Hiding Lifted Goods from Parents
This could also apply to SOs but I have no experience with that and don’t wish to overstep boundaries.
Side note: I have a really lax mother, I’m an adult, several out of state/city friends, I have access to a car, but no job. Therefore, these ideas are more tailored for myself and you should take this post with a grain of salt.
This inspired by this post. I was actually talking with another lifter and we both were trying to dream up ways of getting things around our parents.
1. Don’t go lifting while you parent(s) would be home.
When you leave but come back with nothing, this can often create some suspicion. They might ask questions like “well why did you go out if you weren’t going to get anything?”, “where were you?’, etc. If you have to go lifting while a parent is at home, try to have a cover story. Such as: You wanted something to eat and then ended up wandering around a shopping center for a while but didn’t see anything interesting.
2. Slowly integrate new clothes/shoes/accessories into usage.
If you start wearing brand new outfits every single day, it’ll probably seem weird. They’ll ask a lot of questions about where the clothes came from, especially if they’re name brand and therefore worth more.
3. Garage sales/thrift stores/etc are your friends.
I read somewhere before that talking about an interest in these things before actually getting caught with a new outfit and making it up would be more believable. I’m inclined to agree with that.
4. Do your own laundry.
Granted, I have no idea who does their own laundry already and who doesn’t, but this is for those of you that don’t. By doing your own laundry, most parents are going to be inclined to feel you’re becoming more responsible by doing more chores and not just waiting till someone else was doing laundry and going “oh, hey, since you’re already washing clothes, can you wash this too?” This can also help with hiding “sexier” panties/lingerie that your parents wouldn’t approve of. Also would work for hiding name brand clothes.
5. If you have a friend that lives in another state/country/region/city/etc., you can do what I’ve been doing since before I lifted and say the item’s from an exchange/care package from a friend.
Tbh I feel like this one is pretty self explanatory.
6. I’m going to repeat something from the linked post, but mostly because I think it’s pretty much genius: Take things out of packages, take off tags, and dispose of said tags AWAY from your house. Then, make the clothes/makeup/whatever blend in with your room.
If it looks like it’s always been there, then who’s to say it hasn’t? Also, you can take lifted makeup and put it straight in your makeup bag or whatever you use to store makeup.
7. Make hidden storage compartments.
I’ve been doing this since I got my first vibrator at like…16 or whatever.
Random ideas you could try:
-Behind canvas paintings (not technically a compartment)
-Drawers with false bottoms (I suggest doing this when your parents ARE NOT home so they don’t see a bunch of craft supplies in your room)
-This (Not that you’d HAVE to use popcorn/corn/food. You could use pearler beads from Michael’s Joann’s or even those pebbles that you put in fish tanks)
-If you’re like me and take a lot of medications and keep them in a medication bag (or you could get a makeup bag to keep them in to “decultter” or for “the aesthetic”) then take an empty pill bottle and put whatever you need in there.
-Tbh you can just google or go on Pinterest to try to find whatever you need.
-Also try to avoid obvious hiding places like shoe boxes, underwear/sock drawers.
8. If necessary, hide something at a friend’s house.
I’ve been that friend for people. Sometimes it works depending on the item and their morals. Like if you have a friend that’s anti-weed, don’t give that friend weed.
9. If there’s an unused room in the house, make use of it.
Just try to figure out when your parent(s) plans on cleaning and get your shift before she’s in there.
10. If your parents aren’t the type to go through a backpack or purse, use one that isn’t in use and keep things in there.
11. If your house is in shambles (like mine because we don’t clean often and have moved so often that so much is still in boxes) or have recently moved, make it seem like you “found” the item while unpacking/cleaning/etc.
That’s kinda all I got right now, but if you’ve got ideas, feel free to add them on.
Second disclaimer: Pretty sure this wouldn’t work with electronics like Instax cameras, but if you find a way to make it work, more power to ya. Tbh, while writing this I was mostly thinking of clothes, shoes, jewelry, and makeup.
