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Advice on apology present for ds (3) damaging window

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jai38 · 15/05/2009 12:20

We have a regular playdate with a group of mums alternating at different houses. The eldest kids are now 3.5 and play together well in bedrooms now. Yesterday three of the boys were playing upstairs including my ds when we heard screaming.
My ds had cut hus hand on the broken glass of the main bedroom bay window - old doulbe glazing. The window had been smashed by banging it with the base of wooden stacking tower.
Luckily injury was small and i am pretty sure it was not vindictive just generally play that went too far - the boys get excited together. My friend fortunatley for us has new double glazing going in two weeks but i still want to get a gift of some sort to say sorry - any ideas ?

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SoupDragon · 15/05/2009 12:22

Wine.

A friend's son threw a plastic sword at DS2, missed and it went straight through the window. I am of the opinion that these things happen and the fact that the mother arranged for an emergency glazier to come out was more than enough - the cost came off my house insurance.

TeeBee · 15/05/2009 12:25

If it were me, an apology letter signed by your little one and a nice picture drawn by him would be enough for me. But a box of choccies wouldn't go a miss either. Its the apology that's important, not the present.

jai38 · 15/05/2009 12:28

That is what I thought - he only went through one pane so room is still usable and I swept and taped window. Think I will go for wine for mum and dad and small chocs for their dd as it was her room. We are good friends and similar parneting views so controversy between us at least and we will still be invited round (I hope)

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