Please don’t flame me.
I already know some of you will say I shouldn’t of bought him one in the first place but ive been putting money away since after Christmas because school keep going on about everything being online now and his old tablet took about half an hour just to switch on.
Hes just turned 12.
I got him an iPad for his birthday yesterday. Biggest present hes ever had. I cant really afford things like that but I did extra shifts where I could and stopped buying little bits for myself because I wanted him to have something nice for once if that makes sense.
Anyway its gone.
Before anyone says insurance yes I know. I know. I didn’t sort it yet because I only bought it this week.
He came home tonight saying older lads at the park smashed it because he wouldn’t let them have a go. I absolutely lost it because I was thinking why have you even taken it out there. Then after about an hour of me asking questions the story changed and now apparently it wasn’t smashed at all.
Now hes saying he sold it.
Or swapped it.
I still don’t actually know which because every time I ask him its different.
Something about getting cash off some older boy and trainers as well but then the trainers aren’t here so God knows.
His dad will be no help before anyone asks. Don’t ask.
I honestly feel sick because I worked so hard to get it. The school letters make it sound like every child needs one now and I thought I was doing the right thing instead of him always borrowing one off school or saying he couldn’t do homework.
Before anyone says hes obviously a bad kid hes not all bad. Hes funny when he wants to be and brilliant with his little sister. Then he does things like this and I could scream.
This isn’t even the first thing this year. We had police at mine over something else in April that wasn’t even really him in the end although he was with the boys involved and I thought we’d turned a corner after that.
Now I’m sat here thinking I’ve basically worked months for someone else to end up with an iPad.
He keeps saying sorry and crying and then five minutes later says it wasn’t his fault because everyone else was getting on at him.
I dont even know whats true anymore.
I cant replace it. There is no money. I genuinely mean there is no money.
AIBU to tell him that’s it and if school want him using one they’ll have to sort something out because I’m not buying another one?