Quote from: Obari on Today at 05:40:17 AM

I’m not the mom and I’m not also a woman to assume this but the truth be told that stealing is stealing irrespective of the purpose it was stolen for.
But mothers should at every point, learn how to treat their children with love and not push them out to the harsh realities outside and I do understand the pains of the mother as this must be a case scenario of an Africa mother and since this case is very recent considering the high rate of poverty and hunger and the current rate of global inflation now, I wouldn’t blame the mom for any action she takes but she shouldn’t be too angered and forget to correct the child in love.
Gambling is never a poverty alleviation scheme, atleast not for people who can’t afford to bear the losses.

If only the parents can clearly define the line between the good and the bad things and practices and enforce them, will make the kids a good citizen when they grow up. Usually, the moms are soft hearted and they tend to ignore the mistakes of the children. If the child realises his mistake, he will never repeat it as he knows that doing the same will be punished.

Also stealing money or anything should not be treated softly. Even the criminals are made because they were not stopped by their parents at the early age when they used to steal small things, which later turned into a habit and a crime. This is a worth reading article telling the cons of stealing at an early and non-mature age.

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Stealing is not about you and your parenting—it’s about your child and the inappropriate ways they’re choosing to solve their problems at the moment.

Kids Who Steal: What You Need To Know

Now come to the outcome of the bet or game from stolen money. Let's suppose the kid earns a lot of money from that stolen money, This should not make us treat the children with softly, and not to forgive them only because they are the cause of the win and gain of money. A wrong thing is wrong and it should not be encouraged even though there is some short term monetary benefits involved in it.