Sister Steals Birthday Gift, Parents Refuse to Take Action

Imagine receiving an iPhone 13 Pro for your birthday, only to have your sister steal it in a fit of jealousy! That’s exactly what happened to a 17-year-old guy when his 19-year-old sister got upset over their parents not buying her plane tickets for a concert. Despite her history of receiving lavish gifts and a monthly allowance, she couldn’t handle her brother getting a nice gift for once. When he threatened to call the cops, his parents tried to dissuade him, promising to buy him a new phone. But is that enough?

Sister’s Jealousy Ignites

Birthday Gift Drama

Sibling Inequality

Sister’s Lavish Past ️

The Theft Unfolds

Desperate Attempts to Recover

Parents’ Reluctance

A Sudden Shift in Parental Love?

Phone Struggles

Excusing Sister’s Behavior

Parents Blame Themselves

To Call the Cops or Not?

Sister’s Theft Leaves Family Divided

In a whirlwind of jealousy and entitlement, this 19-year-old sister stole her brother’s iPhone 13 Pro birthday gift after their parents refused to buy her plane tickets. Despite her history of receiving lavish gifts and a monthly allowance, she couldn’t handle her brother getting a nice gift for once. When he threatened to call the cops, his parents tried to dissuade him, promising to buy him a new phone. But is that enough? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this sticky situation…

NTA. Commenters suggest calling the cops, but warn of potential backlash and suggest taking the new phone and planning an exit strategy.

Play the long game and lock the stolen phone later

NTA, sister is a spoiled brat, parents enabling. Calling police useless.

Don’t call the cops, take the replacement and bide time

NTA but calling the cops won’t help. Parents enabling sister

NTA suggests calling the cops to get phone back. Commenters criticize parenting.

Sibling steals birthday gift, parents enable behavior. Legal action possible.

Report the phone stolen to the cell company, consider calling police. NTA

Petty revenge suggestion for iPhone theft by entitled sister.

No phone plan, but parents bought phone outright. Prepaid plan soon.

Take action and call the police! Justice must be served

Redditors giving terrible advice, consequences be damned

Don’t mess with birthday gifts. NTA’s got the law on their side.

Replacing stolen gift better than involving cops and parents.

Call the cops! NTA needs to teach sister a lesson.

Toxic family dynamics and a stolen gift.

Stealing sister needs a wake-up call before it’s too late

Stand up for yourself! It’s not about getting another gift.

Play the long game, use leverage for college and peace

Doubts raised on post’s authenticity

Don’t wait for justice, plan your escape ‍♀️

Escape toxic family ASAP

‍♀️ Take action! NTA suggests calling cops on sister. Parents condone theft.

Sister steals gift, useless parents. Get what’s yours and leave

Empathetic reply encourages OP to prioritize mental health and independence

Family therapy may help, calling cops won’t. Happy Birthday OP!

Cutting off toxic family? NTA but no cops needed

NTA suggests family counseling to address sister’s entitlement issues

Sibling theft and violence, NTA, plan to leave ASAP

Stay low, play along, leverage situation for gifts/money. Don’t call cops

Plan ahead and secure your future before taking drastic action

Empathetic commenter advises going no contact with toxic sister. NTA.

Financial independence is key. Save, study, and move on.

Secure your stuff, skip the cops, stay chill ✌️

Plan your escape and protect your assets! NTA

Don’t call the cops, let karma do its job

Parents refuse to hold entitled daughter accountable for theft. NTA

Toxic family, plan to break away, save for college

Play the long game, focus on independence and boundaries

Escape from the family drama and build your own future

Police won’t help with family disputes, but sister and parents suck

Be patient and well-behaved, they may eventually see sister’s true colors

Lost your phone? Here’s how to track it down!

Outsmart your sister by buying her a concert ticket and reporting it stolen ️

Seeking help instead of legal action for family dispute

Petty revenge suggestions for ignored child with stolen gift

Protect your gifts and peace, ignore sister and move out

Giving up on justice? NTA, but cops won’t help

NTA 1000 times. It’s time to move on and enjoy life.

Sibling steals birthday gift, parents play favorites, NTA seeks advice ‍♀️

Calling the cops over a stolen phone? NTA means business

Think twice before involving cops in family disputes

Parents may not take action even if sister stole phone ‍♂️

Suggesting social media plea to sister to return stolen gift

User suggests shaming sister and parents to get phone back

Parents refuse to take action, OP may go no contact

Plan to move out and cut contact for peace

NTA, but be cautious of involving the police

Enraged commenter suggests calling police on gift-stealing sister