to borrow money from the childrens money boxes to pay for.....

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my birthday drinks on wednesday night? Am really skint but would like to go to the pub with friends on wednesday night, is a friends dp birthday too. so was thinking I could see how much money the kids had in their money boxes to borrow that!
AIBU?

not if you give it back

i would if ts the only way you will be able to go, im sure your children wont go without what they need just because youve taken a few quid out of there boxes

Not if they won't notice, and it gets put back before they need it.

I'm always robbing the kids money boxes - usually for change for parking meters

I always put it back though

I still remember my money box being raided in order to pay the electricity bill (I can even remember the amount of the bill).

I would urge you to reconsider! They will probably remember for the rest of your life!

I steal all the SmallDragon's birthday money but then buy them things with my credit card to pay it back

Ds has no clue as to how much he has in his purse, so I do sometimes 'borrow' a pound or two

if they won't notice and you can pay it back then go for it - enjoy

Thanks! don't think they will have more than a couple of punds any way as they have mainly coppers in them anyway! I'm always buying them things anyway even if they say they want to buy them!
Of course I'll put it back at pay day

Not if they don't notice or you get their permission and pay them back promptly.
I do it all the time

We have raided ds's money box a few times, usually to pay the cleaner. We justified it (to ourselves as he didn't know) by saying that most of the mess was made by him anyway and it was about time he started paying his way.

msl bran - although I do pay for the nursery, food, treats..... is only fair they should give something back

Don't tell them and pay it back.

Im always doing that.

pmsl of course

The electricity bill in question was £2.72 (though admittedly we were talking early 70s at the time of the powercuts anyway). Don't despise coppers.

YANBU, as long as you pay it back they will never know.

My money was always borrowed as a child and never paid back. All birthday and christmas money

If you are going to pay it back...I think it could be easy not to though.