Daughter broke neighbours bike

You cant be serious. It’s not kids being kids.

your daughter broke the bike, you pay for it.

and I bet you would 100% expect the other parent to be straight round apologising and offering money if it were reversed.

Curious to know how (presumably) a child can break a bike beyond repair so easily. Also curious to see if the OP will dare come back to this thread. Perhaps they will if it’s a reverse…

I can’t believe this is serious. Of course if your child breaks something you pay for it. Especially when she didn’t even have permission. How old is your daughter?

replace the bike op Christ’s sake

This HAS to be a reverse - no genuine poster would so easily admit to having zero morals or responsibility for her child's criminal damage!!!

Your child breaks something you fix or replace it, anything else is just indicative of being a feckless human being lacking in moral fibre.

This is a wind up thread, right?

Only a twat would think it wasnt their responsibility to repair or replace something their child broke.

My lads bikes been broken at least 3 times over the last two years by his pals jumping on the derailleur, it's fucking infuriating. Means he's without transport to school and football training., costs me a good few quid each time to replace, and not to forget, the cost of my utter rage towards his pals.

Don't be a dick

If it was my bike and you didn't replace it immediately, I'd go to the police and report you for criminal damage - then sue you for the cost of a new one. More to do with your appalling attitude than the actual damage - if you aren't going to parent your child, she needs to learn somehow

How old is she? What sort of bike? Why on earth do you think this is ok?

You should replace the bike.

I hope it's a child's bike. Op didn't specify and some bikes cost literal thousands.

You need to replace it.

Same here - if you jump on you are taking it for a spin - both behaviours are unacceptable and the end result is the same - she broke the bike

You need to replace the bike. They are expensive. Your daughter needs a consequence. Not having a reason is worse as she is suggesting she has no self control.

Don't think I've ever seen a 100% aibu with so many votes before!

This can't be real, surely?

It's either your responsibility to pay, or your daughter's.

The neighbour shouldn't be financially disadvantaged because of your daughter's deliberate actions.

You, as the parent, are responsible for your daughter’s actions. She destroyed the neighbour’s property, so you must replace it.

She broke another child's bike by purposely jumping on it. Grow up and replace it.

You have to replace the bike, @Fortheloveofpizza - your dd broke it.

I’ll be honest, I have a kid and if someone made me aware he jumped on a bike and broke it I’d be so mortified I’d replace it immediately no questions asked, and I’d also work out a consequence for my kid - chores, withdrawal of something they love etc. Not to be harsh or super firm but just a lesson that teaches them you can’t just destroy other people’s things without consequence, kids or not. I appreciate your daughter doesn’t normally act this way but regardless she broke someone’s bike and if it was the other way around I suspect you’d appreciate an offer to replace it also.

This is one of those moments where you have a chance to teach her she can’t just do these things. It doesn’t have to be too harsh but it does have to be done. It’s our job to shape our little ones to know right from wrong.

I would double check myself whether the bike is fixable and I would be paying for that repair or a replacement bike and using my child’s savings/pocket money to do it, or cancelling an upcoming excursion or something as punishment for my DD and to save the money that would have been spent and put it towards the new bike.

Your DC can’t just go around damaging other people’s property for no reason and expect to walk away without paying for a replacement and with zero punishment.

What kind of person are you raising? If someone took a baseball bat to the windshield of your car “for no reason” would you expect them to pay for the repairs? Of course you would.

You appropriately punish your child now for their destructive behaviour so they don’t turn into an adult that destroys others property, that’s pretty basic parenting.

More information required. How old is your daughter, when you say she jumped on it, do you literally mean she jumped up and down on it to damage it, or she jumped on it like to ride it. Where was the owner when this happened? Where were you when this happened?

Ultimately if the damage was fairly intentional (yes jumping up and down on an item is intentional for a child over about 3 who understands when we do that things break) then you are 100% responsible for a replacement.

I agree but I wasn’t sure if the OP meant something like jumped on it with two feet to intentionally damage it or jumped on it as in having a go riding the bike. To jump on a bike where I come from could mean having a turn riding the bike.

Personally if it was me I’d never ask for a replacement and put it down to kids being kids

Lmfao!
As if...
Cop on to yourself, do the decent thing and replace the bike.

if it were me my child would be getting a stern talking to and the money for the replacement would come from your daughters pocket money and savings.

Disgraceful behaviour from her and you!