I've stolen thousands of dollars
Why would you steal that much money?
To pay for things I want. I've done it before, don't you remember?
That is a lot of money to steal. It is wrong and you could go to jail.
I am happy to have stolen the money. I have much more now.
You might be happy to take your stolen money, but that doesn't make what you did right. It is wrong to steal from other people, and you should feel guilty for taking something that you didn't earn.