Any ideas about this?
Recently, I read a Dear Abby column in which a woman confessed to stealing back a gift she'd given to a friend because her friend had not liked the gift and had been insulting when he received it. Abby pointed out that she was, essentially in this situation, a thief.
The column got to me because years ago (about 7 years ago) I gave a close long time friend a birthday gift and she didn't like it and went so far as to be sarcastic about it. It cost me a LOT of money and I really believed she would like it. I felt terrible. I still do whenever I think about it. Now I am considering being a thief and stealing it back. I would almost certainly get caught because my friend has a detailed security service with carefully monitored cameras in every room of her home.
I've also thought of just asking for it back and giving her another, more appropriate, maybe appreciated, gift instead.
Any ideas? How crazy is all of this? Should I just forget about it?
The column got to me because years ago (about 7 years ago) I gave a close long time friend a birthday gift and she didn't like it and went so far as to be sarcastic about it. It cost me a LOT of money and I really believed she would like it. I felt terrible. I still do whenever I think about it. Now I am considering being a thief and stealing it back. I would almost certainly get caught because my friend has a detailed security service with carefully monitored cameras in every room of her home.
I've also thought of just asking for it back and giving her another, more appropriate, maybe appreciated, gift instead.
Any ideas? How crazy is all of this? Should I just forget about it?
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