If you have any money at all. Go to the pawn shop and ask to put them on lay away. Most pawn shops do this. Put whatever you have down on it and you will be given a certain amount of time to pay it off. I hope they can do this for you and give you a chance to buy then back.

Please don't trust your parents eith anything of yours again. If you get the silver back out don't even tell them you have it. Hide it somewhere very safe where they wouldn't look until you move out.

Weed is not addictive.

they do allow social life.. and sure they do allow after school activities but due to the assignments and school pressure i barely have an hour to spare... I usually sleep or just try to exercise. on top of that we shifted and there are literally no one my age in the neighborhood so my activity is limited to working out at home.

Understandable to be honest, looking from your perspective, I’d have reacted the same way to my own comment. A lot of us get incensed by any form of injustice, and are quick to suggest seeking justice, while being incredibly short-sighted about it.

Thank you for your first comment in pointing out that my original comment was too hasty in that. We all want the OP to come out of this winning, but most importantly, safe and okay.

Highly depends on the state. Theft by deception is a thing.

Ugh it's harsh but the only way to get it from the pawn shop would be to file a police report on your parents..... shitty move definitely! (If they are shitty people and your young lock your SS# until your wanting to actually use it!! Just in case!!)

It’s no big deal. All a part of the life experience.

If you’re in the states, PM me your address and I’ll send you a Buffalo nickel and a Indian head wheat penny i still have from my grandpa. I had a couple booklets of those separated from the larger collection. I’d love to add to yours and get your momentum going again on the collection. They’re fairly worthless and would cost nothing to ship so it’s no effort on my end.

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That would be a pretty unique situation considering his parents are his caretaker for the SSI

Well yeah, if they agreed with you they would essentially be admitting to buying and selling stolen property. That could cost them their business and depending on the state/value of them could be a felony as well.

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You can always call the police but that may lead nowhere and would likely nuke your relationship with your parents

From one fellow autism-haver to another, I’m so sorry that your parents don’t treat you as they should.

And yea, the sentimental value with the silver is what hurts the most, but the most important part will always be with you. The memories you shared with your grandfather.

There’s a lot of neurodivergent people who grew up in similar situations, who managed to thrive in spite of it all. So don’t give up hope, you will come out of this stronger, and if you ever become a parent, you will be a much better one than your parents are.

It sounds as if he is living alone already to me, so in that case yeah if he doesn't have a bond with them anyway who cares.

I could forgive the pawning it, I could forgive the buying smokes from it, but to pretend it didn't even happen and as if they have no clue what it was about - yeah sue their asses.

The mortgage they lied about paying. They never used the money for the "mortgage," it was wasted on tobacco and fast food.

Yea, I should’ve clarify that in my original comment. That one’s on me.

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I just like there are parents out there still showing their kids the classics. Most kids today seem to only be interest in CGI/Pixar animation vs the ol’ hand drawn 2D movies from the 1900s.

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Seriously, this story wouldn’t make any sense.

I had a coin collection that I had been working on ever since I was a kid. Always old American coins. It was one of my most prized things. I had coins given to me from both sets of grandparents. It really mattered to me — it was one of the few heirlooms I had that I hoped to pass on to someone some day.

A family member who was an addict stole it and pawned the entire thing. All of that history gone. I felt and still feel sour about it — I can’t deny that, so I try to honor that emotion when I feel it, acknowledge it, then ask what’s the next thing.

For me, that was understanding the joy of collecting, of finding a rare coin in pocket change, and admiring the history in my hand — who else had held this coin before me? At one time, it wasn’t old or rare and just common currency — maybe someone else paid for their rent or bought something neat they’ve been wanting. All sorts of unknowns. And that brought the joy back to rebuilding it. It’s not lost, the sentiment it represents is still there.

If you’re grandpa could talk to you now, they would probably tell you that the collection had zero importance to him entirely — it was just a thing he could share and connect with his grandson over, and that was the priceless part of it.

Honor that and go grab a silver dollar at a local shop if you can.

It’s people like you that make me realize I have no wit. I wish I could be at your level.

He doesn’t have to do it right this instant. Once he’s got an exit in progress, he most definitely should report his parents.