We have just forked out £200 to mend MIL's iPad that DS(1) dropped and the screen smashed.
We were round at MIL's over the weekend and she gave DS her iPad to play with. We took it off him a couple of times and put it on the side because he wasn't really interested in it and he kept leaving it next to him on the settee and then climbing down and it edging toward the end of the sofa and we didn't want it to drop.
Each time she gave it him back, as in, handed it to him. He dropped it once and luckily it didn't break, at which point I said, 'MIL I really don't want it to get broken, it's very kind but he's alright.' She agreed at put it on the side. DH and I were in the kitchen doing the dishes after dinner whilst MIL was in the front room with DS.
We heard her shout 'DS, no! You silly boy!' Went in and lo and behold, the iPad had smashed after she had given it back to him and he had dropped it. She sulked about it and kept repeating 'he shouldn't have nice things if he can't look after them.' DH told her that it was her own fault for keeping to give it him after we told her not to repeatedly but sent her the money to get it fixed anyway.
Ever since, I keep justifying it in my head thinking it wasn't our responsibility. Granted our child broke it and we would never have not paid but she gave a one year old an iPad to carry, what was she thinking would happen? AIBU? More than open to be told I am.