Robbed
I was absolutely beside myself as I tried to handle the situation from hundreds of miles away. We couldn't get a plane ride back until Sunday (robbery occurred on Friday night), and so we returned early yesterday morning to assess the situation. What we found completely broke my heart.
What's even worse is that I feel so incredibly violated. Some scumbag broke into my home, my safe haven, my refuge. They tracked their dirty footprints through our hallways, into our bedroom, my studio, even our bathroom. They touched my most private possessions and then decided to take them as their own. Who does such a thing? I hope there is a special circle in hell waiting for whoever violates another person in this way.
So today was my day to contribute to Sfgirlbybay's "Blog it Forward" and to talk about what inspires me. But I just can't. Not only do I not have a computer, no pictures...nothing, but I am feeling completely uninspired. Heartbroken. Full of despair. So I am sorry for my lack of participation.
I know that these are only material things...but how can you ever replace such a keepsake. My life on a chain, that I hoped to one day pass onto my children. How can I come to terms with this loss?
Needless to say...posting will be light this week. Thank you for your understanding.
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Oh, how devastating! My heart goes out to you and your husband. But don't give up hope! You may recover your charm braclet: keep an eye on local pawnshops and keep in touch with the police.
Oh my, I am so very sorry. How horrible. I wish I could do something to help you. My thoughts are with you.
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this is just.awful. i'm going to send you an email now...
Oh no! I agree with KT Mac. When we were robbed years ago my husband was able to recover his guitars this way. Keeping my fingers crossed that your bracelet is returned to you. Take good care.
My thoughts are with you, this is just heartbreaking - def keep an eye out on the pawnshops. Sending good vibes ur way.
That is so awful. I can't even believe that happened to you. I'm sending you lots of positive energy. I'm very glad that you and your husband are safe.
I'm so sorry this has happened!! I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm so glad you weren't home when it happened. At least the deviant can't steal your treasured memories. Many hugs!
How dare they do this to you? I'm sorry and I wish there was something to say that would make it better. I will pray that your items are recovered and the criminals brought to justice.
Christine, I'm so sorry! I hope you guys are alright and that your things make it back to you (they often do!). Take care, Sarah
Sending thoughts of healing from here.
you are in my heart. i am sending my most positive thoughts.
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I'm so sorry! This is just terrible. I have beloved charm bracelet, too, so I can understand your despair.
I'm going to remain hopeful for you, and visualize your bracelet returning to you.
Call all the nearby pawn shops and let them know to be watching for your bracelet.
Christine, you will recover from lost possessions but the personal violation makes me feel sick and scared. Someday I hope you can come to terms with the fact that no one can steal the memories from you.
Don't know if you could also notify jewelry stores that buy back gold. The price is so high...this is probably what is being done.
Thinking of you. I would help in ANY WAY. SDT
My god. I am so sorry. You have every right to feel angry and violated. This happened to my sister-in-law just days before Christmas a few years ago. I still ache for them because I know how awful it was. Yes, they were material items but they were your material items and no one has a right touch them and take them. Take the time you need to recover and heal from this. I'll be thinking of you and your husband.
I linked to your blog through The Crafty Crow and I love it. That said, I read your post today with tears in my eyes. I am so sorry for you. It aches and bites and stings that that was perpetrated on you and your husband. I will join in with the collective wishes/hopes/prayers that, at very least, the charm bracelet might find its way back to you. Give your soul time to heal and take good, good care of yourself.
Oh my goodness! I hope that you can somehow get that charm bracelet back. What a terrible thing to have happen! Good luck with everything you have to do to get your lives back on track quickly!
Oh, I am so, so sorry. I've been through the same thing and it just turns my stomach to think of what you must be feeling. I'm grateful for your safety in light of your loss, and pray for your peace of spirit in due time.
I'm so sorry. Wish I could give you a hug in person.
So sorry to hear about this - will pray that your charm bracelet is returned or found!
Awww I'm so sorry to hear your news. It's horrible to think people would do that - hope your charm bracelet is returned safe and sound Xxx
that's really shit. i hope you get it back.
Oh how awful. I can't even imagine how devastating that must be. Not even the things that got taken, but as you said, the feeling of being violated.
Oh, how awful! I'm so sorry. I hope your bracelet turns up. Don't give up hope. I'll keep you in my thoughts.
That is terrible. The computers are replaceable but the charm bracelet is not :(
I am sorry to hear it. Crazy that someone just blatantly broke your window like that.
So sorry to hear that. Terrible person. May the guilt bear down on them and override the greed or need. Really hope it is found/returned to you somehow. Certainly a very individual traceable piece. Praying you had backups of photos too.
Hey any chance that it was some creep that watches your blog and knows you are away/the layout of your house/what you own etc. Scary to think about that but with the world being as it it and some people use and abuse the public nature of blogs/info on the net.
Just a thought?
Oh my goodness. I'm SO sorry that happened to you! I wish more than anything that whoever it was hadn't taken your charm bracelet. I understand your heartbreak - I wish there was something to make it better. Much love. xo
I'm so sorry - that is horrendous. Sending you a big hug.
I'm so incredibly sorry. :( I hope that some comfort finds its way to you.
I'm sure the thief that violated your home and your sense of safety is going to find out that karma is a complete bitch! I'm saying a prayer of comfort for you and your husband...and I'm grateful that you have good neighbors that noticed the damage to your front door.
I'm so sorry. It SUCKS to be robbed. I hope it's some small comfort that you have beautiful pictures of your bracelet.
I know it's much too soon for you to even start getting over the shock and the loss, but to help you when you do, I offer this saying (don't know where it's from):
Barn's burned down; now I can see the moon.
(Karma will get the scummy bastards, dear!)
im here, but i wish i was there.. ugh.
xo
jen gray
I'm so sorry- it's absolutely heartbreaking to read, I can't imagine how devastated you must feel.
I hope your items are recovered. I know it must feel horrible but at least you weren't home at the time and didn't have any animals harmed. This probably doesn't ease you sense of violation but it's something at least.
If you have any antique jewelry places near you- contact them as well. Lots of times people will bring in things they think are old enough to sell off as "family heirlooms".
Sending good thoughts you way!
Oh my goodness, Christine. I am so, so sorry. Sending you peace and love from DC.
I'm so sorry to hear about this and I know the feeling! Sending you lots of love and light!
Sending you love across the states. I'm sorry. I can only imagine how devastating this must be for you both. Thinking of you.
That is horrible! Sending positive thoughts. You are such an inspiration to read, I wish I had some wise words...
How terrible! I hope that the police can recover your stolen items.
{...bastards...} I truly hope you are able to get your charm bracelet back! It's so beautiful and I found it inspiring on your Blog It Forward Day to see the little memory charms of your life! :) Nothing can replace that bracelet, but I would love to send you a charm to help you create a new bracelet!
That is heartbreaking! I am so sorry!!!!
i am so very sorry. i thought i lost my charm bracelet a few weeks ago and was devastated. i was so lucky to find it though. i feel for you.
Christine,
So sorry to hear about the break in. Hope you are beginning to feel better..
Andrea
I am so sorry, Christine. I too was robbed (we think by a contractor we hired) and my charm bracelet was stolen, same thing, collecting charms for years and years. Every milestone, trip, memory gone. I still can't think about it without feeling bereft. I hope you recover yours. I do try to remember it's only "stuff" but it's the sentimental value, not the monetary value at all. Best wishes for recovering something so special.
Dear Christine,
I am truly sorry to know about the robbery. It is sad world we live in where ones home is broken into and violated. my heart goes out to you
Please don't give up though. The charms represented a lot of memories for you .. but please remember they can never take away those memories and joyous occasions . I pray that you do get your bracelet back.
Lots of love
Rashmi
Bangalore, India
This is seriously a tragic, heart breaking story. I'm sorry!
I'm so sorry, Christine. How absolutely awful... sending you love,
Maya
How sad. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry! This is a terrible to deal with, and my thoughts will be with you.
i came to your blog because of elizabeth. oh, how awful and i'm sorry that someone did that to you and your husband. i hope at the very least you get your braclet back. i send hopeful and peaceful thoughts to you.
hugs and smiles~ jill
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Inquire about neighbors/neighbor kids that may have known you left town. Lots of robbers watch their neighbors behaviors and strike when they know their not returning soon. Happened to a relative of ours, only very small, expensive items were taken. Yes, pawn shops and jewelry shops for locating that bracelet, even an antique shop. Keep being positive!
oh i'm so so sorry for this heartbreaking loss.... sending you much love from the rocky mountains and a big squeeze to go with it!
Two years ago we had our apartment broken into and the only thing that was taken was my jewelry... including all my family pieces. Nothing that was taken held any real monetary value, but the sentimental value cannot be replaced. This was especially painful for me because I moved to Germany to be with my husband, and I had already felt a sense of loss because I left so many things behind. All the things that I brought with me were special and the visions I had of one day passing these things down to my children are now also gone. I too had a charm bracelet that my grandmother had given me, a bracelet my aunt gave me before she passed away that I wore to my wedding (my something "blue"), and even a pearl necklace that my mother-in-law had given me (my something "new")
It has taken me some time to find a small sense of peace with this and I still sometimes have little fears that creep up on me when I return home, wondering if it is the same as when we left. I remember having watched the news shortly after this had happened, I felt so numb, but I was reminded story, after story, that there were many people out there that were facing pain in their life a lot bigger than mine. It never lessened my sense of loss, but gave me a different perspective that somehow made my loss pale in comparison. I have thought often about the kind of person that did this, and have wondered what kind of life they might have... perhaps they stole for drug money. It would be easy for me to throw them into the "slimy drug user" category, but when I reflect about what that really means, it means that someone’s life is so completely messed up that the ugly monster of addiction has become so big that they cannot control their life any longer... what a sad thought... see, again someone whose life's problems are way bigger than mine.
Despite everything, I hope that you too will one day be able to find peace over your great loss.
So terrible, I will pray for you.
Christine - well, I am very sorry to hear this and I completely know how you feel having been robbed not once but twice when I lived in Boston. It is the feeling of violation that is the worst. And I too lost some irreplaceable jewelry that represented family history. Anyway, my thoughts, and clearly those of many others, are with you.
Oh dear, I'm SO sorry. This happened in my home a few years ago while I was in college. Nothing important of mine was stolen, but all of my mothers jewelry was taken, which was her mothers who had died a few years before that. My mother acted like she was okay, but it was clear she wasn't.
I hope that you can find your bracelet. Get some friends involved in looking around at pawn shops in different areas. We weren't so lucky but I have heard of other people who were successful this way.
I am adding my best wishes and hope that your bracelet comes back to you. I firmly believe in karma, and you seem absolutely lovely, so good things will come your way again, and those jackasses will get theirs in one form or another.
I am so so sorry to hear this news
It is awful how could they do it they will have no luck thats for sure.
I hope you can get them back and can i just say i loved loved my blog swop such lovely things you sent me .
You are very kind thank you so much
Thinking of you
Andrea
oh, christine, i am so so sorry. i can't imagine how violated you must feel. grrr, it makes me so mad! i'm sending you big hugs from nyc.
I'm so sorry . . .
My grandmother was similarly robbed one Sunday when she and my grandfather went to town. They came home to find their walk-out basement door kicked through, and several things gone . . . her TV (they didn't own a computer in 1989), VCR, and worst of all, her jewelry box, filled with things that my grandfather had given her over their 40+ years of marriage. Yes, the monetary loss was significant, but worse yet was the ache I felt when I walked into her bedroom and saw the empty dresser top where her jewelry box always stood.
I hope and pray that that your bracelet can be returned to you . . . but regardless of that, that you can find peace and healing. Take care . . .
I am so sorry to hear this. I was robbed one year ago and I felt so violated. That someone unwelcome was in your home is awful. I hope your bracelet returns safely to you.
I am so sorry. That is one of the saddest things to happen to a person, it's the feeling of violation and someone else touching your stuff, yes its only stuff but it was your stuff. I do hop you get your beautiful bracelet back. I would call pawn shops and definatley any shops that buy gold. Good luck xxx
Oh how horrible!!! My heart goes out to you. I hope someone finds your bracelet and returns it one day.
xoxo
I am so sorry for you! memories are yet there for you, but the peace full safe place is all gone!
it is so sad!
sending you hugs.
My heart just goes out to you. I, too, have a charm bracelet and though I haven't kept up with mine as you have, I do have quite a few "precious memories" charms. God gives us "ministering angels" and since this was stolen from you, you have the authority to tell your angels to get it back for you. Loose them! My pastor's wife did that and earrings that she could not find, a month later was sitting on top of her bible! No one knew how they got there.
Christine, i'm so very sorry to read your post about this. I would advise you to keep an eye out at flea markets, pawnshops...and i would even go as far as handing out a little flier to vendors to show them your bracelet. I'm so sorry...i can imagine how much this bracelet meant to you.