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How to take responsibility when consequences hurt others

I've been stealing small amounts from the cash register at work for months to pay for my mom's medication and I want to confess but I know I'll get fired and she'll lose her insurance.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The web of dependencies that surround wrongdoing illuminates how individual accountability intersects with collective vulnerability.

Ideas that help explain it
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