It’s deeply saddening to give someone who’s going through a tough time a hand and see them take this help for granted. However, it takes a strong individual to turn the other cheek when someone does you dirty. Especially if that someone is a very close friend or a family member. Yet, some believe that some people must learn from their mistakes and don’t deserve a second chance.
A man on Reddit shared a story about how he wanted to help his brother and his family out when they were in financial hardship. Yet, in return for his kindness, he had his engagement ring stolen by his 9-year-old nephew. The Original Poster (OP) let his brother and his family stay at his house but had to kick them out when the pricey ring he had been saving up for a year went missing.
Scroll down below to read the full story and get all the details. What would you do in OP’s situation? How would you react?
More info: Reddit (Original post), Reddit (Update)
The OP got into an argument with his brother and his family after his 9-year-old nephew stole an engagement ring worth $4K
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The OP knew that the nephew had kleptomaniac tendencies as he had previously got in trouble for stealing things
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For that reason, the OP wasn’t very excited about letting his brother’s family live with him, but “family is family”
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The man was worried for a reason because soon enough, his $4K engagement ring went missing, and he knew exactly who was behind this
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The ring was nowhere to be found, and the OP said the family couldn’t stay at his anymore and had to leave
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The brother kept calling the OP heartless for kicking them out during a tough time, which made him feel guilty
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Later, the man posted an update saying that he’d found the ring after following some Redditors’ advice
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The OP found the ring in the pipe under the sink in the guest room
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The man was relieved to have found the ring, yet he still didn’t want his brother back in the house
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Yet the story ended on a good note, as the man finally proposed to his girlfriend and revealed he would soon become a dad
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