Xbox controller saga-AIBU to not replace it?

[MudAndGlitter]

DP has his comp and Xbox on a desk in corner of living room. DD has recently spent most of her days climbing up to get to the desk and hitting the keyboard. Today when I was having a wee DD must've gotten hold of the controller as when I got back in the room she was chewing it. Took it off her, put it up on high shelf and thought nothing of it.

DP gets in from work goes to play on the Xbox and the controller doesn't work. He's now throwing a tantrum that this is my fault whereas I personally think its his for not putting things out of the way. He knows she climbs up there.
Should I buy a new controller?

Why does a grown man need to play the Xbox all the time? Let alone have a tantrum if it doesn't work?

If you personally had broken it, then it might be nice to offer to replace it (though my DP would probably say don't worry about it).

However, your daughter broke it - you share responsibility for your daughter therefore you share responsibility for things she might break. Though, I agree if he was that bothered about it, he should have put it away out of reach.

How strong are your dd's teeth?

Our xbox controllers have been dropped down stairs, kicked across the room, had coke spilled across them and are still working.

How is it not working? Is it switching on but not responding to his actions? or is it not switching on at all- in which case has he removed the battery pack and dried it all out just in case?

I think she needs to know not to climb up there & damage the keyboard!! Have some sympathy with dp as he wasn't there when she got hold of it & you were.

the op wasn't there, she was having a wee

i also want to know how strong your dd teeth are

she's drooled inside it apparently.
She's taken away from the area every 5 fecking minutes daily but it isn't sinking in. If I had been in the room she wouldn't have had it!

I'm guessing she's around the 18 months mark?

Then he needs to put away all his accessories in a secure area- including the keyboard- and stop behaving like a toddler himself.

Shit happens. It's no big deal. Tell him to put things into perspective.

If he hadn't have sulked about it then I'd suggest getting him a new one regardless of who's to 'blame'. But right now if you agree to buy him a new one then it's like rewarding a petulant toddler.

They're about £25 from eBay brand new so in the grand scheme of things it's not a big deal.

I've had to extract 4 DVD's from my Wii. No, i didn't know it would fit 4 in either but my 2 year old stepson managed it. I've had to repaint walls after being drawn on and my DD once carved her name into my beautiful dining table with a knife. And my kids are very well behaved! Oh and not to mention my son dropped his ipod touch a week after he got it and smashed it.

Shit happens with kids, he needs to get used to it. It'll get worse before it gets better. What's he gonna do? Strop for the next 17 years?

Yes she was 18 months Saturday. He's apologised now but he probably won't learn his lesson.

I've brought him one but not told him. He can have it for Xmas. DSD broke his laptop when she was 18months by pulling all the keys off so he really should know by now!