Mom steals back rare Pokémon cards from 8-year-old nephew that he stole first from her daughter, refuses to give back any extras she took by mistake: 'That's a reasonable consequence for stealing'

When you are a kid, few things feel as sacred as your collectibles; they are literally like your treasures. For me, it was over 200 Littlest Pet Shop figures. I was absolutely obsessed with those little bobbleheads. I marked each one on the bottom to keep count of them all, and I had them lined up on a book shelf, organized by color, rarity, and intricacy of design. I usually let my close friends play with whichever one they wanted, but random guests' kids that my mom made me entertain were only allowed to play with any duplicates that I kept in a separate box. Childhood collections are way more than just "stuff," they're hours of care and little lessons in value; my mom and dad still keep the whole lot of them in the basement somewhere! They took my hobby seriously, and it meant a lot as a kid and even now.

That is exactly why this particular story hit me right in the gut. One woman's daughter has been building a collection of Pokémon cards that most fans would be jealous of. But when she agrees to babysit her nephews for a weekend, things go sideways; her daughter's cards go missing! She then has to do some Sherlock Holmes-level sleuthing to get her daughter's property back, and surprise, surprise, the stolen goods are in her nephew's backpack. Scroll down for more.

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AITA For Stealing Back Pokémon Cards My Fiancé's Nephews Took (And Possibly Taking Extras)?

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I know it's hard to make and keep boundaries with family members, but when your child at risk of having their belongings stolen… well, that's the time to stop the playdates.
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