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The Saturday before thanksgiving I woke up to discover that all the mailboxes in my building had been broken into, and there was mail scattered all over the lobby. I spent the morning with the local police, and the postal inspector. We had a camera in the lobby thatshowed the women opening the boxes and taking the mail out. so the inspector was pretty confindent they would catch her.
I got a call earlier this week from both the inspector and my credit card company. The good news, they did catch her, and since,I had canceled my card ASAP ( my old card was expiring, & the new one was on the way), there were no charges on my card. And that was the only piece of my mail that she had. It seemed she has over 4000 pieces of mail from a couple of different neighborhoods and other nearby cities. So a happy ending
The unhappy part, that I keep coming back to, she is a mom of 3. (the local news covered the story) i can't imagine what those kids are going thru, having their mom arrested a few weeks before Christmas. It's really bothering me. Why would she do that to her kids?
If you are still reading, thanks for letting me vent.

12 years ago

Suz

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Veteran

That is so sad. I can only think she must have been feeling desperate to do something like that. I am very glad you were not harmed in the attempted thefts. I guess when it is plastic money people imagine the crimes are victim-less or something.

deb

I feel bad for the kids but we do not know what type of environment they are in. The kids may be better off at the moment. Hopefully, relatives stepped in to take them and they are in a comfortable environment.

Gaylene

Ugh, these kind of incidents always seem to pack an additional emotional wallop at this time of year, don't they. I'm still feeling horrible about a accident that happened in our city just the other day--an icy city road, a mom with two kids in an SUV that went out of control--one toddler killed and his slightly older brother in hospital--and two devastated parents. I can't begin to imagine the hurt and despair that surrounds that stricken family. And, somehow, it just seems worse that it happened just a few days before Christmas.

I guess the only thing to do is to not judge others too hastily or too harshly when they make mistakes which have horrible consequences for them and others. I always thought that condemning someone who was living through a nightmare, even if it was of his/her own doing, was like heaping coals on an already blazing fire.

kkards

Gaylene- I'm tying really hard not judge, but it's hard not to, especially this time of year, when there seem to be reminders all over, of people and organizations willing to help.

Echo

Sadly, in a lot of cases like this, deb might be right. Who is to say this was an otherwise outstanding parent? There are so many kids living through abuse or neglect, and it is often parents who are out doing things like this that are neglecting their own kids. I am not saying that's the case in this instance, of course, just that I hope there is someone there to step in to help the kids.

rachylou

Well, not exactly what you'd call a rational act. I doubt she broke into mailboxes and got herself arrested trying to do something to her kids or even knowing that it would effect her kids. The human mind develops amazing blind spots.

By the same token, her kids are probably mostly traumatized by people who appear to them as nebulous, self-aggrandizing, and vicious bullies.

TraceyLiz65

I have to say with the fact that she did this so much and had 4000 pieces of mail that it doesn t sound like a desperate attmept, but more likely a lack of morals...Praying those children have family who can step in and not end up in the foster care system!!!!

Sadly, there are way too many people who are parents that shouldn't be. The old line about needing licenses and certificates for everything under the sun in life, except the most important job - parenting - comes to mind.
I've seen many a parent leave their kids unattended playing pool at my bar while they stroll down the road to gamble. Had to finally stop the poor behavior with a new rule. But you can bet they still do it just somewhere else.

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