My relationship with my GF's mother has recently turned sour after she took my transformer toys from my flat to give to her grandson. She has refused to give them back, saying that someone in their 20s shouldn't have toys in their flat. The issue is that they are collectables in addition to toys. Since the majority of them date to the1980s, their combined value is estimated to be roughly $10- $11k. (Haven't gotten them appraised but that is what I'll put down if I make the report) I informed her of their value, but she brushed it aside by stating, "Well, they're just toys." I even told her I'll go to the store to pick some toys for her grandson but she doesn't want that and refused by saying "they don't make em like they used to".
My girlfriend and I have spoken about this, but she doesn't want to become involved and prefers that I handle it on my own. I told her that I have exhausted all options and that the next logical step is probably to report the items as stolen.
Stealing something worth 10k isn't a misdemeanour either, this is felony level theft. Additionally, the mother took them by entering my flat using my GF's key. My girlfriend said she would speak to her mother and ask her not to do anything similar ever again, but that I should let this one go and not escalate the matter because if I reported it, we would be done. She said she would only talk and involve herself if I promise to not do anything about it and I should value our 2.5 year relationship more than some plastic toys. I don't understand why she isn't valuing our relationship and getting my stuff back from her family.
I just want my things returned. I genuinely find it hard to believe she is siding with her mother. We've already been into a few arguments over this over the past several days, and I don't think things will get better. A part of me believes that her mother will likely sell them for a profit or something, and then purchase the cheaper ones for her grandson to give to him on his sixth birthday.
I don't want to involve the police and ruin my relationship with my GF or her mother. Up until now, her mother has been nothing but nice to me.
Is there a more effective approach to take?
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This is fake ragebait. As an 80's kid, those motherlovers were made out of steel.
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It's the "my nephew stole my $2,000 Boba Fett" from legaladvice a few years back kicked up a notch.
If either of them are real I'd wager on the first one. This one could be I suppose but just feels off.
The time has come for the Necromaster. The unleashing of the fourth joker's card. The arrival of The Great Milenko
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Lol smart mom. Stealing valuable collectibles to sell and making the guy look like a man-child jerk if he asks for them back from the kid.
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Explain the value of the toys to the gf, propose and explain you were hoping to sell them to pay for the wedding
Gf starts major family drama
Get the toys back, ghost the gf
Sell the toys
Suicide in your bathtub after burning all the money
It's like he's not even trying to be dramatic.
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literal manchild he needs a diaper and a spanking LMAO trans lives matter
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The admins have not intervened in the powermod issue since before the time I was Reddit CEO.
My advice (if you really want them removed) is to troll the heck out of them until they're so far on tilt that they end up violating a Reddit rule, and then the admins ban them. However, this is ultimately a destructive, negative-sum way to live.
My better advice is to just go plant some trees. You'll feel good.
Snapshots:
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archive.ph (click to archive)
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