She Borrowed A Necklace From Her Mother’s Jewelry Box And Didn’t Immediately Return It, So Her Sister Accused Her Of Trying To Steal The Family Heirloom
Earlier this year, this 34-year-old woman was heading out to dinner and decided to ask if she could borrow a necklace from her mother’s jewelry box to accompany her outfit. Apparently, the necklace was a family heirloom, but her mom still agreed to let her borrow it.
Well, after dinner, she simply forgot to take off the accessory and accidentally wore it home the following day.
“I was living out of state at the time and immediately called my mom to let her know I still had it,” she recalled.
A few days later, her 31-year-old sister – who she was living with at the time – also saw her wearing the family heirloom. So, she filled her sister in on what happened, making it clear that she only took it home accidentally.
Two more months passed by after that, and she wound up moving back into her mother’s house. At that point, she had her own different necklace – which she wore every single day.
“But it had a broken chain,” she explained, “So instead of immediately putting my mom’s necklace back, I kept wearing it until I could get mine fixed.”
“I figured since my mom knew where it was and that I was living in her house, it’d be fine for a little while longer.”
Unfortunately, her sister disagreed. Once her sister saw her wearing the necklace again, she actually got accused of trying to “weasel her way” into never returning the necklace at all.
Her sister believed that she was basically trying to steal the family heirloom, especially because it wasn’t clear whether she or her sister would inherit the necklace from their mother yet.
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At the time, she tried to tell her sister that she was only borrowing the necklace and fully intended to return it. Moreover, she claimed she didn’t appreciate being called a thief.
The next day, she also spoke to her mom about the situation – who claimed not to mind that she was wearing the necklace.
“But my mom was mostly worried about it getting lost or broken, as it was pretty valuable,” she detailed.
“I agreed with her and ended up putting it back after measuring the chain, as it was the same length as my broken one and why I liked wearing it.”
Still, she couldn’t get her sister’s words out of her head, so she wound up confronting her sister and opening up about how disturbing the theft accusation was.
In her mind, she and her sister had always had a tight-knit relationship, and she didn’t appreciate her sister painting her as a thief.
“To me, accusing someone of trying to steal a valuable piece of jewelry from her own mother is a serious accusation. One that comes with some pretty serious repercussions,” she vented.
Nonetheless, her sister wouldn’t take back anything and doubled down – saying she “stood by” the accusation. This led to a big argument between them, and now, she doesn’t know what to do.
She realizes that she should have returned her mom’s necklace sooner. But she just isn’t able to get over her sister accusing her of trying to steal a family heirloom, and she’s unsure if that’s reasonable or not.
Does it make sense why her actions seemed fishy to her sister? At the same time, can you understand why being called a thief was hurtful? What advice would you give her?
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