that could backfire soooo easy... and im pretty sure the mom wouldnt "learn her lesson"

#11 your solution takes too long. Just rent a wood chipper and a lot if bleach.

Pawning her jewelry would be counted as stolen property since it isn't hers to pawn. Also that seems excessive. The mother is an asshole, but your solution would make the daughter a bigger asshole and also put her in jail potentially.

Most mom's would never send their child to jail over stuff they don't use. Personally I treat my mother like a queen, and would simply forgive her, in OP's position. But my mom would have apologized and felt bad for a long time. Even after she made it up to me. If OP's mom is really such a b*tch. I just suggested something, that may not have made her "learnt her lesson." But atleast reflect on how she treated her child.

@39 I would pawn enough to compensate for the comic book. If the mother takes it that far and calls the police, then you are justified in charging her with destruction of property.

No it isn't, pawning someones stuff without their consent is stealing. Op's mom was an ass, but you can't legally pawn something you don't own. If something is valuable take better care to put away.

She said it was her favorite comic book, and it was a collectors item. Also, if she doesnt't have a reciept or something similar, then she can't prove its hers, so pawn her stuff which she has no proof of owning, and get another collector's item.

I really don't think that it's easily replacable if it was worth $200. Sorry.

And damaging somebody else's property could be criminal damage. Legally, the Mum would be held responsible for a minor (at least one at an age where she uses colouring books). Not saying it's OK to commit a crime, but people seem to forget it goes both ways.

The comic wasn't hers to give to the little sister, either. Not that that would make pawning the mother's stuff okay.

I agree with 15. The sister (depending on her age) may be too young to realize it's not a colouring book. I also understand that the mom may have only glanced at what she was doing and didn't realize it was a valuable comic book and not a colouring book. However the problem comes in when the mom is just degrading & mean to Op. Do what 15 says and protect your valuables and collectables so that the family not only realizes its importance, but so they don't have easy access to it as well.

Same here

Thrilling.