For me, it's like he doesn't have a moral compass. He acts without thinking unless someone of importance to him (his mom, sister, a colleague, a woman, etc) is watching.

Yesterday he talked about wanting to dig out a poppy plant from a neighbouring school [to bring it home]. I told him he couldn't do that. He said no but that we could from a park. I said he couldn't do that, either (they're purchased plants paid by the city).. he retracted and said he meant from the wooded area across the street which mainly has wild plant matter .. (but no poppies). So I called him on it. I told him not to trick me. He plainly wanted to steal plants from a public center. Nothing less. He smirked.

He doesn't have a habit of stealing.. to my knowledge. He comes home with receipts all the time. So, this conversation seemed out of character, even for him. Or, now that he's been honest about things (compulsive lying and financial infidelity) then he's more comfortable in putting his true self forward?

Either way, I'm losing more interest by the day.