DD’s friends have absolutely destroyed my carpet.

I always marvel at the people that care more about their furnishings than their children

I had a sleepover and one of the girls tried to clean our tv and broke it

we just took on the cost sadly.

I do however now say please don’t try and clean my tv!

FFS there are some weird replies in this thread, the girls are 12 not 6, and frankly girls/boys of 12 should know better!

Yes maybe @MyOwnBestFriend1989 should have sent them outside or taken the object off them straightaway but they were told to behave & didn't.
Thats why one of the girls got tearful as she knew she'd done wrong.

You can bet your bottom dollar that the girls haven't told their parents the real reason why they had to be sent home.

Personally I would have told them off and rang all the parents myself.
Also if my daughter had been involved in an incident like this at a friends house I would have offered to chip in to help pay for the damage.

Some people really do baby their older children & then wonder why when they get to adulthood they are unable to adult!

Ignore all the people putting all the blame on you and listen to the ones supporting you & take the advice of the carpet cleaning tips.

The issue here is that the girls - including your own DD - were too scared to come and ask for your help.

Accidents happen, especially with tweens and teens. Aside from the obvious insanity of having a cream carpet with DC in the house, if they weren’t so scared of you, the stain wouldn’t now have been rubbed into the carpet with toilet roll. They knew what your reaction would be which is why they were too scared to come and tell you. Even your own DD.

As a parent, I’d be mortified if I made another child cry because of accidental damage. And I certainly wouldn’t be sending them home - what an enormous overreaction.

You were well aware they were playing with the godawful toys. You knew the risk. When those things split, they ooze gunk instantly. It’s not something you can easily prevent spilling over the carpet - when they split, it goes everywhere. You should have insisted that they went outside - this is 100% on you.

As a 12 yr old I would have been too embarrassed to ever show my face at your house again. As a parent I wouldn’t want my child at your house. Carry on as you are and your DC is going to find no one wants to come to her house, or she’s going to be mocked at school.

Honestly astounded that you think you’re in the right here.

I think you have overreacted and cant expect the friends parents to pay. Its annoying but it was an accident and cant be helped. They apologised and tried to fix it but you still kicked them out. If i was their parent i wouldnt want them at your house again.

Echoing majority of people here... you are the responsible party here.

The other girls parents didn't know what they were doing. They knew their kids were at your house though so you should have been supervising them.

You were the only parent who knew they had these stupid gunky toys (that inevitably burst the day of purchase every single time). You knew they were upstairs playing with them. Your daughter was also partaking. You told them to go outside, they said no, you didn't say "Go outside or give me those toys til you leave".

Having a 12 yr old girl come down to try find some cleaning materials and having her cry in your house is pretty evident she was sorrowful and it was an accident.

Buy a rug and move on.

These poor girls it was an accident you saw coming and didn't prevent. You can get carpet cleaners in surely?

Am going against the general opinions here . A12 year old is not a toddler and old enough to take a certain responsibility for themselves! Yes Mum should have been more assertive and banned these toys but think loosing her shit was an acceptable response!

Nothing to do with their parents, they weren't there - you were. You saw the risks and didn't take the toys away. This is on you.

I reckon OP is pulling our leg. No one would admit to watching telly in the other room while the kids run amok and expect parents who aren’t even in the house to be responsible 😆

So not zoflora and toilet tissue then ?😬

I’m did managed to get that sort of stain out of my son’s white top so I am crossing my fingers for you. But carpet stains are the first attempt is the most important so best to call in a professional

Who in their right mind has a cream carpet in a hallway when you have a tweenage child ?

No sympathy from me.

Id not think to psy you anything because you knew what was going on on and failed to take action

they have told their parent's a different version

in the morning ask if any of them have a carpet shampooer or any tips and see if they apologise

its collateral damage of having kids

sorry

Incidentally op, the type of carpet can be relevant to staining. Pure wool is nice in texture but not so great for stain removal.

You knew what they were doing and let them continue doing it. Your DD was involved but you choose to blame the other DC in your care. It is time to start taking responsibility for your actions rather than trying to pass off blame to other people.

Only one parent knew they were being silly with those toys. You also have a turn of phrase that doesn't sound very pleasant to your DC's friends.

Like a PP says, you're annoyed that you let it happen. You should have made them go outside or put something protective down - you knew this was coming and did nothing to prevent it. You can't expect the other parents to pay, it was on your watch and your child is involved too

We have a patch called "George's patch " where a friend of dc's ruined the carpet. We are finally about to replace it but have positioned furniture over it for a couple of years. Never told his mum.

I know. WD40 is magical and I use it for lots of things now. Ive got a Matt black sink in my utility room which really discolours with our hard water, and a quick spray of WD40 get rid of the white marks instantly.

Yabvvvvvvvvu Just for watching Eastenders. 😁 ya definitely NBU for literally hitting the roof, your predicament is precisely the reason I've banned "play dates" - I hope you can get your carpet sorted ❤️

My son's friends broke his bed by jumping on it when they were younger.
Was I annoyed? Yes. Did I let them know I was annoyed? Of course not. Children do silly things and I perhaps could have been paying more attention. I didn't dream of sending them home.

YABVU not to have a mini carpet cleaner at home with cream carpets (and children)!

If anything you should be sending apology texts to the parents for overreacting and making them come collect their kids!

Can’t believe you sent them all home from sleepover over a blob on the carpet.