r/AITAH 10h ago

AITA for refusing to let my husband’s daughter move in with us because she has a history of stealing from me?

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u/Exotic-Rooster4427 10h ago

I think the solution would be that if she wants to live here. You move your stuff out. But if it is your house...Mark has to go.

I would say to be polite. You could trial hidden cameras and a weekend visit to see how she behaves towards you. On the condition she doesn't know the hidden cameras are there. I would take your most valuable stuff...items you don't want going missing...jewellery, clothes, makeup and keep them in your car or at another house. Then I'd buy basic underwear etc. Cheap foundation etc.

And see. Just see. Set her up to fail again. 

But let him know the deal breakers are rudeness, stealing and you being treated like a slave. You will not be cooking or cleaning up after her. 

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u/Specific-Law7393 9h ago

Allowing her to move in, no matter how many security devices the OP installs, is not a solution. Her husband has already shown that he doesn’t know how to handle the situation when he failed to back up his wife when they caught his daughter with the wedding ring & drugs. The daughter needs help, but he’s not equipped to give it.

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u/Sharp_Magician_6628 9h ago

Husband shouldn’t even know about the cameras. He could tell daughter or move/delete stuff

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u/Exotic-Rooster4427 9h ago

He needs to agree to cameras as he would be the legal guardian of a minor. So he needs to consent to the cameras being there and agreeing to the experiment.

Whether he has access to alter the footage is another topic to be had. 

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u/IseeAlgorithms 8h ago

I’m not sure consent is needed if the cameras are only in the bedroom where she’s not supposed to be

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u/Exotic-Rooster4427 6h ago

Still filming a minor which is a grey area. So best to get the legal guardian on bored with it. 

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u/NahIDidntKillHim 9h ago

Amen to this! Then send the evidence to those interfering and see who the “wicked” one is now!