Daughter broke neighbours bike

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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?

Oh and he is 8 and my daughter 7

This. Why should your neighbour suffer because your daughter broke their property. Property that she had absolutely no right to touch.

Stomped on it rather than rides it

Oh just realised it’s a reverse.

They both young kids. Who was supervising?

What did his parents actually say, do they know he stomped on it deliberately.

Speak to his parents again it’s unfair

It doesn’t matter who was supervising the parents need to replace the bike their child stomped on. They should also be giving him a damn good lesson in why you don’t intentionally break other peoples things.

You need to lean into the anger on here and take action - the kid being sent to say sorry doesn't replace the bike.
Go to the parents, tell them it can't be fixed and they need to replace - do not sit back and let them get away with it

He absolutely should replace it. It's brand new! I mean if it was an old toy maybe not but brand new it needs replacing

You need to buy a new bike, why on earth would your child decide to just get on someone else’s bike? I’d be furious with you both

Great it’s a reverse. Bravo

It's a reverse so not the op child

Kids being kids?? Heaven help us if this sort of things is now ‘normal’.

Of course you need to replace the bike. I’d be taking a DD’s pocket money for 6 months to pay for it. And FFS tell her to have a little more respect for other people’s property in future.

It was a kids bike and not expensive so maybe that was part of the reason it broke easy? I don’t know much about bikes but he outgrew his last one so fast I couldn’t justify an expensive one

Oh bless you that is so shit. I am so sorry you’ve had to experience that. I truly realise now how shit people are raised - it starts so simply. Kids are just kids… until one day they aren’t, but because parents haven’t taught them right from wrong they’re a horrendous bully, a terrible partner, a line manager that makes someone’s job a nightmare. Basic kindness starts on childhood. Shame on them.

Ahhh you had me fooled with the reverse! Thought you were a right w… for a minute.. 😂

OP please don’t let them get away with not sorting the bike out, they should absolutely replace it or get it fixed. If that was me I’d be absolutely mortified I can’t believe they haven’t offered to sort it out. Who showed you a replacement?

Bikes are a serious matter at any age! They can't expect an apology to be the end of it. They need to replace it - no question.

Agree. I feel bad for reverse now but hearing the strong feelings has given me some confidence to speak to them.

Can you try taking it Back to the shop, if under 6 months claim its faulty “not fit for purpose” key words

3 people clicked, not being unreasonable. 301 clicked you are being unreasonable. Assuming the OP was one of the 3, that gives you 2 who accidentally clicked, not being unreasonable when they meant to click you are being unreasonable.

What’s broken on it? There’s not much on a bike that can’t be fixed or replaced.

It's not fit to be stomped on, the parents have to cough up for a replacement. He must have done quite some damage if it can't be fixed.

FFS surely you know its really not on to post reverses OP? It's bloody annoying.

You need to complain to Police about criminal damage and take the parents to small claims court.

Well an 8 year old should know that you don't treat someone else's property like that and the fastest way to teach him would be to give his bike to your child. In exchange his parents can have the broken bike, to sell or repair. If he had been playing properly and accidentally damaged it I might cut him some slack but the parents are doing him no favours by not taking responsibility.