I Suspected My Kids Were Stealing from Me — yet the Hidden Camera Revealed the Person I Least Expected

Money had been slipping out of my wallet for weeks. I was convinced one of my teenagers was pocketing it, so I installed a hidden camera to catch whoever was responsible. When I checked the footage, it wasn’t my kids on the screen. It was my husband. And what happened after that made the missing cash seem trivial.
My name is Charlotte, and not long ago, I was certain my children were stealing from me.

At first, it was minor. A $5 bill I clearly remembered sliding into my wallet — gone. Then $40. Then $100.

I tried to convince myself I’d miscounted or misplaced it. Maybe I was distracted. But I’ve never been careless with money. Not once.

My name is Charlotte, and not long ago, I was certain my children were stealing from me.

At first, it was minor. A $5 bill I clearly remembered sliding into my wallet — gone. Then $40. Then $100.

I told myself it had to be a mistake. Maybe I was absentminded. But money and I have always been precise.

Still, the numbers didn’t add up.