A couple of hours ago, my daughter and the girl were discussing what happened on Facebook and getting no where, so my daughter told her to call her. She started out by saying, that she was kind enough to do the initial confrontation(yesterday) in private, so the girl wouldn't have to be embarrassed in front of other kids.

The main incriminating point was - my daughter hid the found wallet in her coat and said "did you see my wallet" -the girl said "no" - this is a bold faced lie. Any excuse like "I was planning on giving it to you" is irrelevant after her saying "NO". By this time my daughter was sounding like a seasoned lawyer. She then asked "if you found your wallet in Joe's backpack and asked him if he saw it and he said no - what would that make him"?? She try to dodge the question and again my daughter repeated it and she finally answered "a liar.....and she apologized and asked for forgiveness". My daughter said "you're forgiven, but I hope you'll learn from this experience".

Only time will tell if their friendship can continue - at least they won't have to be enemies. If things do end up okay, I hope I'll be able to stand having her at my house. My daughter tried to get her to admit it by being gentle...... it didn't work, so she had to be tough. Even if she forgives her, she'll still have to be careful to protect her things. I still can't figure out what went through her mind - stealing from a stranger is different than stealing from your best friend...isn't it?