If the family heirloom was proposal ring then I would understand his reason. That ring was meant for women born into the family, he had no right to do that to his sister. What kind of a man destroys his relationship with his own family to appease his GF? The GF is as obsessed as Gollum the Goblin from Lord of The rings, you know the one who says “MY PRECIIIIIIIOUSSSSSSS”😂

When Sara mentioned how a man can just get a different ring for OP's daughter, I thought to myself, "why won't you accept a different ring Jake would get for you?" Hypocrite.

Amber calling jake a simp is REAL

The ring she deserves is one of those plastic Halloween spider ones 😂

“-calling him a simp, whatever that means.”

Damn, that level of materialism and greed from the girlfriend is a massive red flag. Even admitting she'll only get engaged if he proposed with his dead mother's family ring because of the special story behind it, having no issue with breaking the law to get it. Jake's one hell of a simp if you ask me.

I can't imagine what the son was thinking. Literally all he had to do was admit he was wrong and apologize and all his problems would go away. His life was only ruined because he refused to do that one simple thing. Even if the golddigging plan was real, the fact that it failed isn't the end of the world.

I agree with the daughter that called the son a simp IT’S SO TRUE 😭😭😭

My biological father is schizophrenic. And his family never wanted to admit it or made excuses for him and it was dangerous for me to be around him. So at 5, my mom kept me from seeing them. My grandma died when I was 12 and she left me her jewelry. It was so much jewelry. She was an older Caribbean woman so she didn’t have an official will. she had piercings all over her ears. She had gold teeth, she would wear 6 bracelets on each arm. And like 3 gold chains every day. My biological father had just got out of jail and when they split her assets. He decided to be spiteful and pawned all of her jewlery. And his two brothers let him. I’ll never forgive them for that.

The only mistake the Father made was responding to the trolls.

I hope OP and his daughter are doing well. I do feel terrible for Jake's downfall and I really do not see an exit for that. Blessings on you and yours, OP. Even the wayward one.😔🤢😔

The fact that Sarah said shes not a gold digger but doesn't want a cheap ring is crazy

DAMN, Bro's wife's ring has to be the one ring. Girlfriend of son turned into Smeagol.

I think the son was probably in an abusive relationship. She hit him and berated him over something so small, how she acted for not getting her was was manipulative and maybe even love bombing. I know it doesn’t excuse what he did but being in a relationship like that can change people and screw with peoples head, especially since he doesn’t seem to have any idea that it is one.

If jake married her, she would've divorced him to take the condo, keep the ring and likely fall pregnant with another man's baby saying it's Jake's and demand for a ridiculous amount of child support

And people thought The Lord of the Ring was frictional lolol

Lord only knows what really happened to Jake. Maybe it's some rebellion by virtue of the grief or not fully progressing the loss.

I think Sara is probably profoundly abusive and Jake will be incredibly thankful for the bullet he dodged in five years

I'm 13 minutes into this story. Jake and Sara both sound like horrible human beings. I wish i could say it was just her, and that he was lead down the wrong path, but Jake has done too much. If anyone ever disrespected or hurt my little sister like that, they'd be out of my life immediately. If anyone ever spoke to my father like that, they'd be out of my life immediately. I would never steal from my family. And honestly, the right woman, a woman who truly loves you, would say yes to a $50 ring from walmart and just wait for the more expensive one, no matter how long it took. And the fact that this was an heirloom that belonged to generations of women, not just the mom. No matter how you spin this, OP is not the A-hole AT ALL.

What a crazy saga of events. It's sad to know OP tried really hard to keep the whole family together, yet it inevitably led to all of this. At least he got justice in the end.

Jake needs to lose the GF

That poor Dad. I can't imagine what it would be like to have your child suddenly one day just become an entirely different person that suddenly cuts off everyone from their life.

Let me be clear... 8 months is a long enough time to clearly see if you want to marry someone. That said: 8 months was more than enough time to let Jake evolve into a simp.

"Also calling him a SIMP... whatever that means"

In all honesty? This would have *all* been avoided if Jake worked smarter, had the sister and dad help him cover up that he was making a cheaper copy of the ring. With a copy just as skillfully made I doubt Sara would ever realize it was a copy unless his sister uses it to propose to someone or chooses that ring as her own ring she wants to get proposed to with, even then Jake could easily make the excuse of "She made the copy, that's the original I promise"

Damn the son being a gold digger as well is funny as hell

As someone who lost a parent; my dad. I would never steal anything that was issued in his will for selfish desires. Plus in my opinion, I think the trolls could be the ex pretending be someone else just to harass op.

That woman was on that ring like Gollum from Lord of the Rings - "my precious" 😂 I can't believe ppl have been harassing this man. He actually showed a great deal of restraint. Hopefully his son will get older and realize his mistakes before it's too late to repair their relationship.

TL;DR: Father saved son from Crazy Ex.

I enjoyed this tale. Especially the sister calling her brother a SIMP

honestly, when jake stole the ring, id just skip the step where i ask him to give it back and just call the police.

Take a shot for each time OP says "last update".

Late ex wife’s family stepped up for her, they probably made their lives hell for stealing the heirloom they all knew about. It probably bypassed many of their mothers grandmothers sisters and thought “what gives her the right to have it”.

Sticking near toxic people without a good support system. can lead to rapid shifts in people and their mindsets. The relationship locked him in an echo chamber where they developed these terrible traits. OP really should have had more interest in his sons relations as if he had talked with him openly from the start instead of waiting 3 months this could have been prevented

Op seems like a very stern and fair man

Amazing dad. I'm glad u dont let ur kid get away with something just because they're ur kid

Real or not at some point this sort of stuff does happen in reality. When family steals from their own to benefit from the object. This problem being on the gossip between the nosy family members that love drama. That one family member who is the cause or has been effected by how it all played out leave the area for good due to tarnished reputation. The trolls know nothing because there is a high chance none of them know how raising a child is and what parents who do care about their kids have to make big decisions no matter how much they hate to do it. The ring isn't the only jewelry in the world and Sara could've made her very own custom made ring if she actually put her mind to it (which she didn't cuz she has a lot of screws that are loose). In the end Jake ruined his own life the moment he stole the ring from his own family.

21:48 i love when they say this is the end of the story but you look at the time and you’re still got 10+ minutes left and just know that things did NOT go well😂

When you said “to play dragon warrior 1 and eat vanilla ice cream” got me dying 😂

I have a few trainwrecks in my extended family too, lol. The pattern I've seen is simple. He does feel guilty for what he did. He thought his actions wouldn't be a big deal when he was doing it, but it turned out to be a very big deal. He knows it, he's remorseful about it. But that's where it goes awry... Some people can't process guilt. They try to assuage it by sharing the blame with others. It's like "If you'll accept half the blame, then I'll only feel half as bad". They may not think of it in those explicit terms, but that's the underpinning of their rationalizations. So when they feel guilty, they fixate on how it's everyone else's fault to make themselves feel better. That leads to more drama, more bad decisions, more guilt, and they end up in a feedback loop of shit, lol.

"GIMME, GIMME, GIMME NEVER GETS" I ❤️ THIS

he stoles the precious!

as a person who loves icecream i can comfirm that cherry icecream is good.

I never got additional updates past the ring store portion. Glad i got to see updates

When my mom passed she specified that me and my sister would get her jewelry. When my dad was out of town mt nephew stole the jewelry and sold it. It's been 20 years and i'm still salty about it. My dad didn't do anything about it cuz he was my mom's favorite grandchild.

Damn, Jake was trying to marry Gollum.

"used the old game genie back in the day" This has hurt me so much spiritually. It makes me feel old.

"a simp, whatever that means" XD XD XD XD

Well this was one hell of a story

this dad is such a chad

all i can say is jakes dad is better than me. i could never have forgiven him for stealing that ring or putting his hands on his sister. i know he wishes things turned out different but what did he really lose by jake leaving? a thief who doesnt give the slightest damn about anyone but himself. jake leaving is what i call the trash taking itself out

Lmfao he is a simp though 😂😂😂😂

Him Not knowing what a simp is is such a dad thing😂😂😂 but I hope he’s in peace and stays out of trouble from Sarah and his son

bro unknowingly told the haters to touch grass 💀💀✋✋✋✋

I love how much they say family jewels

Sara sounds like someone who could’ve just been disappointed about the ring but then thought she was in to deep and continued to be crazy

The comment Jake made of "enjoy your favorite child" after the dad confronted him about trying to break into his home again should tell you that out of the three options that Dad had listed out, Jake was there to harm his sister.

For those who don't know: A simp is a guy who gives a girl money or whatever, and doesn't actually care about her.

Don't dip your wick in crazy When simpin goes sour I've seen what getting none does to a mf, and now I've seen what getting some does to a mf

YO HELP THIS MAN THIS GUY IS A SAINT

She is a gold digger. The son needs to break up with her and stop being a simp.

8 MONTHSS? HE THREW AWAY HIS FAMILY FOR 8 MONTHS OF A RELATIONSHIP? Jake is a chump..

Some people are just horrible and trolls, you did everything correctly don't listen to these ignorant people that have nothing better to do than to be harassing you. So please pay it no mind, hopefully your son will wake up one day and realize he messed up accept responsibility and give you and your daughter the apology you both deserve... Wishing you all the best, you sound like an awesome father, take care of yourself and your daughter...

I think you should call Son's ex-girlfriend Gollum.

Okay there are no clear words to explain how unbelievable this boy's actions were. His sister could've been planning on using those pieces of jewelry for special occasions and now she can't even risk holding any of it because he wouldn't take no for an answer. 😡

Jake dodged a bullet with Sara. I think he was spiraling and Sara peeped that and took advantage and since so many people must've harassed him on his day to day, doubling down the way he probably was the only justifiable option to take, in Jake's mind. Hopefully the distance will do Jake better and hopefully op and them won't deal with more mess after this

I feel like Jake didnt process or grieved the loss of his mother well and never gotten the support he desperately needed that he latched onto a toxic girl who basically fked him up mentally to a point of stealing, assault (the bar dude and his sister), falsify police report, and blame shifting on everyone else but himself. The ex gf Sara is and always will be a fking nut case to the extreme. She is a gold digger and will always be one. She wanted money and that ring so badly she was willing to breaking and entering, use the 'do you know my parents' card, attack police, and try to humiliate op in public only for it to backfire. She is so dangerous to not only herself but to others. I dont feel bad they both lost friends, family, support, etc. I dont feel bad for Jake after all the shet he put his father and sister through even when other people including COPS told him how fked up he is being and acting, and how shet he is to his family and how bad his ex is. When other people tell you how bad you are, even your own family, take it as a clue to fking look at yourself, but Jake didnt. He decided the cowards way out. He ran to another state for a fresh new start. He pretty much saying fk everyone and my family, I can do better. Years from now, if he does come back, hopefully a changed man, for the better; if not, keep your doors locked op. But glad Sara is out of the picture for good, she needs a straight jacket, no joke.

I hope Jake has a good life without all of them including Sara. I can see how he thinks the daughter is the favorite.

OP should have immediately taken the jewelry and put it in a safe deposit box, with only his and Amber's names on it. With strict instructions, if anyone comes to the bank trying to open it other than those 2, OP is to be called and person detained by security.

He saved his son from way more hurt than this young love hurt feels. He would have trusted her with all his heart and maybe kids. Then get a divorce later with kids saying that he couldn’t provide what a woman like her deserves.

Family heirlooms are left to oldest woman in a bloodline.

I think more people have gotten entitled because people have placated them. You see them raging over something and before you would escort them out now management gives in. It's a taught behavior. If you do something and you get your way you'll do it again and again.

It’s the toxic gossip train

To me, this looks like a case of foile á deux (shared delusions) its very rare, but can happen when two people are close emotionally. One person develops some kind of mental/health disorder (in this case: i think Narcissism) and another person develops the same disorder.

Something the dad said struck me, but I think he might have it backwards. He said that the meme about entitled people seems to have brought them out of the woodwork, but I think the issue is that we've focused on preventing true victims to be blamed that it created an opening for entitlement to avoid accountability. For instance, in a previous story I listened to, OP's sister would parade herself in a thong and lingerie trying to steal OP's boyfriend. The couple unified against the sister, but imagine if (worse case for brevity) she did this while slipping him some drugs to overcome his morality.... she could then claim 🍇 and society would bash this man (the victim) for insecurity, poor judgement, wanting/deserving it, and for being an abuser. Meanwhile, the same people will look at the sister (the abuser) with pity and claim her as the innocent victim, bashing those who question her accountability, only to reinforce her already growing entitlement.

Honestly, Ops son is crazy to ask for Op for his wife’s jewelry. He’s basically saying “give me my mothers ring or be cut off from my life”.

Some people gotta learn how to cut their losses. No way tuses guys obsessed for over a week for a piece of metal with a few diamonds stuck to it

He's 21, and acts like a moody child. I mean I'm a teen and even I don't act like this 💀

AIN’T NO WAY SARA’S PARENTS PRETTY MUCH SAID THEY WERE GONNA SHIP THERE DAUGHTER OUT OF TOWN LOL😂😂😂😂😂😂

I can only imagine the fathers disgust, anger, sadness and disappointment. but hopefully the ring saga is over the dad sounds like a chill guy but the final updates give more context to the story. Seriously though people a ring is just an object its the people that give it meaning don't die on that hill.

I want an image of this ring now to make it for myself💀

I think Jake was mourning and latched on to the hag of a gf. She probably represented his happiness in a way, a replacement for mom. Her leaving devastated him all over again. He'll grow up eventually.

"I send him detailed pictures of the ring" For a moment I thought it was just to fuck with him :D

👏the dad is right. His son did it to himself. And if this ring is the reason for the end of the relationship, the gf doesnt worth all this mess. Just let her go. What the son did was wrong. He needs to understand that for his own good. You can not behave this way when you are an adult. This ring belongs to her sister. It is the will of his dead mother. I am so sad for the dad and the sister. It should be awfull to witness this kind of behaviour from your son/brother. 😢 The gf clearly has mental issues. May Allah help them ❤❤❤

If jewelry is enough to end a relationship then it wasn't going last, anyway. Jake brought this on himself.

She got angry at her boyfriend because THEY could not afford the ring for her together, crazy. And it's only a freaking proposal ring not even wedding band, if i remember correctly there's total of three bands you could have just to be married so imagine if each of them had to be more special than the last one.

All this over a darned ring...

I got no thoughts whatsoever on this. The story on Jake stealing the Mother's ring is unpleasant. And I need time to go back at this again.

You know I remember a story with practically the exact same words but the daughter stole the ring

Bro was trying to marry Gollum.

Dragon Warrior and Vanilla Ice Cream? Hell yeah!

The son isn't just a simp... he is a Mega incel simp.

I wonder if the son started watching Red Pill style contect and the GF was watching toxic feminist stuff and they just feed off each others toxicity

OP played Dragon Warrior!? That's my kinda guy

8 months is a really short time my parents got married after 8 years of dating

The Son was dating a Golddigger

I feel like the trolls are just accounts the son and/or his ex made. I can't see anyone agreeing with either of them and they already see this from their friends and family telling them outright that they're in the wrong.

I know there family jewels but where I come from they are something completely different 😂 he don't need your permission to show them to a girl 😂😂😂 but you totally handled it the best you could it could of ended alot worse he will get over it 😂

If Sara took an axe to a door for that ring and amber was the owner of it then what else do you think she would have done with that axe if she didn’t flee

11: jake asked amber for the second time and got into fight before then stole it