Am I normal?

My money was stolen by a hospital cleaner on Sunday. The theif was identified by cctv footage. Howeverwhen they went to his house he had done a runner and his family seemed really distraught with the police turning up on their door.

The hospital today reimbursed me my money saying they will recover from his parents. I felt this sharp pang of pain in my heart thinking what the family must be going through because of his wrong doing. Apparently his mum was crying loads.
I've come home with a very heavy heart thinking I shouldn't have taken my money back.

Is this normal. I feel terrible😢

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acpguy · C

I probably would have felt the same as you. I grew up poor and lived in basically a slum. So I would have had a problem with them taking the money from the parents. From the time I was 11 to 15 I raked leaves, mowed grass, shoveled snow and did other odd jobs then would give my folks half the money I made. So I know what poor is. But it did make me stronger, I turned out good and learned to work for what I have now.