To tell DD that my friendship bracelet has snapped?

[kreecherlivesupstairs]

I am pretty intolerant of 'being fannyed around with' in general, but foolishly let DD make me a friendship bracelet which I've had on since before christmas.
She has told me, that when it snaps I can make a wish. If I take it off, the wish part is invalid and I won't have any luck.
She is 9.9 and it is hideous. I was wearing a very old orange t.shirt as a vest under a grey jumper. The friendship bracelet started out orange and white, but now it's just horrible looking.
WIBU to cut it and pretend it fell off? I think she'd know, I made her one at the same tme and hers is still holding strong.

Of course it snapped, just as DDs hideous doll (that she never played with) got lost in the move.

who cares what it looks like, your daughter made it. you ungratful so and so.

lol... tell her because you spend more time with your hands in the washing up bowl so it has worn out quicker

You know the memory box/folder/tub we all keep special 'bits' in that the kids made for us? Well why don't you pretend it broke but pop it into the memory box? Then later in life you can tell her what happened!

a) Shame on you - it was a lovely gesture from your dd
b) Attack it with a nail file - don't go right through it - do it gradually over a few days and point out the wear casually to her on a couple of occasions - THEN it snaps and you make a wish and put the offending item beautiful symbol of her love for you in the memory box and treasure the sentiment.

I am clearly the worst mother in the world. I don't have a memory box. I do have a house full of crap that needs sorting out.
Mrspoc, my DD has made me lots of things that I've still got. I even had two of her teeth made into earrings. I don't want straggly bits of string flapping around my wrist.

my younger son gave me a couple of jelly bands and i wore them for over a year before they snapped.

He probably wouldn't have noticed if i took them off are a few days but for some strange reason i just couldn't.

Kreecher i would prefer to wear a horrible braclet then wear teeth earings.

I bet you looked like a tribal women with teeth earings and you could complete the look with teeth necklaces. if your daughter is then naughty you could shrink her head.

Only joking. each to their own i say.

Tell her it 'snapped' but obviously don't throw it away... display it somewhere visible until it 'disappears'.

Get some nice threads, beads, whatever - your choice of colours only - and ask her to make you another one - or better still, do it together. :)

Allow it to snap and tell your DD you are going to start a memory box with it as the first item because it is so dear to you.

MrSpoc, I don't know what came over me with the teeth earrings. I had just found a very reasonable jeweller along the road to us.
I've only ever worn them once and DH just looked at me in astonishment.
Lying, I don't want any more bracelets, I really don't like jewellery that much. Despite evidence to the contrary. Milk teeth earrings?

Don't tell her its dear to you! She will make you a(equally hideous)nother one!