I am a thief?

[SoulTYPE]

I kinda feel REALLY bad about doing this.

My mom got a Book voucher for a bookshop for Xmas, from my Aunt in adelaide.(They have the bookshops all over Aus, it is a poular one) She hadn't used it, and it was just kinda there. Anyways, I took the $30 book voucher down to the store, and used it myself. . I thought the books I bought were more imprtant at the time, and I was selfish. Now I feel AWFUL about it.

What do I do? My mom has not noticed it missing, and if she did she may have thought she lost it. She does tend to lose these things..but I COULD buy her another one, the only problem is that it doesn't have the small stamp from the Adelaide store on it. and if I bought one, it would have the stamp from my town, not where it came from.

Do I tell her I did this? How do I go about fixing this? I mean it has made me feel really bad and a little sad..help..

 

[michel]

Tell your mom just the way you wrote the thread; you made a mistake, realized you felt unconfortable, and you had not done the right thing, and have bought her a substitute book token. You will feel much better; your mom will be proud of her son's morals - you can only win.

 

[SoulTYPE]

your mom will be proud of her son's morals - you can only win.

That would be a first..in both cases when it comes to her. But TY MH, I may just try that.

 

[Bastet]

Yep...buy her another voucher, give it to her and apologise.

 

[robtex]

Yep...buy her another voucher, give it to her and apologise.

this is a situation where money talks. Listen to your fellow Aussie.

 

[Lightkeeper]

I agree with Bastet.

 

[huajiro]

Get her drunk....tell her about it....forget about it....just kidding....Bastet is right

 

[No*s]

Yes. Tell her. That will appease your conscience at the very least.

 

[anders]

I agree with Bastet.

So do I. That's not the first time I do.

 

[SoulTYPE]

Wasn't it michel dude who originally said it? Damn tablets must have more of an effect n me than I thought..thankyou bastet also for commenting

 

[fromthe heart]

Bastet is right...you need to tell your mom you screwed up and make it up to her by getting another one to give her. You made a mistake, you can't go on beating yourself up about it. Just make it right and even if she is upset with you you'll at least have done the right thing. You aren't a bad person, let her know you learned a valuable lesson from this and next time you will engage your brain first. My son is the master of mistakes...I almost expect it of him...one of these days though he will learn a valuable lesson and it will all have been worth it to go through so much just to see he finally has grown enough to accept responsibility for his actions.

 

[lilithu]

That would be a first..in both cases when it comes to her. But TY MH, I may just try that.

Hi Soul, I agree with Michael completely. Regardless of how your mother reacts, you are responsible for living your life in a way so that you can live with your conscience. You made a mistake. Do what you need to do to make it right and then it's up to your mother to do the right thing to forgive you, but you have no control over that part. I hope it works out better than you predict.

 

[SoulTYPE]

Thankyou all for your kind advice. Actually makes me feel a lot better..But TY ESPECIALLY Bastet and the MH dude..