A man reported that one of his most valuable possessions was vanished from his home, so he checked the hidden cameras and couldn’t believe what he saw. He tried to keep calm, but eventually acted. The man stated that his 9-year-old nephew tends to steal goods. He used to steal items from stores, and his parents had to apologize to the proprietors. Fearful that his nephew might steal his engagement ring, he concealed it in a position he assumed the boy could not reach. However, his strategy failed, and the ring disappeared.
A Redditor described his experience in the “AITA” forum, detailing what happened after watching the hidden camera clip. He had installed an inexpensive spy camera in his room to keep an eye on his nephew. Even after knowing that their son had stolen stuff from shops, the man’s brother and wife did nothing. They always imagined their child had forgotten to return the items.
One day, the school principal called the man’s brother to inform him of his child’s thievery. The parent felt ashamed, yet he did not teach his son not to steal.OP (Original Poster) thinks his brother should speak with his son and teach him that stealing is bad. However, he never intervened in his nephew’s life until his engagement ring mysteriously disappeared.
OP stated that his brother recently moved in with his family because he had lost his job and could no longer afford rent. While hunting for job, he earned money as a taxi driver.OP was fine with his brother’s family remaining with him because he knew they’d go soon. However, things changed when he discovered an empty ring box in his room. He had recently acquired a beautiful engagement ring for his girlfriend.
He saved $4,000 to buy it to make his partner feel special. Because he knew his nephew was a regular burglar, he hid the ring in a box under his drawer. His nephew had stolen his wristwatch from his room, so he wanted to be extra careful. He bought an inexpensive spy camera and placed it in his room, facing the drawer. He was determined to protect his costly ring at any costs. One day, he saw the ring box was empty and went to his laptop to watch the camera footage.
He was not surprised to find his nephew digging through his drawers. He was upset, but it was his final wish. He barged into his brother’s room and asked his nephew to return the ring. He told his brother of the camera footage and demanded his ring back. His brother and sister-in-law called for the child to return the ring. The boy claimed he left it in the guest room, but when they checked, it was not there.
“I know for a fact he’s lying about not having it because that’s the same thing he said about one of my watches he took then ended up finding it,” the gentleman told me. The next day, his brother informed him that they couldn’t find the ring. He apologized, but OP insisted on returning the ring, or else his brother would have to refund him $4,000 so he could buy another.
He also threatened to kick his brother and his family out of the house if he did not pay him back within one week.Because he didn’t have a job, the man was unable to compensate him and was forced to move into a motel after one week. He asked OP repeatedly to let him return, but he refused. After his brother described him as heartless, OP posted his story on Reddit and questioned other users if he was to blame. Redditors advised the OP that he was not to blame for kicking them out.
“I can imagine that gut-clenching feeling when an item you saved an entire year for goes missing and the person responsible won’t say where it is,” a user commented. Another wrote, “NTA – they sold the ring.” The man quickly followed up with another Reddit post to keep his readers informed. “Yes, I found the ring!!” he cried cheerfully. He added that after reading comments urging him to look for the ring in places his nephew might have hidden it, he inspected the sink in the guest room bathroom.
He found his precious ring sitting in the sink. He still had to remove the trap in order to reach the ring. It took some time, but he eventually received the ring. He proposed to his fiancée that night, just as something else happened to the ring. She adored the ring and said yes. Meanwhile, he informed his brother that he had found the ring. His brother felt this meant he could come back with him, but OP declined. He also spoke with his nephew and questioned why he had not informed everyone about the ring’s whereabouts.
The child replied that he was concerned parents would be angry with him for hiding the ring in the sink. OP was disappointed, but he chose not to concentrate on the situation, instead letting his brother handle it. “The fact that the kid refused to tell you where it was and his parents refused to make him means you are absolutely in the right and would be crazy to let them back in,” says a Redditor. Most responders said that the OP’s brother should confront his son’s tendency to steal before it was too late.