Re: Got company. $100 missing. Here\'s what I\'ve done.
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HB,
If money is tight for your brother, seems like just having them send you the money would be better, but whatever.
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That would've been ok w/ me, and more sensible money-wise, but they want the kid to really learn his lesson. It's going to be real tough for him unless he's a psycho because when he's visited in the past we've treated him very well. As I said, I'm going to try to take some of the sting out of it when he's finished and let him know that it'll all be forgiven but he's got to never even think of doing anything like it again.
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I agree with everything but trying to take any sting out of it. You should make the kid feel it. Don't be outright mean, but there's no reason to make him feel any less guilty than he should. Softening it for a kid who's shown such a blatant disrespect for his own blood doesn't seem like it would be the best way of fixing this.
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