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My Husband Blew Up At Me Woman Wonders If She s Wrong To Have Called The Police On Her Stepson Who Stole Her Daughter s Car

Robertas Lisickis and
Saulė Tolstych
No is one of the shortest words in the English language And yet it s also one of the hardest to understand to some. It's also usually one of the most detrimental words as it often leads to dire consequences if ignored. Like a night in a jail cell. A Redditor recently shared one such story: a stepson didn't really get the idea that his stepsister's car is not his car, but he took it anyway, and then got the police on his tail after the car got reported as stolen. Needless to say, certain members of the family were not thrilled by this turn of events. More Info: Reddit

No is one of the shortest words in the English language And yet it s also one of the hardest to understand to some

Image credits: Flattrackers and Caferacers Parts (not the actual photo) A Redditor by the nickname of u/Leap-Window5345 visited the Am I The A-Hole subreddit with an intense story. Leap is a mother to a 17-year-old daughter and a stepmother to a 19-year-old son who's biologically tied to her current husband. One day, OP got a new car for her daughter. She loved it, but so did the stepbrother. It wasn't technically his, but that did not stop him from trying to drive it. The daughter made it very clear that he should not even try, but he kept on referring to it as "our car" and would get upset if the daughter would (rightfully) decorate it. Apparently, he thought it was "ruining their car" and embarrassing him in front of his friends. Did we mention it's not his car?

This stepson didn t take no for an answer and ended up effectively stealing his stepsister s car And paying the price

Image credits: Leap-Window5345 OP did approach her husband about this, but long story short, he effectively told her and her daughter to chill. Chill they did not. One day the daughter called OP while she was at work and explained how the step-brother took her car without her permission – simply took the opportunity while she was upstairs, took the keys and bolted. Leap did try to get a hold of him over the phone, but that didn't work. Next step was to get the dad involved. He, however, wasn't useful here as he did manage to get through to the son, but eventually called back and said he took the car to the movies with his friends. Should be back by 9. That was not an option, though.

OP tracked down her stepson but unlike the father took matters into her own hands and got the police involved

Image credits: Leap-Window5345

The stepson ended up spending the night in the local police station and boy the husband was furious

Image credits: 陳 清 (not the actual photo) After a bit of a back and forth, OP decided to take matters into her own hands. She simply called the police and reported the car stolen. Stepson was promptly picked up from the movies and brought to the local police station. They retrieved the car too, but it was, unfortunately, trashed. The décor and toys were gone. Daughter was devastated. And while justice was served, the dad was anything but happy about it. Once the two lads came back home, the dad confronted OP about it, saying she made a mistake and unnecessarily escalated the situation. What is more, he blamed her for creating this entire situation, i.e. getting the daughter a car, but not the stepson, thus only adding fire to the fuel that is the kid's temper tantrums. This led OP to pass the question on to the community-was she wrong to get the police involved, was she right to do so, was there another way? According to folks online, no, yes, and this was the best, it seems.

But folks online were having none of it said OP s NTA and started coming up with an exit strategy for her

Folks ruled that she is not the jerk in this situation, saying that she was, if anything, protecting her daughter from other family members who overstepped boundaries. But this is besides the stepson blatantly breaking the law by stealing the daughter's car and the dad trying to cover it up with excuses and abuse. And speaking of that, many suggested she files for divorce. The men are toxic at the very least with their reasoning in the matter, and it has now become of the utmost importance for OP and her daughter to get as far away from them as possible. The post got a bit over 15,000 upvotes and nearly 15 Reddit awards. Considering that the top comment on the post had over 25,000 upvotes, you can imagine that there were many more people here than what meets the eye. You can check out the original post in context here, and partake in the discussion in the comment section below. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Share on Facebook Robertas Lisickis Follow Unfollow Robertas Lisickis Writer, BoredPanda staff Robertas, nicknamed the Comma Inquisitor by friends, is a Bored Panda writer and content creator. After his studies at LCC International University, where he got a BA in English Language and Literature, Robertas went on to do freelance teaching, translation, and copywriting work, primarily specializing in IT. He spent nearly three years writing about all things Wi-Fi, eventually being picked up by Bored Panda. Whenever there’s free time, he spends it playing Gwent, or hosting Dungeons & Dragons sessions for his mostly chaotic neutral team. Read more » Saulė Tolstych Follow Unfollow Saulė Tolstych Author, BoredPanda staff Saulė is a photo editor at Bored Panda with bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Computer Design. The thing that relaxes her the best is going into YouTube rabbit hole. 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POST David Andrews David Andrews Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) Not enough context on this one to tell if she is an ahole (son is still a d**k for taking it though). Why did they buy a car for her biological child, when her step son didn't get one. It was something like for her 17th birthday, and he had no interest in a car when he was turning 17, fair enough. But if this was a story from a husband talking about how his wife never treated his son in the same way as her own child, and when his son turned 17 they had told him if he wanted a car he had to get a job and get one himself, but then his wife went out and bought one for her biological child, I'm sure the comments would have been full of people saying how toxic she is and how he should divorce her. 36 36points reply S Mi S Mi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I'm also curious how long this has been a blended family? If both were teens when that happened (last few years), fine, I get it. The kids could be kind of 'yours' and 'mine'. But if step son had step mother since childhood, then he id imagine he'd be extremely angry and jealous and very, very hurt when his sister got a car and he did not. 27 27points reply Load More Replies... Tamra Tamra Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I agree. There's too much information missing from this. 13 13points reply Honu Honu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yep. I looked at the original reddit post and that single post is all OP wrote. She didn't reply an more despite many commentators asking or stating they just couldn't tell with the information given. 4 4points reply Lori w Lori w Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Although stealing isn't ok, there's obviously a lot of heartbreak in the stepson. He should be treated the same as the daughter. Makes me sad that he has to this much to get attention. As a stepmom myself, I don't understand helping one kid to get a car and not the other. 10 10points reply Honu Honu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I can't really tell from this if it's heartbreak over being treated differently or just straight up jealousy of the car. We don't know how long the couple has been married or if he even thinks of her as a mother figure. If they've been married for years, then I think that this would definitely be an emotional slap in the face for the son. I don't care if the grownups made the agreement to keep separate finances, they have to think about the kids, too, and they should be treated equally. If they married when the son's an adult, that's a bit different. 4 4points reply Jennifer Lee Jennifer Lee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I agree. Instead of getting the daughter a brand new car, the couple could have pooled their resources to buy two used cars. The stepson is older than the daughter and obviously got his license first. Does the father share his own car with his son? Something isn't right here. While the son's behavior is horrible, his feelings of being passed over are valid. 2 2points reply Omi bub Omi bub Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I agree. Getting her a brand new car feels incredibly cruel when he hasn't got one at all. Especially the "my daughter doesn't let him in it" comment. She sounds like spoilt princess. Referring to the car as "vandalised" because he moved her teddies out is ridiculous. Blended families are incredibly complicated & being a teenager is hard enough without another load of emotional challenges. The stepson taking the car was the equivalent of a toddler snatching a favourite toy. Yes, it is wrong & yes he needs to be punished but a night in prison & criminal record is completely OTT. The real issue she had was with her husband not getting the car back - she should have been angry at him & then decided together an appropriate punishment. If you take on step kids it is your responsibility to consider the kids feelings & make an effort- you chose this they didn't. -3 -3points reply Jack S Jack S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago The mother got her daughter the car. That's her prerogative. The daughter then owners the car and says she doesn't want step bro in it, her car her prerogative. Step bro takes car without permission and gets called to bring it back ignores it and has police called on him. Those 3 simple facts are all the context you really need. You all just seem to be trying to find any excuse to not the the step bro. And if his dad wants him to have a car his dad can f****n but him one. 4 4points reply Honu Honu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) I can't find any way to look at it that excuses step bro's behavior. He's an ahole in this no matter what. My only question is if this leans towards ESH. I don't have enough information because I don't know how long step mom has been in his life. Treating two kids in a family differently can lead to a lot of hurt feelings. If she came into his life when he was pretty much grown (he's a legal adult), then they may not have any sort of relationship yet besides roommates and maybe friends. He may be an adult kid living at home, having a job, maybe paying rent. Why would she get him a car? If they've been together longer, then that my kid/your kid thing is going to create resentment. 2 2points reply madbakes madbakes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago It's not about finding an excuse. It's about understanding that this is a FAMILY and there is more dynamics than the events of a few hours. 0 0points reply Jo Firth Jo Firth Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago 'They' didn't buy a car for the daughter, her mother did. There is nothing here that indicates the step-father contributed to the cost of the car. It clearly isn't a narrative about treating the stepson differently, so don't try to turn it into one. 3 3points reply Emie N. Emie N. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago It doesn't matter whether or not she bought him a car too. He disrespectful his stepsisters boundaries and wouldn't take no for an answer. The husband is just as bad. 1 1point reply john li john li Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Even if they are both her biological children theres plenty of reason why you wouldn't want to give someone as impulsive and reckless as her stepson a car. He'd probably wreck it in a month tops. 1 1point reply Aunt Messy Aunt Messy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago He is not her son. Her HUSBAND escalated things. I hope that little pond scum ends up doing time for car theft. 1 1point reply HeySuze Christ HeySuze Christ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Agree 100% 1 1point reply Celtic Pirate Queen Celtic Pirate Queen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago (edited) In a lot of blended families, big ticket items (like cars) are the responsibility of the bio parent, especially if the parents do not share finances (my ex & I did not). I like the comment wondering if they moved into HER house and are trying to mooch off of her. That's kind of the vibe I'm getting since neither the husband or stepson seem to have any respect for Mom & daughter. And for the record: I had MY OWN son arrested for taking my car without permission. If I hadn't gotten up for a glass of water I never would have known it was missing (and it never even occurred to me that HE would have been the one to take it). 0 0points reply Soon Soon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Why the 19 year old is without a car is really not an issue, the issue here is that he doesn't respect the car owner or his stepmom. You can't just take something that belongs to someone else because you want it or you want to use it. The husband/stepdad also need to learn to respect his wife, stepdaughter. I would have called the police myself. 30 30points reply Jay Walsh Jay Walsh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. No, the issues is she decided, unilaterally to call the police and potentially totally alter his son's life tragectory over this car not being returned RIGHT NOW, and instead in a few hours, and finally addressing this scenario head on, in private. You say you would of called youself. Flip it, YOUR daughter pulling this c**p on your stepson, would you of called and had HER put in cuffs?, Risk getting a hardnose system that puts a felony on her record, maybe real jail time, no college, etc.. If you don't have kids of you own, you say you would, if you're a parent, it's not that black and white.. Either way, she just ended her marriage. He can't trust her to not "set up" his son again...(fair or not) -9 -9points reply Load More Replies... JustJackie JustJackie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago He stole a car. 3 3points reply Jay Walsh Jay Walsh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago And don't get me wrong, the Kid and Dad were d-bags in this, but she went the nuclear option, on a 19 year old. So, the only person NTA here is her daughter (from what we know, heck she could of been a jerk about the car too) She wins though, he's out of her life now, so is dad... -1 -1point reply Potato Potato Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago 19 is an adult. What he did was illegal. If this were not a crime, he would not have been taken to jail. That's some privileged thinking for you to expect a pass when you do something wrong! 1 1point reply Dillon Sizemore Dillon Sizemore Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I love the narrative nowadays where 19 is and adult but in alot of places there are laws that prevent people 20 or younger from alot of adult rights and then the same system can charge a 16 yr old as an adult. Still the stepson and husband are the AHs here even kids know not to take something that's not yours. 0 0points reply Bunzilla Bunzilla Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Frankly, I find it rather worrying how that a 19yo guy is refusing to accept a NO. Especially since there's a 16yo girl in the house, and the 19yo has already demonstrated that he doesn't respect her boundaries. I'm puzzled as to why the 19yo doesn't already have his own car to begin with, but the mom needs to get her daughter out of that situation. 24 24points reply Nitka Tsar Nitka Tsar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Nah, I think there is more to this story. Why is a 16 year old getting a car, when the 19 year old clearly never got one himself? 1 1point reply Load More Replies... KingShitofFuckMountain KingShitofFuckMountain Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) Because her mother bought it for her. If his dad won't buy him one then that's between him and his dad. 8 8points reply Nitka Tsar Nitka Tsar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago They are supposed to be a family. 3 3points reply Bobbi McGough Robert Bobbi McGough Robert Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago There is not enough information to judge why the mom only bought a car for her daughter and not one for her stepson also. 2 2points reply Beth L Beth L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 month ago Here are some options: 1) daughter was rewarded for accomplishments or good behavior. 2) Son has a history of doing dumb stuff, like stealing cars 3) daughter's bio dad may have contributed in a way that son's bio mom couldn't or wouldn't. 4) same idea, but daughter's grandparents/aunts and uncles/cousins/godparents, etc. 5) daughter may be buying it off of mom with an after school job. 6) 19 YO son is old enough to work full time whereas daughter is still school age 7) son may have already wrecked a car, or be otherwise uninsureable 8) son may have an addiction or medical condition that makes him an unsafe driver 1 1point reply Load More Comments POST David Andrews David Andrews Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) Not enough context on this one to tell if she is an ahole (son is still a d**k for taking it though). Why did they buy a car for her biological child, when her step son didn't get one. It was something like for her 17th birthday, and he had no interest in a car when he was turning 17, fair enough. But if this was a story from a husband talking about how his wife never treated his son in the same way as her own child, and when his son turned 17 they had told him if he wanted a car he had to get a job and get one himself, but then his wife went out and bought one for her biological child, I'm sure the comments would have been full of people saying how toxic she is and how he should divorce her. 36 36points reply S Mi S Mi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I'm also curious how long this has been a blended family? If both were teens when that happened (last few years), fine, I get it. The kids could be kind of 'yours' and 'mine'. But if step son had step mother since childhood, then he id imagine he'd be extremely angry and jealous and very, very hurt when his sister got a car and he did not. 27 27points reply Load More Replies... Tamra Tamra Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I agree. There's too much information missing from this. 13 13points reply Honu Honu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yep. I looked at the original reddit post and that single post is all OP wrote. She didn't reply an more despite many commentators asking or stating they just couldn't tell with the information given. 4 4points reply Lori w Lori w Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Although stealing isn't ok, there's obviously a lot of heartbreak in the stepson. He should be treated the same as the daughter. Makes me sad that he has to this much to get attention. As a stepmom myself, I don't understand helping one kid to get a car and not the other. 10 10points reply Honu Honu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I can't really tell from this if it's heartbreak over being treated differently or just straight up jealousy of the car. We don't know how long the couple has been married or if he even thinks of her as a mother figure. If they've been married for years, then I think that this would definitely be an emotional slap in the face for the son. I don't care if the grownups made the agreement to keep separate finances, they have to think about the kids, too, and they should be treated equally. If they married when the son's an adult, that's a bit different. 4 4points reply Jennifer Lee Jennifer Lee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I agree. Instead of getting the daughter a brand new car, the couple could have pooled their resources to buy two used cars. The stepson is older than the daughter and obviously got his license first. Does the father share his own car with his son? Something isn't right here. While the son's behavior is horrible, his feelings of being passed over are valid. 2 2points reply Omi bub Omi bub Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I agree. Getting her a brand new car feels incredibly cruel when he hasn't got one at all. Especially the "my daughter doesn't let him in it" comment. She sounds like spoilt princess. Referring to the car as "vandalised" because he moved her teddies out is ridiculous. Blended families are incredibly complicated & being a teenager is hard enough without another load of emotional challenges. The stepson taking the car was the equivalent of a toddler snatching a favourite toy. Yes, it is wrong & yes he needs to be punished but a night in prison & criminal record is completely OTT. The real issue she had was with her husband not getting the car back - she should have been angry at him & then decided together an appropriate punishment. If you take on step kids it is your responsibility to consider the kids feelings & make an effort- you chose this they didn't. -3 -3points reply Jack S Jack S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago The mother got her daughter the car. That's her prerogative. The daughter then owners the car and says she doesn't want step bro in it, her car her prerogative. Step bro takes car without permission and gets called to bring it back ignores it and has police called on him. Those 3 simple facts are all the context you really need. You all just seem to be trying to find any excuse to not the the step bro. And if his dad wants him to have a car his dad can f****n but him one. 4 4points reply Honu Honu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) I can't find any way to look at it that excuses step bro's behavior. He's an ahole in this no matter what. My only question is if this leans towards ESH. I don't have enough information because I don't know how long step mom has been in his life. Treating two kids in a family differently can lead to a lot of hurt feelings. If she came into his life when he was pretty much grown (he's a legal adult), then they may not have any sort of relationship yet besides roommates and maybe friends. He may be an adult kid living at home, having a job, maybe paying rent. Why would she get him a car? If they've been together longer, then that my kid/your kid thing is going to create resentment. 2 2points reply madbakes madbakes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago It's not about finding an excuse. It's about understanding that this is a FAMILY and there is more dynamics than the events of a few hours. 0 0points reply Jo Firth Jo Firth Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago 'They' didn't buy a car for the daughter, her mother did. There is nothing here that indicates the step-father contributed to the cost of the car. It clearly isn't a narrative about treating the stepson differently, so don't try to turn it into one. 3 3points reply Emie N. Emie N. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago It doesn't matter whether or not she bought him a car too. He disrespectful his stepsisters boundaries and wouldn't take no for an answer. The husband is just as bad. 1 1point reply john li john li Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Even if they are both her biological children theres plenty of reason why you wouldn't want to give someone as impulsive and reckless as her stepson a car. He'd probably wreck it in a month tops. 1 1point reply Aunt Messy Aunt Messy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago He is not her son. Her HUSBAND escalated things. I hope that little pond scum ends up doing time for car theft. 1 1point reply HeySuze Christ HeySuze Christ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Agree 100% 1 1point reply Celtic Pirate Queen Celtic Pirate Queen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago (edited) In a lot of blended families, big ticket items (like cars) are the responsibility of the bio parent, especially if the parents do not share finances (my ex & I did not). I like the comment wondering if they moved into HER house and are trying to mooch off of her. That's kind of the vibe I'm getting since neither the husband or stepson seem to have any respect for Mom & daughter. And for the record: I had MY OWN son arrested for taking my car without permission. If I hadn't gotten up for a glass of water I never would have known it was missing (and it never even occurred to me that HE would have been the one to take it). 0 0points reply Soon Soon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Why the 19 year old is without a car is really not an issue, the issue here is that he doesn't respect the car owner or his stepmom. You can't just take something that belongs to someone else because you want it or you want to use it. The husband/stepdad also need to learn to respect his wife, stepdaughter. I would have called the police myself. 30 30points reply Jay Walsh Jay Walsh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. No, the issues is she decided, unilaterally to call the police and potentially totally alter his son's life tragectory over this car not being returned RIGHT NOW, and instead in a few hours, and finally addressing this scenario head on, in private. You say you would of called youself. Flip it, YOUR daughter pulling this c**p on your stepson, would you of called and had HER put in cuffs?, Risk getting a hardnose system that puts a felony on her record, maybe real jail time, no college, etc.. If you don't have kids of you own, you say you would, if you're a parent, it's not that black and white.. Either way, she just ended her marriage. He can't trust her to not "set up" his son again...(fair or not) -9 -9points reply Load More Replies... JustJackie JustJackie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago He stole a car. 3 3points reply Jay Walsh Jay Walsh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago And don't get me wrong, the Kid and Dad were d-bags in this, but she went the nuclear option, on a 19 year old. So, the only person NTA here is her daughter (from what we know, heck she could of been a jerk about the car too) She wins though, he's out of her life now, so is dad... -1 -1point reply Potato Potato Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago 19 is an adult. What he did was illegal. If this were not a crime, he would not have been taken to jail. That's some privileged thinking for you to expect a pass when you do something wrong! 1 1point reply Dillon Sizemore Dillon Sizemore Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I love the narrative nowadays where 19 is and adult but in alot of places there are laws that prevent people 20 or younger from alot of adult rights and then the same system can charge a 16 yr old as an adult. Still the stepson and husband are the AHs here even kids know not to take something that's not yours. 0 0points reply Bunzilla Bunzilla Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Frankly, I find it rather worrying how that a 19yo guy is refusing to accept a NO. Especially since there's a 16yo girl in the house, and the 19yo has already demonstrated that he doesn't respect her boundaries. I'm puzzled as to why the 19yo doesn't already have his own car to begin with, but the mom needs to get her daughter out of that situation. 24 24points reply Nitka Tsar Nitka Tsar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Nah, I think there is more to this story. Why is a 16 year old getting a car, when the 19 year old clearly never got one himself? 1 1point reply Load More Replies... KingShitofFuckMountain KingShitofFuckMountain Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) Because her mother bought it for her. If his dad won't buy him one then that's between him and his dad. 8 8points reply Nitka Tsar Nitka Tsar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago They are supposed to be a family. 3 3points reply Bobbi McGough Robert Bobbi McGough Robert Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago There is not enough information to judge why the mom only bought a car for her daughter and not one for her stepson also. 2 2points reply Beth L Beth L Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 month ago Here are some options: 1) daughter was rewarded for accomplishments or good behavior. 2) Son has a history of doing dumb stuff, like stealing cars 3) daughter's bio dad may have contributed in a way that son's bio mom couldn't or wouldn't. 4) same idea, but daughter's grandparents/aunts and uncles/cousins/godparents, etc. 5) daughter may be buying it off of mom with an after school job. 6) 19 YO son is old enough to work full time whereas daughter is still school age 7) son may have already wrecked a car, or be otherwise uninsureable 8) son may have an addiction or medical condition that makes him an unsafe driver 1 1point reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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