Did you ever steal?

@sushie93 (1355)
France
February 22, 2010 11:29am CST
Have you ever steal objects from shops/supermarkets? Why? Because you didn't have enought money? Because it was oo expensive for you? Because you find that "exciting" to steal? I have to confess that when i was a children, i had even stole some candys in a supermarket with my cousin because the package was open so we couln't resist lol and i remember that i had stole some Pokemon tatoos too in a magazine lol. And some others little objects like one or two pearls lol (0.50€ each! o_O) and pencils... It was longtime in the past, i have stop now...
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20 responses
• Philippines
23 Feb 10
i used to steal money from my mother and brother before specially if they're not around and if i want to buy ice cream. i did that while still a child. but i stop it. inow that im working, i realize how important money is no matter how many or small it is. and so right now, even if i run out of money i never steal nor borrow. i just pray to god to find way of where to get money. and of course he always answer. coz my parents are there to provide me that.
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@phoenix8606 (4942)
22 Feb 10
Hi! I really like being honest with the people I talk to and now I will also be honest with you- YEs,I have done it once, maybe 2 months ago, but then I returned what I have stolen back on its place. i don't know if you know it, but I study literature at the university in the town where I live now, and books are my passion. So one day, while I was in the library, I saw a book and it was really interesting, but it was only one, and so i couldn't take it. So that's why I decided to steal the book, and I've done it, but when I rode it, i turned it back a week after, and I am really ashamed from that, but as I have heard from my professors, the Book-steal is the most reputable steal
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@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
22 Feb 10
That was a very nice thing to do in taking it back. Good for you, sweetie. I am so proud of you. TATA.
@sushie93 (1355)
• France
22 Feb 10
You did a good action Phoenix. ^^
22 Feb 10
yeah, I know, but as I told, I am really not proud with myself about that what I have done, but I am really glad that I had the courage to turned it back
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• United States
24 Mar 10
I have stopped now too When I was in the second grade, I used to steal when I'm with my mother at department stores. When she is distracted looking at the merchandise, I'll slip something into my pocket. Sometimes it's a rolled up stocking, a pin, a necklace or anything. Sometimes I didn't really even wanted it but it just felt good to take it. I guess it was because my mother was poor then and she always told that there was a lot of things she can't buy that I feel power just taking something. Thankfully, I grew out of that praise quickly.
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
27 Mar 10
Hi sushie, I think it is not a mistake. This problem has seen among children as a common. They don’t know the seriousness of taking the things without giving money or without asking the permission. Once they realize the mistake then they won’t do the same again. There is also some other groups of people, who are stealing for excitement. It is psychic problem and they really don’t want to do it but they can’t control the same in reality. Some people are stealing because of the poverty. In conclusion, there must be a reason for stealing. I can’t recollect any such incident in my life. I don’t know whether I stolen anything in my childhood.
@vlws123 (65)
• Malaysia
23 Feb 10
To be honest, I have stolen multiple times back when I was still schooling. The reason I steal is not that I can't afford the item. It's just that it's "exciting" to steal. lol. The items I steal can just be candies or small items from stores. :) I've stopped now.
@sushie93 (1355)
• France
26 Feb 10
Lol, people are always excited about breaking rules. ^^ A proverb says: "Rules are exciting to be broke" [exit]
• New Zealand
23 Feb 10
I've stolen before. It was when I was in primary school. My mum forgot to pack me some lunch and I was so hungry that I couldn't think. During class, I asked the teacher if I could go to the toilets, when I suddenly decided to screw the rules. I took some kid's twisters from their bag(chips). MWHAHAHA , It made me feel good.
@sushie93 (1355)
• France
26 Feb 10
You had not the choice at this time but maybe you could have ask to your classmates to share some foods instead of stealing them. XD
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
22 Feb 10
i can't remember anymore now... but i think i don't... i am a very timid person when i was a child and i will be too scared to steal... also, i can't imagine the punishment that i will receive from my parents if they caught me stealing... so i guess i had been quite a good girl when i was a child... :-) now that i had grown up already, i never dare to steal as well... take care and have a nice day...
• United States
23 Feb 10
Two comic books when I was in middle school. Sadly, the comic books were that great and it really wasn't worth it to steal them. I tried selling them years later, and I cannot get a dime back for those comics. I can see why the store didn't care about me stealing them.
• Philippines
23 Feb 10
I did it when I was young. (around 8 years old) when there was a promo for a "track attack" toy from Coke. I badly want to collect the 5 cokecacola toys but I only have the caps. I have to pay ten pesos with a paticipating cap to avail the free toy. I get from my mom,s pocket hanging at her cabinet and rush to a redemption centers :) waa i feel so bad about it so I didn't do it again haha..
@shibham (16977)
• India
4 Apr 10
Sssshhhh! You are going to open my secret. Hahaha. Yes, i stole, mainly megazines. I have raised in a poor family. My dad was a school teacher and he had to serve almost 12 members of a joint family. He had not enough money to bring some useful megazines or story books for me. I was highly study oriented guy then even now and i stole to study more. But now, for my carring parent i am in a god job now and have forgotten that i stole something once upon a time. Have a great day.
@madteaparty (2748)
• Japan
23 Feb 10
Well, my story is more or less like yours. When I was a kid I stole once some cookies in the supermarket because the package was open. Also I had a friend who thought that stealing was cool, so, acting stupidly, I stole with her too. I have learned, and I don't do that anymore.
• Jordan
22 Feb 10
yes,i used to steal alot when i was a child,actually i was a stealer,i was deprived of everything in life and abused by father i used to steal pensils,rulers,accesories,candy,chocolate,everything i can steal,that was bad ,i do not want to steal in my life never ever,this is bad ,may God forgive me.
• United States
23 Feb 10
God forgives you. All kids steal and lie, it is a scientific fact not opinion. The only kid that never stole anything was Jesus, so you are in great company with the rest of humanity. It is good you have a conscience, but it happened long ago and under the extenuating circumstances of the abuse so it is time to let yourself off the hook. It sounds like you have learned from it and will not do it again, and that is commendable.
@jbaunillo (254)
• Philippines
23 Feb 10
no, i havent done that before. there are times that im out of budget and really would like to buy the stuff i wanted. but never came in my thoughts to steal.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
27 Apr 10
file folder - file folder; used to organize paperworks with
did you ever steal? sounds evilly...hahaha! well,one thing that's hard to do is to confess. i guess,uhmmm,i have! there's this instant,when i came across to a bookstore and i'm looking for some folders to buy.i only want to buy one folder which make my things organized. in my search,i have found one folder that i really like.but there's a problem! it has no price tag! what do i do? i can't also find another type of it. it's like some customer have lost it there.but i don't know,it looks new! and there is no other type that looks really like it. i took it! and i paid for the other things that i bought ,except the folder. it make me bad though.do you think i did the wrong way? i mean,its not my fault to find it unprice tagged,and there's nothing like that in the folder's shelves.
• United States
22 Feb 10
I think the one time I ever did was when I was a kid. When I was four or five, I was at these kids' house playing. They had this toy from the old cartoon The Real Ghostbusters. At the time, I didn't quite grasp the concept of stealing or anything like that so I didn't think anything of it at the time, but I snuck the toy out behind my back when my mother came to pick me up. I never did give it back and when I got a little older and realized some things, it did make me feel a little guilty/bad.
@May2k8 (18078)
• Indonesia
22 Feb 10
since I was little I ever stole the candy on the floor, although the price is not expensive.I thought it was free and does not need money to pay for at that moment I did not hold a penny of money.But I do not want to do it again because of what stealing is a sin.
@chi2nasrin (1101)
• Malaysia
22 Feb 10
When I was 13 or 14 yrs old, I stole some stationary, pencils, pens and candy (Mentos) from the nearby supermarket. At that time, a lot of the students did the same thing. They would then boast about it and some even share their stolen items with friends... It was a kind of rush of adrenalin also, just like playing a game. My friend got caught once and her name was announced during an assembly. It was embarassing but then it was so long ago, people tend to forget about it.
@ab48726 (156)
• United States
22 Feb 10
I was brought up to believe that it is absolutely unacceptable to steal, and I have never stolen anything from a store, I couldn't bring myself to do it if I wanted to. Once when I was a kid I stole a bag of cans and bottles from a younger kid and cashed them in for their deposit. I feel guilty to this day about it and can't believe that I could do such a thing to another person, especially since that person was probably a lot worse off than I was. Now for the company that I used to work for, that was another story. They raped us every chance they could on our paychecks, so I didn't really think twice about taking a thing or two from them. But that's just me. Have a nice day!
@TAZNEM (656)
• Philippines
22 Feb 10
i have never stole anything from supermarkets and similar establishments, i do remember sneaking on my mom's bag for some change to buy playing dragon ball cards when i was a child. but taking anything from stores never crossed my mind.
• Estonia
22 Feb 10
I have never stolen from shops or places like that, but once I slid some pencils into my backpack which were lying on a bench at school :D Later I saw the owner looking for them but I didn't have the guts to give them back. Finders keepers, as they say.