I saw an article today about a woman battling cancer when her husband abandoned her basically stealing everything. He cleaned out their joint savings, checking and took all the furniture out of their home. She ended up asking a friend to help her who stepped up immediately. The friend suggested a private investigator who uncovered the lavish lifestyle that her soon to be ex husband was living with his mistress. When they finally went to court he was forced to give her money. This, of course, led to making him broke and his mistress leaving him. He then realized she was going to receive an inheritance. He went to visit her because by now he had nothing. She informed him she gave it all to charities. She felt that in this way she was not only doing good by helping others but also prevented him from trying to take anything else from her. What I cannot understand is what makes husbands, wives, family members and even children think that stealing is acceptable? I have previously written about a son who had his parents put their home in his name. He said it was safer. Then when his parents went to visit his sister he sold the home, emptied out their bank accounts and disappeared with all their money. Since they never had a problem with him, they couldn’t understand why. Sometimes I think greed overtakes people and they find a way to justify stealing. In reality it is wrong and extremely unjust. As Thanksgiving is this week in the states, it is time to get those Christmas lists together. I hope you will consider a Good Gus book for a child on your list or a donation to a child in a hospital. Remember, the adults on your list or those in care facilities would enjoy “Misplaced Trust.” The Good Gus Series is available online at Kindle, Nook and Waterstones. Hard copies, personally autographed, are available through our website www.goodgusbooks.com along with past blogs for your reading enjoyment. Now available audio and videos for the Good Gus series on YouTube! Digitizing for all the books are available now on YouTube! “Misplaced Trust” is now available on Amazon in e-book form. It is also available digitally at www.misplacedtrustbook.com. If you are thinking of a Will or a Living Trust, “Misplaced Trust” will give you the information you need to make an informed decision. The Good Gus series, books one through four, are now available at the Morgan Mill Mail/UPS.