To think my brother took this money?

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Lent my friend some money a few weeks again, not a huge amount (£20).

She hasn’t seen me to return it but lives near my mum who I see weekly as she picks DD up from Nursery for me once a week as I can’t get there in time, so friend took it to my mums house. Says she gave it to my brother.

I have no reason to not believe my friend gave the money to my brother, she’s borrowed money off me before and always paid me back, she’s borrowed a lot less than £20 and always paid it back. I have no reason to think she wouldn’t pay it back this time, she’s also borrowed money off my mum before and always paid her back as well. This is a good friend, and she has told me before she doesn’t want to lose our friendship as me and my mum have always been good to her and she doesn’t have many friends.

Brother says he wasn’t given any money, says he doesn’t know about the money and I’ll have to ask my friend for it. We’ve always got on ok but he often says he thinks my mum favours me over him so he may have taken it to spite me/prove a point.

I can afford to lend it and will in no way go without nor will DD without the money but I just feel upset my brother took it.

AIBU to think my friend did give the money to my brother and he’s kept it?

daffodillament I read that as OP friend doesn’t consider any amount small enough to just forget about and not pay back

Ahem "there seems to be a bit of confusion, friend, my brother cant remember when/where you gave it to him, perhaps you could remind him?" & stand back

Ah Badgers that makes sense. Noticed Op posted this on Fri. Wonder if its been resolved yet !?

This is a job for Jeremy Kyle put them on the lie detector soon be sorted.

I think your mum disguised herself as your brother and pocketed the $.

How much would you have spent on him for Xmas?
How much would your Mum have spent?
It comes out of that - Grinch stole Xmas. He stole 20 Quid and it IS stealing - from family at that. So he's had his Xmas present early or at least the money which would have paid for it.

Oh god this would drive me crazy...i know its only £20 but its the fact that one of them is lying...i'd have to get to the truth even if it meant falling out with one of them....good luck op....

Agree with asking them together it will not take very long to find out.

Tell your brother that you told your friend what he said and she wants to come over and talk to him. If he didn't steal it, he will say sure no problem. If he did steal it he will avoid seeing her.

Does the friend know your brother?
Could there be an impostor in the mix? Someone she assumed was your brother, but who is actually the window cleaner/visiting vicar/mums (much younger) BF?

I think it's the brother exactly the sort of thing my brother would do