Picture this: you’re a 21-year-old woman who received some fancy gin as a birthday gift from your brothers. You bring it home for the holidays to share with your family, only to find out that your uncle has not only helped himself to most of it but also snuck into your room to drink the rest! What would you do? Would you demand he pay you back, or let it slide? This is the dilemma our young gin enthusiast finds herself in. Let’s dive into the story and see how it unfolds…
Birthday Gin

Family Gathering

Uncle’s Sneaky Sips

Payback Time

Gifts and Guilt

Money Woes

Parents’ Opinion

Consequences and Communication ️

The Big Question ❓

Uncle’s Gin-gate: To Pay or Not to Pay?
Our young gin-lover brought her precious birthday gin home for the holidays, only for her uncle to sneakily drink most of it, even going as far as invading her personal space to finish the last bottle. She demands he pay her back for the expensive gin, but her parents think she should drop the issue because her uncle is strapped for cash and has a drinking problem. Our protagonist believes he should still face the consequences of his actions, but now her uncle is giving her the silent treatment. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this sticky situation…
Uncle steals expensive gin gift, niece demands payback. NTA.

Fairness debate: Niece demands payback for uncle’s gin indulgence
![Image credit: [deleted] | [deleted]](https://diplycom5cc47.zapwp.com/q:i/r:0/wp:1/w:1/u:https://static.diply.com/ec98c133-ee5c-4344-87a9-70f929483c26.png)
Uncle drinks expensive gin, niece demands payback but unlikely to receive

Demanding payback for stolen gin from alcoholic uncle. #NTA

Invasion of privacy or justifiable suspicion?

Navigating family dynamics and alcohol can be a sticky situation

Niece defends her right to demand payback for expensive gin.

Respect the Occasion: Niece Asserts Ownership of Gifted Gin

Niece learns a valuable lesson about keeping expensive alcohol

Uncle’s drinking problem raises questions about responsibility

“NTA. Hold him accountable. Stop enabling drinking problem.”

Hide the gin or ban the uncle? NTA demands justice

Uncle caught stealing expensive gin from niece’s room

NTA. Commenter shares personal experience with alcoholism and advises blunt conversation.

Niece demands reimbursement for stolen gin from alcoholic uncle

Confusion over alcohol sharing, uncle definitely TA for private drinking

Family theft not justified by addiction or poverty. NTA.

Demanding payback from alcoholic uncle? NTA, let’s discuss

Encouraging counseling and family intervention for alcoholism

Confronting enabling behavior, NTA

Insightful comment on addiction and not expecting reimbursement.

Niece accuses uncle of theft in money problem dispute

Stand your ground and make your parents pay for his actions
![Image credit: [deleted] | [deleted]](https://diplycom5cc47.zapwp.com/q:i/r:0/wp:1/w:1/u:https://static.diply.com/3c6b80f0-9996-4357-a3d4-0b8a11d39fb1.png)
Demanding payback for gin gift from uncle, mom enabling behavior. NTA.

Protecting yourself from family theft

Niece demands payback for expensive gin gift, but unlikely to get it from alcoholic uncle.

Niece demands payback after uncle drinks expensive gin gift

Uncle steals gin, niece not at fault for demanding payback

NTA, but uncle needs treatment for alcohol addiction

Alcoholism is not an excuse to be a jerk

Uncle drinks expensive gin, niece demands payback. Half NTA.

Alcoholic uncle drinks expensive gin gift, niece demands payback

Navigating a moral gray area with grace and empathy

Spread love and forgiveness, not anger and resentment.

Accept family getting a pass, seek fair compromise

NTA: Standing up to an alcoholic uncle’s bad behavior

Niece demands payback after uncle drinks expensive gin gift

Niece’s comment hints at uncle’s money problems

Niece demands payback from alcoholic uncle. No communication without resolution.

Expensive gin gift causes family drama over who should pay.

Uncle stole expensive gin gift, refuses to apologize. NTA

Uncle is a broke alcoholic thief, skip holidays with him

Niece calls out uncle’s alcoholism and enabling parents

Stealing is wrong. Niece’s parents need to take action.

Niece demands payback for uncle’s theft of expensive gin

Enabler uncle drinks expensive gin gift, niece demands payback

NTA, but maybe your parents should have told you about him

Niece demands payback for expensive gin gift. NTA strikes back!

Niece demands payback for expensive gin gift, mother enables uncle.

Uncle’s alcoholism makes payback unlikely, NTA but manage expectations.

Uncle drinks gifted gin, refuses to pay. Commenter shares personal story.

Niece stands her ground against financially irresponsible addict uncle

Expensive gin stolen by alcoholic uncle, payback unlikely

Niece demands payback from alcoholic uncle for stolen gin

Setting boundaries with family member who won’t seek help

Niece demands payback after uncle steals her gin. NTA.

Advice on dealing with a thieving uncle

Alcoholic thief in the family? No excuses, no enabling allowed!

Lesson learned: don’t show valuables to alcoholics. Lock them up.

Niece stands up for herself and plans to confront uncle

Demanding a refund from a lost cause uncle? NTA

Enabling an alcoholic uncle or setting boundaries?
![Image credit: [deleted] | [deleted]](https://diplycom5cc47.zapwp.com/q:i/r:0/wp:1/w:1/u:https://static.diply.com/7164e540-69e7-4424-9aca-09c18137569c.png)
NTA for wanting payback for special gin, but advice given.
