I think my stepdad stole my webcam.
Okay, so I moved a couple weeks ago. Three family members helped me move and my stepdad was one of them.
My webcam was being stored in my TV stand. My mom and stepdad carried my TV stand out, but everything was taken out of the TV stand before carrying it out.
I was taking out smaller stuff during this time, making sure I was not forgetting anything in other rooms. I have since unpacked and put everything away at my new place. I don't really have that much stuff and have gone through everything several times since the move. Literally pulling clothes apart to see if it is in between clothes, etc. Searching places I would never suspect it to be even.
However, it is just gone. It seems like my stepdad to do something shady like this. He has stolen money from me before when I lived with them many years ago. However, I believe his motive was because he thought I maybe used it for something naughty and pocketed it or something so that I couldn't use it.
I work a vanilla job from home and my family knows this. I guess I don't want to confront him about it and am just venting. I would ask them if they saw a webcam when we were moving because I need it for Skype interviews and meetings from home, but they also know I have the webcam on my laptop taped over, so then they might feel confused. I know they would not take me saying my built in laptop webcam is bad quality because they would probably say it shouldn't matter.
I have decided not to confront them about this and just going to buy a new webcam. I guess I just wanted to vent. I don't think I should have to pay $60 to buy a whole new webcam when the one I had worked perfectly. I just hate being stolen from from by my own family just because a creep probably assumed I used it for the "wrong" reasons.
What would you do if you were in my shoes? I can't go back to the old apartment and check again because that lease is up and I know I grabbed everything anyway.
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Petite_Princess
I work a vanilla job from home and my family knows this. I guess I don't want to confront him about it and am just venting. I would ask them if they saw a webcam when we were moving because I need it for Skype interviews and meetings from home, but they also know I have the webcam on my laptop taped over, so then they might feel confused. I know they would not take me saying my built in laptop webcam is bad quality because they would probably say it shouldn't matter.
You're a f***ng grown up adult, do you really have to explain yourself in front of them? You may be a nun and still have 5 webcams and switch them the way you f***ing want to. It's a huge red flag when I see parents interfering like this in a grown up child's life. You're an ADULT, is your life, period. None of their business.
You are earning your own money, that is YOUR PROPERTY and you should just confront them about it, even if you're getting a new webcam. At least letting them know that your stuff, bought by you, is your freaking stuff and it BELONGS to you. Is none of their business what you do with it and none of your business to explain yourself.
So, to answer to your question, if I were in your shoes I'd confront them immediately about the issue. I just get mad only when I am thinking about it. I am a huge protector of my own privacy and people, even parents, digging their nose into my stuff or allowing themselves to "confiscate" it, for whatever reason, it's making my pulse racing and I would make sure they know that they have crossed some boundaries.
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I appreciate your advice and don't think I should have to explain myself either. It is just a very awkward situation is all. :(
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Petite_Princess
I appreciate your advice and don't think I should have to explain myself either. It is just a very awkward situation is all. :(
Indeed it is and I'd feel the same if I were you. Just don't feel afraid to let them know that you're mad about it. Otherwise, they'd allow themselves to step over more boundaries next time. Or, at least, you step dad.
I also have a step dad and I know what you feel like.
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If you FEEL your stepdad stole your webcam then he did. Somethings you just know that you can't explain how you know but you know.
Now for your peace and well being, I would just buy a new one and move on.