I was 36 years old back in 2003. I was still married then. I have two kids with my ex wife. They're older now but they were 14 and 8 back then. I have never told anyone what I'm about to confess. Our daughter took her mother's credit card and went to the mall with her friend. They bought all kinds of clothes and racked up over $400. I caught my daughter and her friend trying to sneak in her window with a bunch of clothes. Of course I interrogated them, and the truth came out. The worst part of it was she was staying home from school that day because she was supposedly sick.

I confiscated the card and told her she'd have to tell her mother when she got home. My daughter pleaded with me to not have to tell her mom. I sent her friend home because I instantly grounded my daughter. She was