Teens: Can You Give Me Advice For My Little Sister?

Ok so I'm 22 and my little sister Meghan is 14.





Anyway I'm home on break, and she's pretty much a great kid (USUALLY), but she's pretty much become a spoiled brat recently because the cool girls in her grade suddenly think she's cool.





So I go up to her room to go to a movie with her tonight, and notice that she has WAY more clothes than the week before, and I was like ';hmmm'; cuz her allowance is like 15 dollars a week.





So I asked her how she got all those clothes, and she said SHE STOLE MY DAD'S CREDIT CARD, and put 700 dollars on it at the mall withe her friend, thinking she was too cool to get caught (spoiled, yea i know).





Meanwhile, I REALIZE, the bill is gonna come home next week, and if my dad finds out she did something this major, he's gonna ground her/probably give her a buttwhuppin/ make her return everything, etc...





Do I...





A- Cover for her and let him think is was stolen?





B- Tell him so dad punishes her to keep her from getting any


worse?Teens: Can You Give Me Advice For My Little Sister?
SHE should go up and tell him what she did. Not you because she has to learn for herself but if she does not end up doing you should because if you do not teach right from wrong right now, the road ahead of hers will be much worse. I understand you may not want to blow her cover but if it is something that could land her jail later on if she does it is super important she learn her lesson NOW instead of later.Teens: Can You Give Me Advice For My Little Sister?
This is worse than just taking a $20 off the nightstand. Tell your dad about it before the bill comes in and maybe he'll be able to return all her stuff or something. She needs a real attitude adjustment and I think when dad sees the charges at the mall, she's gonna get it.








Put it on YouTube.
At 14, how was she allowed to use his card. She's not Mr. (man's name). The cashiers were lax in their duties...they should've asked for ID. ID theft is on the rise these days...





You should encourage her to tell him.





What she did was wrong and she will be caught. Even if you cover for her, he can find out the truth, especially if he suspects it truly was her.


Don't you know you have to sign the receipt? Stores do have cameras and some of the cashiers may remember her...and then again, dad might get the police involved. He can easily call his credit card company and inquire about the discrepancies on his account.





This situation could blow up in your face.





Help her to do the right thing. It builds character.





Honesty is the best policy.





And still, if she refuses, DO HER A FAVOR and tell dad.
Think about it like this.


Would she do the same for you?
Make her return all the clothes before your dad gets the bill. Your parents will be alot less mad if they see money was drawn out and then put back in. Then she can explain what she did and say that she made the right decision to take it all back.
let him see the bill.she needs to be taught a lesson
Tell your Dad ASAP!! Your sister has to learn right from wrong -spoiled or not. And at the age of 14, she should already know that this is wrong. By not telling your Dad, you are making the situation worse and she could move on to more dangerous behavior.