Who is right? Son accidentally took item - disagreement results

[Anonymous]

At this point what is required is a group Valium.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you sound unhinged. You offered to drop the suit off and then went back on your word. Having a young child sleeping is such a lame excuse. You need to brush up on the basics of manners. Shameful person, indeed.

Please go yank your child out of bed late tonight to go for an unnecessary drive to an unknown place in the dark. Sleeping children are lame.

But OP wouldn't have had to yank the child out of bed. She had friend and/or friend's husband around to drink wine with - she could have easily asked them to stay with the baby. OP is making hay of the most inconvenient to her reading of facts - DH aawy, sleeping child, 10 pm, etc. But she had other resources to rely on and didn't want to after she offered to make it right. Then she comes and mocks the other mom after getting the majority of support on this thread.

You are so right. Let me call my friend to come to my house late night to stay with my kids. Not inconvenient at all.

[Anonymous]

Reread OPs initial post!
The 10 pm reference refers to when the other mom could meet 1/2 way.
I'm guessing it was closer to 7 pm when the other mom called.
OP you are a foolish person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She was inconvenienced because of your son's fault. That is the fact. It does not matter if you think that her inconvenience was small. That is your opinion.

You are feeling inconvenienced because you are supposed to fix your son's fault. That was your moral obligation. But you did not allow yourself to be inconvenienced to fix your son's fault. That is your selfishness and entitlement. You are not a good role model to your children in doing the right thing. Sorry, but I am not on your side. Even though I have sympathy for your situation.

Sometime doing the right thing is not easy, but not doing the right thing is wrong.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Can't believe most of the posters are putting the obligation on the wronged party and NOT the OP. Unbelievable.

No way. A normal mom wouldn't have had unrealistic expectations of OP.

Exactly. I cannot IMAGINE pressing the issue the way this crazy woman did. Pick up a new suit the next day, give OP the bill - problem solved!

Who would even give the other family the bill? That is the strangest part of this. The other family is giving the suit back and it's an honest mistake. Who collects money from other people in this situation? That is being a crazy bean counter. Buy another suit. Now you have a spare when you get the other back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At this point what is required is a group Valium.

I just wish I could take a series of scenarios from DCUM, such as this, and have the new people I meet just take a test telling me what they think is reasonable in these situations. Then, I would now up front who to avoid and who to befriend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point what is required is a group Valium.

I just wish I could take a series of scenarios from DCUM, such as this, and have the new people I meet just take a test telling me what they think is reasonable in these situations. Then, I would now up front who to avoid and who to befriend.

Including whether or not they know their grammar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you sound unhinged. You offered to drop the suit off and then went back on your word. Having a young child sleeping is such a lame excuse. You need to brush up on the basics of manners. Shameful person, indeed.

Please go yank your child out of bed late tonight to go for an unnecessary drive to an unknown place in the dark. Sleeping children are lame.

I wouldn't have offered if I wasn't willing to wake up my kids. OP says she offered, hoping the mom would say no, then backed out when that didn't happen

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many of the "right the wrong/make it right" posts are from the same person. I don't think it's right to ask Jeff since it's an anonymous forum, but my money is one two posters max with that opinion, just re-posting again and again.

Ugh. I really hate you "let's go ask the teacher" type of posters.

Oh hey, found the sockpuppet!

Based on the way you used the term, do you even know what a sockpuppet is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you sound unhinged. You offered to drop the suit off and then went back on your word. Having a young child sleeping is such a lame excuse. You need to brush up on the basics of manners. Shameful person, indeed.

Please go yank your child out of bed late tonight to go for an unnecessary drive to an unknown place in the dark. Sleeping children are lame.

But OP wouldn't have had to yank the child out of bed. She had friend and/or friend's husband around to drink wine with - she could have easily asked them to stay with the baby. OP is making hay of the most inconvenient to her reading of facts - DH aawy, sleeping child, 10 pm, etc. But she had other resources to rely on and didn't want to after she offered to make it right. Then she comes and mocks the other mom after getting the majority of support on this thread.

You are so right. Let me call my friend to come to my house late night to stay with my kids. Not inconvenient at all.

It wasn't late at night and they were already there.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone actually believe this story after the update?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She was inconvenienced because of your son's fault. That is the fact. It does not matter if you think that her inconvenience was small. That is your opinion.

You are feeling inconvenienced because you are supposed to fix your son's fault. That was your moral obligation. But you did not allow yourself to be inconvenienced to fix your son's fault. That is your selfishness and entitlement. You are not a good role model to your children in doing the right thing. Sorry, but I am not on your side. Even though I have sympathy for your situation.

Sometime doing the right thing is not easy, but not doing the right thing is wrong.

Amen

+2

She actually doubly inconvenienced this other family because now they need to go out of their way on their vacation to find and buy their kid a new (second) and hopefully moderately priced swimsuit. Anyone who has had to make emergency purchases such as this, particularly in vacation spot, knows how disruptive and potentially costly it can be.

Taking an hour to buy a swimsuit is neither "disruptive" nor "costly." You sound disturbed.

How curious. Taking an hour to buy another swimsuit is no big deal. But OP taking an hour to return the suit is outrageous.

Interesting how that works...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you sound unhinged. You offered to drop the suit off and then went back on your word. Having a young child sleeping is such a lame excuse. You need to brush up on the basics of manners. Shameful person, indeed.

Please go yank your child out of bed late tonight to go for an unnecessary drive to an unknown place in the dark. Sleeping children are lame.

But OP wouldn't have had to yank the child out of bed. She had friend and/or friend's husband around to drink wine with - she could have easily asked them to stay with the baby. OP is making hay of the most inconvenient to her reading of facts - DH aawy, sleeping child, 10 pm, etc. But she had other resources to rely on and didn't want to after she offered to make it right. Then she comes and mocks the other mom after getting the majority of support on this thread.

You are so right. Let me call my friend to come to my house late night to stay with my kids. Not inconvenient at all.

It wasn't late at night and they were already there.

I guess I missed that update from OP. :/ Snark fail!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point what is required is a group Valium.

I just wish I could take a series of scenarios from DCUM, such as this, and have the new people I meet just take a test telling me what they think is reasonable in these situations. Then, I would now up front who to avoid and who to befriend.

Including whether or not they know their grammar?

Yes. Your post makes my point exactly. Those who feel the need to correct grammar when they can understand what was written are exactly those I would avoid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At this point what is required is a group Valium.

I just wish I could take a series of scenarios from DCUM, such as this, and have the new people I meet just take a test telling me what they think is reasonable in these situations. Then, I would now up front who to avoid and who to befriend.

Including whether or not they know their grammar?

Yes. Your post makes my point exactly. Those who feel the need to correct grammar when they can understand what was written are exactly those I would avoid.

LOL, I was joking. Lighten up! OR YOU WILL BE AVOIDED!

[Anonymous]

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