Between ages 8-14, there were 3 instances when I resorted to stealing- all school-related. At 8 I stole food from people's lunches. When I was 12, I stole money from a girl's backpack. This is what I'm most ashamed about. I got caught right away, too. I didn't know/ have time to figure out how much money I took - it was a lot of ones and fives, was actually 40 dollars, which I think is a relatively large amount, especially for a kid. Again, some years pass without incident and I stole some dolls from a girl when I was about 14. That was the last time I did anything, and am an adult now. I have not continued this into adulthood at all, period. I still don't know why I resorted to stealing in these instances, I did not need the money, food, etc. I connect it with being very shy as a kid, never standing up for myself, and doing it was a way to act out or "get back". I definitely learned my lesson, but I still feel a lot of shame when I look back at these experiences......
2007-04-20
14:49:34
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