We have 2 ds's, one is 16 (doing GCSE's) and the other is 11. My husband and I left them alone for half an hour this evening (had to go and jump start my car!) When we got home the 11 year old was in tears with a totally smashed phone. He said his brother took it from him and threw it down the stairs, his brother (16 and has another exam tomorrow) said that he had his brother's phone and was sending me a joke email (God knows why!) they struggled and the phone fell down the stairs. To be honest, I don't believe either of them, the truth is probably somewhere in between - I'm probably leaning towards believing my 16 yr old, my husband our 11 year old. I don't want to go too hard on the 16 year old because of his exams, but my husband has different ideas. As you can imagine - happy families tonight!
How do I get the truth and how should I deal with it. Right now, I've said that I'm not talking about it until it's all calmed down. BUT.... what to do. The 11 year old's phone is my old one, so it didn't actually cost me anything to get it, he doesn't even have a phone number yet! But now probably needs a new phone which will cost me money. I'm thinking of getting them both to contribute an amount to the replacement unless the truth is told??? Any suggestions gratefully received!
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cricketmum1 · 18/05/2017 19:55
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