Well, he's back at it and right at the moment I want to strangle him.

DH had an accident on his bike (he cycles to work and back each day, about 10 miles each way. It's an environmental initiative that he gets a small cash award for) and was in hospital for 2 days with concussion and contusions to the face, stiches around his eye and lid where his glasses embedded themselves.  He is out now and he's ok, just recovering.

But... sticky fingers SS took advantage of this. In the kerfuffle and being busy when DH arrived home that night I stupidly left my

handbag in the hallway downstairs.  This morning there is about 8 euro missing. I had all coins as a sort of 'if I need coins for anything stash' as I rarely carry notes or cash only my card. All the big coins were gone and he had craftily left 2 1 euro coins. His stupidity astounds me, like he thinks I wouldn't know.

I am just so bloody sick of all this having to lock everything up because he can't keep his fingers off stuff. If I say anything he will just deny it. But I know it was him. I literally hate the git right now. This (and many other reasons) is why decent stepmothers like me end up disengaging, disliking and disregarding stepkids like him. You start out with good intent and this is how you get repaid.

He always gets called out on it and always gets punished and retribution has to be made (DH does this) but I am so over that brat. I am not going to keep quiet about it to his extended family. If he goes to stay at his grandfathers or aunts I'm going to warn them. He is a thief and nothing more. It's not just us he does it too either. I hope someone calls the police on him. Might do it myself one day. *nods to Acra

* DH has changed the internet password as a punishment. SS will get a shock tonight.