Hi, have had a lot of problems and run ins with my DD 17yr old and one of the most prevalent ones is lying and sneakiness...about anything, particularly is she is in the wrong.
She is really annoying her 22 year old sister at the moment she has a habit of taking EDs clothes, they keep appearing on her or in her room. Just the odd item but nevertheless, they aren't her clothes, they are her sisters, bought by her sister. The 22 year old has a lock on her door which she religiously uses when she is not in the house (I and she have keys..we put a lock on as her stuff kept disapearing into her younger sister's room and it got ridiculous...particuarly as YD denies it, and blames anyone but her and it leads to another row) However, 17yr old must be nipping into her room when sister is downstairs etc as 22 year old does all her own washing so it isn't me who is mixing up clothes (as 17 year old tried to tell me) but her who is taking them. The latest is a red tartan dress, which a few weeks ago 17 yr old told me she had bought/her boyfriend had bought her in town. This morning 22 year old has seen a photo on facebook with sister in dress and says she can't find HER dress and the one on the photo is HERS!
I don't know what to do, beyond quietly putting it back, as 17 year old will deny it strenously, there will be ANOTHER mother of all rows, she will storm off, the dog won't eat for days because he doesn't like all the shouting....you get the picture...she is very volatile.
How can I stop her taking things...she has plenty of clothes of her own and enough money to buy them. Her sister has said before if the 17 yr old would ASK she would prob lend them but beyond having a camera in her room I am at a loss as what to do........
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17 year old stealing sister's clothes...how to stop?!!
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