My sisters encounter with money

So my sisters been getting free money a lot lately and it has been concerning me.First it was my 9 year So my younger sisters been getting a lot of free money lately.And my 9 year old sister had this experience that she encountered someone writing a piece of paper,saying if they reply him/her,they get $10.So my sister said yes,and she did this multiple times.It was under our neighbourhood and we didn’t know who it was.She got around $40 from it.But then my parents ound out and then it stop.So I was pretty relieved because it just seemed really sketchy.

But then my 8 year old sister had this friend of hers who gaved her $400.I panicked because it’s a huge sum.And it’s weird for a 8 year old having 400 dollars to give to someone.And right now I’m panicking.Like what should I do.My sisters already spent $50 of the money.But the fact they are getting huge sums from it is too weird. I’m just really scared that this is a scam or something

And I want to stop it, it just all seem so sketchy and all. And I know I should tell my parents,but I feel so conflict. If my parents know that my sisters just gotten a huge sum from someone and spent $50 plus of it,they would be so angry.Like my mom got so pissed when we accepted food from people,even if it were friends parents.And I know why they accept the money.They are young and it’s just such a good deal.But I did really bad things to get extra cash before,so I really don’t want them to end up regretting those behaviour like me.But I’m just hoping maybe there’s a way to secretly solve this issue,or do I really need to bring this up to my parents.Like I still want to keep the promise of not telling my parents to my sisters,but this seems like a serious thing.But I’m just so pissed,I told them multiple times to not accept money from people,but they still did.

I also feel guilty to be honest,like some of my bad behaviours really I feel might have influenced my sisters to be bad.Like when I was younger,I forced my sisters to jaywalk with me just to get to school early to meet my friends.And Then one day,my sister almost crashed into one of those cars becuase of jaywalking because I wanted to rush to school.To be honest I was so scared,like wtf did I did that.My mum always scolded me for jaywalking and it could really kill me,but I didn’t take it seriously.And I’m so scared that what if my behaviour led to my sisters to jaywalk to get to school faster.Like when I heard my mom said she scolded my sisters because they were jaywalking,I almost cried.I’m so scared the same thing would happen to them again,and then it would be my fault.And I want to try and stop them,but it’s so hard because I’m not with them all the time and they just can’t understand why I’m so angry at them for it.

And like those friends I wanted to meet,they were so toxic anyways.And I always isolated and forced my sisters to leave me just to be with my friends.And well I’m just so pissed with myself.Like all those things i did,my sisters could seriously dangered

And when I discovered my 12 year old sister stole things from 7 11,I was so angry.Because I also stole things before,I was really scared and angry.Like I know the consequences of it and all so I’m really scared.Well,luckily the staff did not press charge,but I was really scared.I was scared that maybe stealing this thing is happening to everyone in my family,or like it runs in the blood or smth.But luckily my sister confessed the behaviour to my dad,and he just tell her to don’t do it again,so it was fine.But I’m just so upset,after all these encounters,I still have this thing happening,and I’m just wondering if it’s my fault.So I just really want to make this right,because I just feel that this whole this was my fault.

hi stars, thank you for having the courage to talk about this here! As a child, it is really hard to determine the severity of situations, let alone the consequences they have to bear. The case where your sister accepted the money from a friend, you should definitely try to talk to your parents about it as it is indeed a big sum. If your sister’s friend is close to her age, there’s a high chance that the friend took it from their parents and just gave it away without realising the value of money yet. However, if that friend is much older, do consider warning your sister and deter her from further contacting with them for her safety. lastly, don’t feel so guilty on how your own behaviours could have affected your sisters. Yes as the older sibling you do bare the responsiblities of setting a good example for the younger ones, but do know that as long as you discipline them on their wrong doings, they will bound to learn from it! This message may have reached you too late, but i hope you have done the right thing, or if you haven’t, may this message give you the courage to speak up about your sister’s behaviours!