I have a kid in my life, 14 years old. She is beautiful, funny and mostly good. She is however, 14.
Recently she stole something from me. It was nothing big, or expensive, or something she needed. She just took it. She admitted she took it in an email, and now? Now she didn’t take it.
Whatever.
She came to my house, she sat in my kitchen and she was enjoying herself. I looked her in the eye and told her “what I am going to tell you is going to hurt your feelings, but it’s true and right.” Then I told her if she ever stole from me again I would rain hell down onto her head, I would call the police and press charges. I would leave her with the police to think about it.
She is now quite angry with me. That’s ok, I love her. I told her I loved her. She is so wrapped up in herself she cannot see how she hurts others. I will sacrifice how she feels about me for the betterment of her. I only hope that someday she’ll realize it. That someday she’ll love me again.
