By MisterGasMoney - 13/04/2014 17:08 - United States - Poughkeepsie
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My laundry room has been paid for, not by their mom, but by her husband, who I've known since middle school. I guess one of the kids told him about it, and I got a text apologizing and saying he would cover it! Problem Solved!
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Kids can be deceptively clever...and not always for the better. (A poem by saint Jupiter lol)
never have them over again. decent poam btw #1.
Bad parenting at its finest. Be glad that you were raised better than those kids.
But they probably aren't old enough to pay for it.
The father could be her brother actually
Looks like she's (Puts sunglasses on) One washed up mom (Intensity intensifies)
At least use the line right...
He did..?
Yeeeaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!
Kids eh? Water you gonna do?
Send 'em to military school.
I sense a couple of future engineers in the making!
They're children. They will be mischievous for a good portion of their lives, it's inevitable. Unfortunately for OP, they modeled that with her possessions. I don't think parenting has a lot to do with it. Regardless, FYL, OP. Hope this gets worked out fairly. :)
Parenting has everything to do with it. Teaching your kids to respect other peoples things! Hate to see your kids.
Kids will do what they want, especially in pairs, when no one is looking - no matter what their parents teach them.
It is irrelevant if the children will inevitably screw something up. It's still the responsibility of the parent to take responsibility for their kid, and that means paying for any mistake they make. This is a perfect opporunity to parent as well. Without consequences, the children will believe they can get away with anything.
I have 4 siblings and we all turned out fine with little to no beatings. I previously read a comment saying to pepper spray kids which seems too extreme. Kids are always going to test limits. My mom is a very laid back mom, so obviously I have different views on parenting. That does not mean my kids will turn out to be little hellions. You can teach manners with or without enforcement, but they're still going to occasionally act out and cause a little trouble.
Pepper spraying a kid for punishment "seems" to extreme? You need to reevaluate how to treat kids, and no that does not involve pepper spray, ever.
Well obviously it is extreme. However, everybody has different views on parenting, and whoever had commented pepper spray was the answer, was a firm believer in it. Do you have to be so rude about that though? Calm down.
I'd whip my kid's behind if he did that to me, let alone anybody else.
My laundry room has been paid for, not by their mom, but by her husband, who I've known since middle school. I guess one of the kids told him about it, and I got a text apologizing and saying he would cover it! Problem Solved!
Glad you got that solved. :)
Who was watching them?
#21's question is completely relevant. If they were in OP's care and under their supervision then the kids mother/father isn't obligated to pay because OP should have been watching them more closely. However, if the mother/father were there visiting and let the boys wonder off then they would be held accountable.
I just love a happy ending.
Were you supervising said children or was your sister visiting. If you were in charge I see your sister's point of view...
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Bad parenting at its finest. Be glad that you were raised better than those kids.
good to know :) Parents are responsible for damages caused by their kids. It'll be interesting in ten years or so when she decides that she doesn't have to pay for the damage the kids did while driving.....