now.

I used to just leave it out, but then some of it, or all of it, would randomly disappear, and I would get in trouble for losing it even though I knew it wasn’t me.

But when she confronted her brother with her suspicions, he was surprisingly honest.

So about a year ago, I asked my brother if he really did steal from me the one time almost 2 years ago now, and he laughed and confirmed that he did.

I still have not got that money back and probably never will.

She hasn’t done the best job in being careful with her money around the house.

Because I’m pretty forgetful, I always leave my wallet in my purse, which is always in my room.

I’ve tried to hide it from him before, but then I end up just forgetting about it myself, so I went back to just leaving it in my purse.

But then her brother started to steal more than just money.

In the last 3 months since I’ve been home from uni, he’s stolen over 150 dollars from my wallet, as well as earbuds and full cans of alcohol that I left in the fridge.

I’m broke and trying to save money for school, so I work hard for the money I make.

Any money or anything that I buy myself is pretty important to me no matter what it is.

When she tells her parents about it, she can’t believe their reaction.

My parents say it’s my fault because I should be hiding my stuff better, but it’s frustrating to have to hide my own things in my own room.

I want to ask them if they could pay me back all the money that he’s taken, even though it’s not their fault, but every dollar counts for my savings.

AITA?

It sounds like her parents are not on the right side of this issue.

What did Reddit think?

Why aren’t these parents, you know, parenting?

It’s time to start treating her brother like the little criminal he is.

It’s sad her brother isn’t being encouraged to go down a better path in life.

As sad as it is, sometimes you just can’t trust family.

Siblings may not always see eye to eye, but this behavior is just out of control.

She shouldn’t have to lock up all her belongings just to feel safe around her family.

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