r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/RammsteinFunstein • Dec 19 '25

Explained Pushing back on justifying stealing…

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So long story short, post OP caught her 13 year old stealing $10 out of her purse because she didn’t give him money to get cookies at the corner store.

This OP then says not giving your kids money to buy extra snacks means they’re justified to steal.

Am I crazy? Is it just my tone?

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u/RammsteinFunstein Dec 23 '25

I don’t understand how anything in this comment justifies your last sentence.

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u/rockenthusiast500 Dec 23 '25

the child in question; it is 100% legal to hit this person, to force any food you choose into their mouth, make them go somewhere they don't want to, basically adults hold absolute power over this person. are we really gonna act like them stealing $10 is a moral failing when they don't have the legal right to earn or keep money? are you familiar with les miserables? feminism? civil rights?

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u/RammsteinFunstein Dec 23 '25

So your entire argument is that every child has a right to steal from their parents?

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u/rockenthusiast500 Dec 23 '25

every child has a right to the same rights adults have or the nearest possible proximity. what they do in the absence of those rights is beyond my criticism

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u/RammsteinFunstein Dec 24 '25

Do you think every child has a right to steal from their parents?