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Why Stealing Is Wrong
Stealing is wrong, but as a child I did not think that for a long time. When I was young I loved sugar very much. Every time I went to the store with my mom I expected to get something sweet, and if I didn’t get it I would be upset. One day I wanted candy, but I thought my mom would say no, so I took the candy. My mom didn’t know I had stolen the candy when I ate it because I told her I had found it in the car. The next day I stole a large candy bar, but this time my mom caught me. She put the candy bar back and drove me to the police station without saying a word. She brought me in, and by that point I was crying from fear. Although she took me to the police station she didn’t turn me in, but she did something better. That day she taught me

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