If they are between the age of five-ten and you have told them before to leave your records alone spank them. There is no excuse, even if they were in plain sight, why they did it. If you never told them to not touch them Ydi. Over ten they ought to know anyway without being told and let the full wrath of your authority come out.

You cut them with the broken shards for punishment though, right?

It's so good to read about kids getting along.

I would just slap them

First of all sucks that you got your stuff thrown around. Second, why the hell is everyone blaming you for not locking it up? I personally think it is no one fault. Kids will be kids. It is just the way parents talk to them about it.

That is sad! Definitely damaged?

I cringed reading this. My dad owns tons of rare vinyls and would kill me if I pulled this shit as a kid. I hope you grounded them for that.

I do believe it is time for a wholesale ass whooping

Haha, I love your name OP. I hope they didn't smash too many :

Oh my gosh!! That's horrible! Those things are a classic!