Originally Posted By: Cujet
In other news, when children receive presents, such as during a holiday "presents for poor children program" , parents are very likely to return the presents for money. To prevent this, bar codes are often removed. If a child receives money for a particular present, from such a program, upwards of 80% of parents simply keep the money.
But before you get wrapped around the axle with the presents for the poor thing, middle class and wealthy parents do the very same things.
It's good to understand human nature, and adjust your plans accordingly.
I think that we all know that some parents will steal from their own children.
This is not forgivable in my book.
One's children expect love and protection from their parents, not petty theft.
Anyone who needs to steal from his children, as the OP's brother did, needs either to get a job and work for a living or to adjust his spending habits to bring them in line with his income.