So my sister babysits the 2 infants of a couple during the weekday work hours. The couple also has a 13 years old daughter. 3-4 days ago my sister swore she had about 4 bucks worth of changes in her wallet but she couldn't find it. She was suspicious of the girl but she thought I may have dropped it somehow. But she keeps her wallet in her purse and even if the changes were somehow got out of her wallet, they would be in her purse. She says she didn't buy anything that day so she has 4 bucks worth of money in her wallet in the morning, she never touches the wallet during the day because she didn't buy anything, and there are no changes when she came back home.
Same thing happened today. She has 4 bills in her wallet, $50 3 ten and 1 twenty. After work she goes out to buy something, she opens her wallet and sees 1 $20 and 1 $10 bills. She came home and checked her purse and found a $10 in her purse. She never puts any money on her purse. So, we are guessing that the little shit went through her purse, opened the wallet took the 10 bucks, while counting the money in her wallet she heard my sister coming that way so, while in hurry, she stuffed the $30 in the wallet but couldn't stuff the $10 and just left it in the purse.
What to do now? The kid is a shy type, their parents probably wouldn't believe if my sister told them.
>>17372572
She should confront the girl directly next time she's babysitting. Not overly aggressive or angry, she should just be firm and say "I know it was you, and you can't be doing things like that. Give the money back and it'll be okay." Give the girl a chance to come clean and do the right thing on her own. That's an important part of raising/caring for kids, you've got to make sure they know what the right thing is, and then see if they do it of their own free will.
Either way, she should also tell the parents what happened. If the choose not to believe her, that's on them. If the girl won't return the money and the parents won't believe her, then it's probably best she stops babysitting for them anyway. It sounds like she's losing almost as much money as she's making, lol
>>17372572
Tell her to get some of that UV cream (can't remember what it's called, they use it in healthcare training) and a portable, battery operated blacklight. Smear some if the cream (it spreads out to be invisible) on the money, and to frequently check her purse when she babysits again. When she notices money missing, get her to have the kid show her hands, and then use the blacklight. If the kid has touched the money, the cream will transfer to her hands, and will show up on her hands with the blacklight. Instant evidence.
>>17372572
Why doesn't she just hold on her bag or buy a crossbody bag and to hold on to it..?
>>17372628
She keeps her purse on the coat hanger.
>>17372725
She should stop doing that, tell her to get a crossbodybag and not take it off or buy uh fanny pack!
>>17372572
> their parents probably wouldn't believe if my sister told them.
Doesn't matter. It's their kid, and, out of respect for that, your sister should go to them first. The parents should have a reasonable response along the lines of "okay, we hear you. We'll speak to our teenage daughter about this." If your sister receives pushback instead, she should stop babysitting for these people. If the parents were receptive, but the money is still being tampered with, she should stop babysitting for these people.