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zizo911

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Good Day knowledgeable peeps of MYBB.

I am in quite a situation at the moment.

For the past few years, my brother has been slowly starting to steal. It first started with money, clothing, small little things. However, this past year it has gotten much worse. He has started stealing from other people and strangers. People have been coming to us to tell us that he has been stealing money from them as well. Currently, I have just given up on him, he is going to get much worse and going to either steal from the wrong person and eventually meet his end.

Today we caught him with a knife that he had stolen from someone, when we confronted him he said that he got it from school, but on further investigation we found out that he had actually stolen it from one of the people who came to our house, from their car. I honestly don't know what to do with him anymore, at this point I feel like just sending him to a boarding school.It's not like he doesn't get anything,anything that he had ever asked for we tried our best to give to him, even if it broke us financially.
His currently in Grade 8, at a good school, it was the same school I attended and even the teachers there are starting to pick it up.

I would like to know if there is anyway I can give him a scare by letting him spend the night in a cell,or even for an hour, just to give him a scare. I really don't know what to do anymore.

Thanks in advance
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Rickster said:
Whats the root cause? Has he been diagnosed as a kleptomaniac?
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I've been trying to figure this out for years.... but there seems to be no reason. He doesn't need to steal from anyone, he has everything that he needs.
His been doing it since he was in primary school.
 
Yoh, don't think I can give any valuable advice, but good luck man!

Have you tried taking him to a counselor, maybe to try get to the root cause of him stealing? This may be expensive though.
 
A night in jail you also risk him thinking "eh - that wasn't so bad". And it doesn't serve as a deterrent for future crimes.
Sounds like he needs a father-figure to help guide his life.
 
I sympathise zizo911, hope he comes right.

As has already been asked, what drug is he on (if that's the problem)?

EDIT: i see he's not on drugs.
 
zizo911 said:
I've been trying to figure this out for years.... but there seems to be no reason. He doesn't need to steal from anyone, he has everything that he needs.
His been doing it since he was in primary school.
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How about a beating?
 
supersunbird said:
Just buy him his drugs so he doesn't steal? What other reason could there be...
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:D Solid

I would moer the living daylights out of him then lock him in a room for a couple of days until his withdrawal symptoms are over.
Only then will I talk to him.

Otherwise, a boarding school will sort him out.
 
An educated guess tells me the fact that you are looking after your younger brother means something happened to your parents.

Chances are pretty damn high the root cause is that very event.
 
zizo911 said:
Nope, not on any drugs.
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How sure are you that he is not on drugs? I know of instances where people have carried "clean" urine in condoms in their underwear, aced all the drug tests even if someone stands behind them to check that it is "he's" urine.

Will need to find root cause...

Good luck to you!
 
breacher said:
How sure are you that he is not on drugs? I know of instances where people have carried "clean" urine in condoms in their underwear, aced all the drug tests even if someone stands behind them to check.

Will need to find root cause...

Good luck to you!
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It's not often that drugs are the cause of the problem.
People with problems often get caught up in drugs which can exacerbate the issue. It really sounds like he needs some guidance in life from someone who can take him under his wing and instill some life-lessons. Difficult when that person isn't an older family member as it can be difficult to trust an outsider. Takes some to gain trust.
 
Kleptomania can be treated.
 
Sorry to hear about your brother, zizo911. Make an appointment with a professional. Your brother might be keeping a secret he cannot express verbally, hence trying to get attention in another way.
 
saor said:
A night in jail you also risk him thinking "eh - that wasn't so bad". And it doesn't serve as a deterrent for future crimes.
Sounds like he needs a father-figure to help guide his life.
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Jirre pal what world do you live in? I have spent only two days in jail as a teenager and it scared the living **** out of me. Must be too messed up for words to spend time in jail and think that is not so bad.

No it sounds like he needs a thorough ass kicking. If your parents are providing a good environment for you to grow up in and you are repaying there good nature by stealing from people then you are just another *** laaitjie that the world is going to swallow up and spit out.

There are people in this country with real ****ing problems not made up white boy poppy ***.
 
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Let him stay with me for 2 weeks.
I'll take him to school and fetch.
Will also feed him.
He'll be cured by the time I bring him back
 
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