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A few years ago, at my father's funeral, the officiate gave each of his children and children-in-law a special trinket. It did not have much monetary value, but it was personalized and very special to us.
I had set mine on my seat while I greeted people, and between hugs I noticed it was gone. The only reason we ever found it is because one of my children saw a woman swipe it and was able to describe her enough that I knew who she was.
I was so broken and desperate to have it back that I made up a story that I had dropped it, and I called and asked her if she had possibly come across it. At first she said no, but I persisted and said someone was sure they'd seen her with it. I asked her to double-check and see if she could find anything of the sort in her car. She finally "found" it, but quit answering my calls and messages when I arranged to pick it up. I showed up at her house unannounced and she finally gave it to me. I was angry but just so relieved to have it back.
Fast forward three years to another funeral, same officiate. He gave trinkets to the deceased's family and lo and behold, one of them went missing when lady who had it was carrying flowers to her car. She was devastated. The same klepto attended this funeral. I had not seen her in three years, and the first thing I thought when I saw her was "oh, there's the klepto that takes things she has no business even wanting." So when she was asking around if anyone had seen it, I told her I had not, but that the same thing happened to me at my dad's funeral. I told her that Robin had "accidentally" swiped it from me and what it took to get it back.
There have been two other "misunderstandings" in this church, where people have described their property mysteriously ending up with Robin in a private conversation. No one outright accuses her of stealing. And I know no one really admits to stealing if they don't have to. So how should a person go about getting an item back? The most recent victim is much less bold than me. I considered stopping by Robin's house for a visit, and just seeing if it happened to be on display. All the trinkets are engraved, so there would be no confusion about ownership. But my husband advised me not to, and it does sound like a lot of work and planning for dubious results.
I had set mine on my seat while I greeted people, and between hugs I noticed it was gone. The only reason we ever found it is because one of my children saw a woman swipe it and was able to describe her enough that I knew who she was.
I was so broken and desperate to have it back that I made up a story that I had dropped it, and I called and asked her if she had possibly come across it. At first she said no, but I persisted and said someone was sure they'd seen her with it. I asked her to double-check and see if she could find anything of the sort in her car. She finally "found" it, but quit answering my calls and messages when I arranged to pick it up. I showed up at her house unannounced and she finally gave it to me. I was angry but just so relieved to have it back.
Fast forward three years to another funeral, same officiate. He gave trinkets to the deceased's family and lo and behold, one of them went missing when lady who had it was carrying flowers to her car. She was devastated. The same klepto attended this funeral. I had not seen her in three years, and the first thing I thought when I saw her was "oh, there's the klepto that takes things she has no business even wanting." So when she was asking around if anyone had seen it, I told her I had not, but that the same thing happened to me at my dad's funeral. I told her that Robin had "accidentally" swiped it from me and what it took to get it back.
There have been two other "misunderstandings" in this church, where people have described their property mysteriously ending up with Robin in a private conversation. No one outright accuses her of stealing. And I know no one really admits to stealing if they don't have to. So how should a person go about getting an item back? The most recent victim is much less bold than me. I considered stopping by Robin's house for a visit, and just seeing if it happened to be on display. All the trinkets are engraved, so there would be no confusion about ownership. But my husband advised me not to, and it does sound like a lot of work and planning for dubious results.