Got company. $100 missing. Here's what I've done.

[Shoe]

If you are confident he took it, then straight up confront him. Obviously, don't resort to any type of violence. This should definitely not cause any stress between you and your sister/brother, unless they feel like your brothers kid has a right to steal from you for some reason.

Of course if you cannot prove he took it, you need to be ready to eat your words if proven otherwise.

[RJT]

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Of course it had to be the 14 y.o. but I can't prove it…

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Did the cage short me? Did I drop it somewhere? The answer to both is 'I don't think so' but that isn't good enough.

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What was the question?

[eof]

I think you should confront the kid too. Judge his reaction etc. I think letting him keep it isn't such a bad idea if he tells the whole truth. He probably thinks you wouldn't notice. However, the way you tell the story i think its very very possible you actually were shorted or spent it on accident. I think you should probably be able to tell if the kid is lying, if you are sure he is lying to you, tell his parents.. if you aren't sure then let it pass, apologize etc.

[R*R]

It seems to me that you will never be able to let it go until you talk to him about it. If you don't its like you will be at his wedding in ten years thinking "that is the little prick who stole my money". Deal with it.

[DCJ311]

Bring it up with the kid and if he denies it, give him a long Larry David staredown and go about your business.

[Taso]

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Bring it up with the kid and if he denies it, give him a long Larry David staredown and go about your business.

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"okay..okay."

[Losing all]

I come from a small family (3 aunts, 3 cousins, thats it) I was a total f up as a kid. When I was 15 $100 went missing from my aunt connie's purse. I got the not so subtle stare down time to confess treatment. I didn't take the money. My aunt connie is a nice lady, 20 years later its the first thing that pops into my head when I hear her name.


You BETTER be right.

[adsman]

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and am treating him coldly which is VERY much different from the way it normally would be.

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Big mistake, you just tipped your hand. The little crafty bastard knows now that you suspect him, so you won't be able to surprise him with an out of left field comment that leaves his jaw hanging. He's probably upstairs now practicing his "surprised" faces for when you do this. He's also probably covering his tracks by throwing away the wrappers from all those baseball card packs that he bought.

Your best bet now is to be able to convince him that it would be much better to resolve this between the pair of you than to get his parents involved. I'd probably put money on him being able to pysche you out though.

[Wilpro]

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uh oh, $100 call the FBI!!

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At dinner when you are all round the table one evening, open your wallet/purse and mention 'i swore i should have an extra $100 in here' and just watch the kid's face. Try and pick something up.

Maybe cos it's family give them the benefit of the doubt this one time, but if more stuff goes missing take some action.

[fartman77]

here is what you do, at the dinner table wager $100 on a ridiculous bet where you are sure to lose and see if the kid takes on the offer. He can't resist so when he whips out the $100 you then you pop the question, SO HOW DID YOU GET THAT HUNDO HMMMM?