3 boys - 13, 11 & 8 have damaged something belonging to one of my neighbours. It was accidental, but careless (they were playing with a ball where they shouldn't have been).
Two boys were playing with the ball. One was watching, but egging them on so all three equally culpable (well imo - mine was the one sat on the wall).
All three apologised to neighbour and fessed up. It will cost £60ish to replace the item so we (the three parents) had agreed to split it three ways between the boys. Each parent obviously then to decide how to deal with their child themselves.
Parent 1 has now decided that she'll punish her DS, but won't pay (she doesn't like the neighbour - I feel this is completely irrelevant). She says if neighbour has precious things in stupid places (which to be fair it is as neighbour herself says she has broken it with her car at least 4 times this year already) then they'll get damaged and neighbour said, out of earshot of the boys, not to bother replacing it.
Parent 2 has suggested that they and I split the cost 2 ways. I'm torn. It's really unfair on neighbour if they don't get full replacement value, but I'm really reluctant to make DS pay extra when his friend is paying nothing and I don't really want to cover Parent 1's stingyness out of my own pocket, but that feels petty over £10.
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lalalalyra · 22/07/2016 23:33
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