I got caught stealing once, my very first time when I was about 10 or 11. Stole a pack of Bubbleyum at the drugstore because I wanted to try it, but I didn't want to pay for it. Walked out the door and this lady starts calling to me and my friend, a 16yo girl whom I IDOLIZED, to come back inside to the store. We did, they made a HUGE deal about it, took us in the back of the store, brought in uniformed cops and everything, SCARED THE LIVING SHIT OUTTA ME, embarrassed me, OH my God, it was awful! They called my sisters, who were home alone while my parents were out, told them I was going to be arrested and put in jail, my friend played along with them (I think she knew they weren't going to do it), and.. I've gotta say that her disappointment in me did more than the prospect of what my folks might do. It really hurt, and I felt a very deep shame.