I don't know who I pissed off

[Jay_Bunny]

...but man...karma sucks (no not the snake). I was going to VA Beach two weeks ago and I get into a car accident that was not entirely my fault. I say not entirely because the only fault of mine was being "too close" behind the car in front of me. Well, my airbags deployed, thank goodness, and no one was seriously hurt. Just a few bruises. The bumper was smashed in but on the whole, the car was just fine. We had it towed to Richmond and that cost a pretty penny. Then we had it sit in the driveway while we started looking around for parts to fix it (airbags and front bumper). The fender and grill would come later since they were mostly just a cosmetic fix, nothing really required.

Tonight I get a text from my mother telling me to call her. I call her at 9pm right after the text. "Your sister took your car for a joy ride." she says. I really thought it was a joke. My car is legally, not drivable because of the airbags. I told her I'd be over, but I was sure it was a joke. I get over there and OMG! She is lucky I am a nice person because I really wanted to put her through a wall. She got bored this morning and instead of waiting the 2-3 weeks it would have taken me to fix my car (I had promised to take her out and teach her to drive in my car after I fixed it), she decided to take a little drive in my car. Without even a second thought, she snatched my keys and got behind the wheel. She ended up driving the darn thing right into the side of the neighbors house. Thank goodness she wasn't going very fast because there were no airbags in that car and she wasn't wearing a seatbelt. She could have gotten hurt really bad. She did no damage to the neighbors house, but tire marks in the grass will definitely alert him to the incident. She hit brick, so the only damage was done to the car.

She ripped a headlight out of my car, broke the grill further, and damaged the fender beyond repair. The little piece that goes on the fender, over your tire, you know that little awning, was found wrapped around the tire! How the heck she managed that one, I'll never know. So now we are adding more money onto what I already need to get the car fixed from a previous accident only a few weeks before. I mean, I'm glad she's not hurt, but what the heck goes through her head? I'm probably already 1k-2k in for the original damage, now this?

I'm still in shock. I don't know what to think. Not to mention, the neighbor could sue. He's a bum with no job so he's always looking for money. This is his perfect opportunity. I'm so tired of being the nice person. Because of the original accident, we were having to split one beat up old saturn between 4 people (the car is not going to live very long either) and we were hoping to only have to do this for maybe a few weeks. Now, with the damages to the car even higher, its going to be harder to fix, and I'm not sure how long its going to take.

Because my sister is only 14, she's probably going to be charged with underage driving, stealing a car, and damage to property. My mother is making her turn herself in tomorrow. She is supposed to start highschool next week. She can say goodbye to that. She might end up having to spend time in juvie.

I just really don't know what to think. I needed to rant, so here it is. I try and do nice things but it always comes back to bite me. Rah!

[crystal]

wow. im sorry. i hope that everything turns out well. its good that your mom is making her own up to what she did. its tough but its a learning experience.

[CRAZY]

Wow, i wish i had an older sibling like you, if i were in your sisters position (I'm 14 as well) all that would be left of me would be a toe. Take pride in the fact that your sister's still alive. And I'm sure theres a reason why your neighbor is low on cash so don't call him a bum... actually, it's probably none of my buisness, and your pissed, so go ahead.

[AaronP]

Well...time to make your sister pay for what she did. I hear the corners in Richmond are pretty safe at night .

Just kidding, but seriously that sucks.

[Jay_Bunny]

Actually he is a bum. He lost his job because he went to work stoned out of his mind. He has been out of a job ever since.

She is going to find ways of making money. She said she would mow lawns, rake leaves, ect to make the money to pay me back. I have to call my mom tonight and see if anything happened today as far as the neighbor.

[stangs13]

Your sister wont get charged with stealing or go to juvie, but she will get under age driving, which is a pretty pennie! Don't ya just love little siblings! Sorry to hear about the car though! I hope you find your horseshoe.

[Jay_Bunny]

I want her to have some punishment for her actions. Nothing too harsh, but nothing too lenient either. She's going to work to pay off damages and then whatever the law may give her. Not to mention she's going to have to work really hard to gain my trust back.

[Holbeird]

Sorry to hear all of this, but I'm glad to hear your sisters ok. Hope everything works out in the end.

[MeMe]

What year, make and model is it?

My husband deals in salvaged auto parts and said that your local yards for parts that are going to be the best would be Bruce Auto Parts...Lacy Auto Parts...and Action Auto Parts.

[littleindiangirl]

I'm a big meanie, but if my little sister or child did that, I would press charges. But again, I'm a big meanie.