Daughter broke neighbours bike

[Fortheloveofpizza]

Basically as it says. Brand new bike which for some reason she jumped on when walking passed. No idea what she was thinking but it’s snapped something and seems can’t be fixed. I wasn’t aware until this morning when another neighbour mentioned it and gave me recommendations for where to go for a replacement.

Personally if it was me I’d never ask for a replacement and put it down to kids being kids. I have spoke to my daughter but she can’t explain why she did it . It’s totally out of character. AIBU not to buy a new bike?

You have to replace the bike, @Fortheloveofpizza - your dd broke it.

She broke another child's bike by purposely jumping on it. Grow up and replace it.

You, as the parent, are responsible for your daughter’s actions. She destroyed the neighbour’s property, so you must replace it.

This can't be real, surely?

It's either your responsibility to pay, or your daughter's.

The neighbour shouldn't be financially disadvantaged because of your daughter's deliberate actions.

Don't think I've ever seen a 100% aibu with so many votes before!

You need to replace the bike. They are expensive. Your daughter needs a consequence. Not having a reason is worse as she is suggesting she has no self control.

Same here - if you jump on you are taking it for a spin - both behaviours are unacceptable and the end result is the same - she broke the bike

You need to replace it.

I hope it's a child's bike. Op didn't specify and some bikes cost literal thousands.

You should replace the bike.

How old is she? What sort of bike? Why on earth do you think this is ok?

If it was my bike and you didn't replace it immediately, I'd go to the police and report you for criminal damage - then sue you for the cost of a new one. More to do with your appalling attitude than the actual damage - if you aren't going to parent your child, she needs to learn somehow

My lads bikes been broken at least 3 times over the last two years by his pals jumping on the derailleur, it's fucking infuriating. Means he's without transport to school and football training., costs me a good few quid each time to replace, and not to forget, the cost of my utter rage towards his pals.

Don't be a dick

This is a wind up thread, right?

Only a twat would think it wasnt their responsibility to repair or replace something their child broke.

Your child breaks something you fix or replace it, anything else is just indicative of being a feckless human being lacking in moral fibre.

This HAS to be a reverse - no genuine poster would so easily admit to having zero morals or responsibility for her child's criminal damage!!!

replace the bike op Christ’s sake

I can’t believe this is serious. Of course if your child breaks something you pay for it. Especially when she didn’t even have permission. How old is your daughter?

Curious to know how (presumably) a child can break a bike beyond repair so easily. Also curious to see if the OP will dare come back to this thread. Perhaps they will if it’s a reverse…

You cant be serious. It’s not kids being kids.

your daughter broke the bike, you pay for it.

and I bet you would 100% expect the other parent to be straight round apologising and offering money if it were reversed.

Reverse???

Are you being serious? Your daughter, for no reason broke the brand new (no doubt treasured) possession of some other child and you just expect them to go without or magic up another bike. Of course you buy another one, and you make your daughter write a letter of apology and use this as a very important teachable moment. Anything else makes you an utter bastard.

Think depends on age.
but also … where was the bike as our neighbours have been leaving scooters etc on the very busy path when their garden us less than 2 feet away.
i wouldnt make anyone pay for standing on those as they are a huge risk to pedestrians.

Also has she admitted it as eye witness can definitely be wrong another parent accused my kid of something that they didnt do.

Destroying people's property isnt just kids being kids though, is it? Aren't you embarrassed? Of course you need to replace it!

oh my! I didn’t expect such a strong response! @ThisSunnyBea got it. It was my child’s bike and that’s the response I got from the parents. Financially we’re struggling and I wondered if that made me over sensitive hence the reverse.

I am gutted tbh. I saved for ages for it and the kids are out in their bikes all day long here so that’s her left out. How he did it don’t know. He came over to say sorry which made me more mad 😡