To ask what you would do if your child damaged something in somebody else home? Would you offer to repair or replace at your cost?

[NoNameNoGame]

What you would do if your child damaged something in somebody else home? Either by accident or on purpose.

Examples:
-Spilt something in the carpet/Sofa (stain won't come out / damaged beyond repair)
-Broken an item, whether it was cheap (under £30, expensive (£30-500) or VERY expensive (over £500)
-Marked or damaged furniture or walls
-Broken or damaged ornaments
-Smashed or broken electrical items (e.g. TV)
-The list goes on...

Would you offer to repair or replace at your cost?

Has anybody been in this situation from both sides? The "damager" or "damaged"? How would you ask the "damager" to pay? What if the item was VERY expensive?

I was just asking as I have no children and get really anxious when children come over as I am super house proud and OCD.

I’d probably just try to meet people with kids outside of your home in your case op.

Which rag are you writing an article for ?

You can say no to visitors if you don't want their children in your house. Just offer to meet somewhere out that would suit.

You are not OCD. You cannot be OCD. You can have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but you cannot actually be it.

It seems a very odd question to ask when you have no children and nobody has broken anything. It’s almost as if you’re collecting responses for some reason.

Yes of course

I wouldn't offer (if it were my dc at someone else's home) and I wouldn't accept (if it were other dc at my home) if t were an accident.

I might think differently if someone came round and started stabbing the material in my settee with a knife or something, but general damage while they are doing normal child things in my care, is just that - an accident.

If you are child free, OCD, and super house proud, then I suggest you don't invite children to your house as it would clearly make you uncomfortable.

I also am surprised at these comments. when my dd was 11 months old she pulled one key off my sisters laptop. I offered to replace it thinking it would be cheap as it was one key but no it was £90, I looked around and found somewhere who would do it for £50 sister never once said not to worry about it so despite being a single mum on income support I sucked it up and paid it, cant believe people are saying they wouldnt pay. I didnt have the money, I wasnt working but I went without.

Of course you replace it, make good or basically compensate as best you can.

Friend’s child broke a lamp of mine, an engagement gift. Replaceable but quite expensive. They brought an epoxy resin glue with them next time they visited, a month later, and stuck it together. You could see the blue and it smelt of burning when the lamp was on. When I complained they said the child was autistic so it wasn’t their fault and I shouldn’t have breakables near them. In my own home. Where they were guests.

It was t even an accident, child was bored and swept it off the table on purpose. Whatever, they could easily afford a new one but they are self centred and think the world owes their child an excuse.