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AIBU?

To think that dd1's broken netbook should be replaced or repaired asap at no cost to dd1?

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D0oinMeCleanin · 01/01/2013 20:53

Dd1 rarely uses it. DH is always on it. He always leaves it rested on the sofa, he never puts it away. Dd2 also likes to use it and leaves it rested on the sofa.

On the rare occasions I have seen dd1 with it she puts it back in the netbook bag I bought her or puts it on top of my xbox under the TV. I have never seen dd1 leave it on the sofa. I have known for her to hide it from DH and dd2, but generally only in places I myself would keep it.

It has been dropped, the hinge and power button have broken. It will turn on but frequently switches itself off. No one is taking responsibility for it. Dd1 is a bad liar. I firmly believe her when she tells me she knew nothing about it being broken until this evening and that it was working fine when she used it last week. DH and dd2 are better liars and both insistent that it was working yesterday, when they used it. I saw it working yesterday when dd2 was last on it. I also saw dd2 close it and put it down, still working. Somewhere between that afternoon and the evening it has been broken. I did not see anyone using it after dd2, when it was still working but I went out to work. It must have happened while I was at work. No one is admitting to using it in this time.

I think it should be repaired or replaced asap because it was dd1's birthday gift last year and she should not have to suffer because other people cannot look after things they borrow. DH is denying any responsibility and saying she should not have a new one if this one cannot be repaired cheaply.

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 01/01/2013 22:16

imperial - no, I mean, it is very unlikely that the DH/DC2 are not at fault. It is very likely they are at fault.

IM(DH's)O.

D0oinMeCleanin · 01/01/2013 22:19

The button is broken because the casing and hinge has come apart leaving wires exposed and the power button forced inwards. It has definitely been dropped, which has caused this newest issue although a new one has been on the cards for a while as there are other issues with it that have been caused by over use and continued misuse, mainly the wireless usb what-not is "corrupted" or some such and keeps kicking them of the internet.

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BabylonElf · 01/01/2013 22:23

Your poor dd :(

DH sounds pretty atrocious tbh :(

PomBearWithAnOFRS · 01/01/2013 22:31

Dooin Please let this be the last straw for your bloody arse of a "d" H. If you need help packing his stuff and dumping it in the street, or anything I can do, let me know.
How much longer are you going to carry on pretending it's all going to be ok lovey? seriously :( You have a job, you have a brain, you have everything going for you and your girls but he is holding you all back and dragging you down, and doing damage to your children,especially DD2 - you ALL deserve so much better, really you do and you CAN do it.

CatPussRoastingOnAnOpenFire · 01/01/2013 22:35

Seconds Pom.

ErikNorseman · 01/01/2013 23:03

Your husband is a piece of work isn't he. Why on earth are you still with him?

WildWorld2004 · 01/01/2013 23:21

I hope you get out safely. Your husband sounds like a right arse. I think not only should he buy your dd a new netbook but he should also buy her an apology present. How can you lie to your own child like that.

On another note. Does no one delete their history? Mine deletes everytime i exit the internet.

thebody · 01/01/2013 23:27

Your dh sounds like a twat.

D0oinMeCleanin · 01/01/2013 23:34

I don't think any of them realised I could check the internet history when they were lying about it. Even now he is denying it. He also did not log into my Facebook account. He wasn't even home when that happened, which is worrying because I was at work and he should have been home minding the children. He certainly was 10 minutes before hand when I left for work.

He seems determined to lie his way out of taking responsibility, despite being caught red handed. The netbook has been broken at least three days, according to him, which is bullshit, because if he knew it was broken three days ago and he knew it was not him, he would have been kicking off about it. Plus it was in perfect condition when I carried it home from my workplace yesterday lunch time, after having to take the DC to work with me.

Dd2 has now admitted she bashed the power button but says she was too scared to mention it when DH was home, she denies having anything to do with the broken hinge and denies dropping it. She does not know if she broke it but she will admit to "Banging the button like this" because it would not turn on. She is no longer allowed to use any of dd1's things, even if dd1 tells her it is okay.

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BluelightsAndSirens · 01/01/2013 23:41

Oh dear she is now trying to compensate by taking the blame, which means she has over thought it because she is worried it is her fault because HE HASN'T ADMITED IT.

So sad and I really feel for you all apart from him.

Northernlebkuchen · 01/01/2013 23:47

Oh dear - your dh sounds vile!

D0oinMeCleanin · 01/01/2013 23:49

No, I think she might have bashed the power button. I have caught her loosing her temper with the main PC and bashing the mouse off the desk because it wasn't doing what she wanted it to do but she did not manage to turn it on and the way it has broken is definitely by being dropped, the casing is sort of half open, meaning the power button is pushed right into the casing, just bashing the button will not have caused that, it might have pushed the power button inside the casing but it would have not have broken the hinge or broken the casing apart, only dropping it could have caused that.

Dd2 did not manage to get it turned on, so she went and used the main PC instead. I think she has tried to use after it was broken.

DH is still trying to blame the children. Either way we know it was not dd1, so the end result is still the same. Dd1 gets her netbook repaired or she gets a new one.

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CatPussRoastingOnAnOpenFire · 02/01/2013 00:07

Stick to your guns! Poor DD1.

D0oinMeCleanin · 02/01/2013 00:12

I've discussed it with dd1. She is happy for it to be repaired if it can be but only if the wireless USB adapter (she says this is what the error message says when it kicks her off the internet) is also repaired because it did not do that until DH and dd2 started using it and it's the reason why she hardly uses it.

Between us we have decided we will pay upto £100 to get it fixed, anything more than that is too much considering the original cost of the netbook and the cost of replacing it with a similar (but slightly better) model.

She will then add a password to it and hide it in a place only she knows unless she is using it. DH and Dd2 can use the main PC or the other laptop.

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CatPussRoastingOnAnOpenFire · 02/01/2013 00:23

Excellent ideas.

BattlingFanjos · 02/01/2013 00:37

I had the same problem with my netbook, had both hinges replaced (only 1 broken but they were bought in a pair so just had both done) and had to have wires replaced because when they'd become exposed they had broken. The only issue I had was the wireless cable. Apparently they are very expensive to fix/replace so I now just use a dongle, although if im home and in the living room where the modem is it works. It was around £80 altogether I think, the guy even collected and dropped off for me. Your DH is bang out of order! My exp broke mine, left it open on the sofa and sat on it and yet it was me paying for it to be fixed!

BattlingFanjos · 02/01/2013 00:41

Having read your last message. Sounds like mine with the wireless. Id go to someone to have a look at it, moat computer repair shops will do it for free then agree a price and ask them to call you if anything comes up where it will cost more before they actually do the work! Hope you can get it fixed for your poor DD. Mine took a fair beating but was salvaged so fingers crossed!

MalibuStac · 02/01/2013 01:31

Brilliant idea still disgusted H is blaming DDs. If he was meant to be minding them why was he out?

IneedAsockamnesty · 02/01/2013 02:03

That takes lying up to a whole new level,

He should pay for it.

Have you asked him why he claims he was not in when he should have been looking after the kids?

jessjessjess · 02/01/2013 02:14

Please replace the computer and your DH, who sounds foul.

ohfunnyhoneyface · 02/01/2013 06:26

Agree ^^ replace husband and laptop.

What a horrible man.

RandomMess · 02/01/2013 06:48

Urghhhhhhhhhhhhh you need to change your name if he's snooping on you here

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allgoingtoshitnow · 02/01/2013 09:10

IMO DD2 did it, as I think you are now starting to suspect. DH may have been the last to use it, but that doesn't mean he dropped it.

DD1 should pay for the repair, as a harsh lesson in looking after her own stuff and not trusting others to treat things with the same care.

seeker · 02/01/2013 09:16

"DD1 should pay for the repair, as a harsh lesson in looking after her own stuff and not trusting others to treat things with the same care."

That is so completely wrong I hardly know where to start.........

HecatePropolos · 02/01/2013 09:20

I seriously doubt your husband would allow your daughter to refuse to let him use it.

I bet he'd kick off at her until she handed it over and told him any password that was on it.

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