To make up a story about something being stolen?

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Last week at school, DS (9) was given a Glockenspiel to practice on at home. He has a proper lesson at school once a week.
The one he was given was brand new and he was told to take care of it, any marks etc and he (or we) would have to pay for a new one.

Anyway over the course of the weekend this thing has been chewed by our puppy, had wine spilt all over it, had one of the 'keys' pulled out and the plastic casing has been burnt and melted. Also he brought 3 sticks home with it, one has been lost and another has been snapped.

The worst thing about it is that poor DS has not been home all weekend so has nothing to do with the state it's in.

I'm tempted to make up a story about the car being broken into and smashed up so that the teachers will 'let it go' as we can't afford to buy a new one right now.

AIBU?

I hope this is a wind up. Bloody awful parenting if not.

YAB very very very very very U. Sorry.

You are utterly irresponsible. But I think you're a troll (I hope so anyway). Buy less food at Xmas and fewer presents and replace the Glock.

think you are getting the drift here...but for good measure....
YABU

your poor ds, btw...
for his sake don't make up stupid stories....just tell the teacher that it got lost and that of course you will pay to replace it!

Am kinda hoping that this is a wind up....

I do think this is a windup, but if not, without a doubt YABU.

It is your responsibility to replace it,and who on earth is silly enough to let a toddler play with a very expensive musical instrument that doesn't belong to them?

this is definetely a wind up...

lets see spilt wine,chewy puppy,lost keys.you are a careless eejit aren't you

your son hasn't been around,but in meantime,you carelessly handle items.and he will get the grief for it

nice

if you do lie about a break in school will likely ask for a CAD number and documentation

Gosh. Charming. Do you think this is a good example to set your children?

Glockenspiels, in my experience, are very big and wooden.

Do you mean a xylophone?

I thought Xylophones were wooden and glockenspiels have steel bars?

Whoops

I hope for your sons sake this is a wind up.

You have to buy the school another one.. sorry.

mtr, I always make the same mistake.

Like everyone else, I hope this is a wind-up.

If not, poor DS, he'll bear the brunt of your lie, and will have to lie himself to perpetuate the story. Hard up or not, you must own up.

Unless it's all Jackanory...

Come on, reveal yourself!

Am PMSL at the description of the poor instrument's plight.

Grownups own up and apologise when they accidentally break something. Only children hide it or lie about it.

what a load of tosh and if this not a wind up god help you if all that happens in a wkend what would happen in a half term pay for a new and say its lost purly to prevent your dc getting picked on for trashing something so badly

YAbu. You should have made sure it was looked after and you should not have given it to an 18 month old to play with.
When my childen bought jnstruments home from school only they were allowed to use them.

Nobody would put a cigarette out on a musical instrument, regardless of it's condition. Who would look around a room, be unable to see an ashtray and think 'That knackered glockenspiel is near enough'. What a strange wind-up. Nice detailing though.

I'm with the "Got to be a wind up" camp. It's unbelievable and if by a slight chance that this is real then there's no question about whether YABU.

Naaaahhh, this can't be for real.

No-one could be that stupid.

Trolllllllll

Either this is a joke, or you're a joke!

If you can afford a party, you can afford to replace the flaming glockenspiel. Grow up and take some responsibility.

We are obviously attracting a higher class of troll if they're getting musical!

Quattrocento on Sun 23-Nov-08 19:30:28
"Gosh. Charming. Do you think this is a good example to set your children?"

I am pretty sure the only incident that has actually taken place here is a moderately successful piece of trolling. So unless the children have their own Mumsnet account I don't suppose they've been set any example of anything at all.

I think this is a troll too.....and surely the school would need a crime number from you from the police so that they can claim a new instrument??

Yes. YABU