Who pays, preschooler threw phone in pool

[Anonymous]

Look, if the owner of the phone is responsible for putting her phone in a safe place, the parent of the child is responsible for making sure that a two-year-old doesn't just pick up the phone and toss it.


While it may seem negligent on the phone owner's part, this was not an accident.

2 year olds are not responsible enough for their actions to hold them accountable.

This is why parents are the proxy and sometimes we parents have to deal with the actions of our kids esp if we are not watching them.

If a child is not old enough to know better to not throw a phone support, that child is not old enough to be unsupervised in the pool area

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have phone insurance so when I drop my phone in the pool, I pay $100 for a replacement. But when a 2 year old or 12 year old throws my phone purposefully into the pool, then I should expect $800 (or possibly $100) from the parent, promptly.

Sorry, this doesn't make sense to me.

Oh, FFS. In polite society, an adult immediately OFFERS to take responsibility for damage/property loss that is either their own fault or the fault of their child. In polite society, such an offer would be refused by the other person if their own negligence contributed to the problem in some way.

As usual, it's easy to spot the grown adults on DCUM vs. the immature rubes.

Correct answer!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Look, if the owner of the phone is responsible for putting her phone in a safe place, the parent of the child is responsible for making sure that a two-year-old doesn't just pick up the phone and toss it.


While it may seem negligent on the phone owner's part, this was not an accident.

2 year olds are not responsible enough for their actions to hold them accountable.

This is why parents are the proxy and sometimes we parents have to deal with the actions of our kids esp if we are not watching them.

If a child is not old enough to know better to not throw a phone support, that child is not old enough to be unsupervised in the pool area

Exactly! I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand. And if I was the mom whose phone got thrown into a pool, I have insurance on my phone, and of course I would refuse the other mom’s offer to replace my phone. This is how it works.

For those that disagree with this logic, would you just tell the mom whose phone your child threw in the pool, oh, sorry, I guess you should take better care of your phone next time? Would you apologize? I’m not trying to be an asshole, I’m asking seriously how you would handle it if you don’t think your child or you are responsible for what happened.

[Anonymous]

Many many years ago, we were at a gathering where one child bit the other. The parents of the child who got bit asked for urgent care reimbursement from the parents of the kid who did the biting. So very tacky!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Look, if the owner of the phone is responsible for putting her phone in a safe place, the parent of the child is responsible for making sure that a two-year-old doesn't just pick up the phone and toss it.


While it may seem negligent on the phone owner's part, this was not an accident.

2 year olds are not responsible enough for their actions to hold them accountable.

This is why parents are the proxy and sometimes we parents have to deal with the actions of our kids esp if we are not watching them.

If a child is not old enough to know better to not throw a phone support, that child is not old enough to be unsupervised in the pool area

Exactly! I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand. And if I was the mom whose phone got thrown into a pool, I have insurance on my phone, and of course I would refuse the other mom’s offer to replace my phone. This is how it works.

For those that disagree with this logic, would you just tell the mom whose phone your child threw in the pool, oh, sorry, I guess you should take better care of your phone next time? Would you apologize? I’m not trying to be an asshole, I’m asking seriously how you would handle it if you don’t think your child or you are responsible for what happened.

In the OP, the toddler's mother apologized and left before she was hit up for $800. Rude? Cheap? Or wise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Look, if the owner of the phone is responsible for putting her phone in a safe place, the parent of the child is responsible for making sure that a two-year-old doesn't just pick up the phone and toss it.


While it may seem negligent on the phone owner's part, this was not an accident.

2 year olds are not responsible enough for their actions to hold them accountable.

This is why parents are the proxy and sometimes we parents have to deal with the actions of our kids esp if we are not watching them.

If a child is not old enough to know better to not throw a phone support, that child is not old enough to be unsupervised in the pool area

Exactly! I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand. And if I was the mom whose phone got thrown into a pool, I have insurance on my phone, and of course I would refuse the other mom’s offer to replace my phone. This is how it works.

For those that disagree with this logic, would you just tell the mom whose phone your child threw in the pool, oh, sorry, I guess you should take better care of your phone next time? Would you apologize? I’m not trying to be an asshole, I’m asking seriously how you would handle it if you don’t think your child or you are responsible for what happened.

I think the phone owner is a moron for leaving a phone at the side of the pool.

If my child threw it in the pool, I would offer to pay, mostly just to keep up a good neighborly relationship (because I'm sure I'd see this person at the pool/around town again.)


I'd definitely think a LOT less of the phone owner if she accepted my money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Look, if the owner of the phone is responsible for putting her phone in a safe place, the parent of the child is responsible for making sure that a two-year-old doesn't just pick up the phone and toss it.


While it may seem negligent on the phone owner's part, this was not an accident.

2 year olds are not responsible enough for their actions to hold them accountable.

This is why parents are the proxy and sometimes we parents have to deal with the actions of our kids esp if we are not watching them.

If a child is not old enough to know better to not throw a phone support, that child is not old enough to be unsupervised in the pool area

Exactly! I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand. And if I was the mom whose phone got thrown into a pool, I have insurance on my phone, and of course I would refuse the other mom’s offer to replace my phone. This is how it works.

For those that disagree with this logic, would you just tell the mom whose phone your child threw in the pool, oh, sorry, I guess you should take better care of your phone next time? Would you apologize? I’m not trying to be an asshole, I’m asking seriously how you would handle it if you don’t think your child or you are responsible for what happened.

I think the phone owner is a moron for leaving a phone at the side of the pool.

If my child threw it in the pool, I would offer to pay, mostly just to keep up a good neighborly relationship (because I'm sure I'd see this person at the pool/around town again.)


I'd definitely think a LOT less of the phone owner if she accepted my money.

Seems reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Aren't the majority of phones water resistant these days? Sure, it isnt water proof, but dont most phones tolerate water (especially 2 ft baby pools. It isnt like it was thrown into the abyss of the Indian ocean).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Look, if the owner of the phone is responsible for putting her phone in a safe place, the parent of the child is responsible for making sure that a two-year-old doesn't just pick up the phone and toss it.


While it may seem negligent on the phone owner's part, this was not an accident.

2 year olds are not responsible enough for their actions to hold them accountable.

This is why parents are the proxy and sometimes we parents have to deal with the actions of our kids esp if we are not watching them.

If a child is not old enough to know better to not throw a phone support, that child is not old enough to be unsupervised in the pool area

Exactly! I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand. And if I was the mom whose phone got thrown into a pool, I have insurance on my phone, and of course I would refuse the other mom’s offer to replace my phone. This is how it works.

For those that disagree with this logic, would you just tell the mom whose phone your child threw in the pool, oh, sorry, I guess you should take better care of your phone next time? Would you apologize? I’m not trying to be an asshole, I’m asking seriously how you would handle it if you don’t think your child or you are responsible for what happened.

In the OP, the toddler's mother apologized and left before she was hit up for $800. Rude? Cheap? Or wise?

I think she won’t be going back to the pool this summer. Bad move. She should’ve done what the most recent poster suggested – offer to pay for the phone. If the ruined phone mom takes her up on it, then she looks greedy and toddler mom gets points for doing the right thing. If ruined phone mom graciously turns down the offer, there’s peace at the baby pool and everyone moves on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren't the majority of phones water resistant these days? Sure, it isnt water proof, but dont most phones tolerate water (especially 2 ft baby pools. It isnt like it was thrown into the abyss of the Indian ocean).

Mine isn’t.

I wouldn’t have my phone anywhere near the baby pool. But we f my kid threw someone’s phone in, I’m responsible.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s the fault of the owner of the phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parent of the boy who threw it.

No. The stupid mother who put her phone down at kiddie pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Look, if the owner of the phone is responsible for putting her phone in a safe place, the parent of the child is responsible for making sure that a two-year-old doesn't just pick up the phone and toss it.


While it may seem negligent on the phone owner's part, this was not an accident.

2 year olds are not responsible enough for their actions to hold them accountable.

This is why parents are the proxy and sometimes we parents have to deal with the actions of our kids esp if we are not watching them.

If a child is not old enough to know better to not throw a phone support, that child is not old enough to be unsupervised in the pool area

Exactly! I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand. And if I was the mom whose phone got thrown into a pool, I have insurance on my phone, and of course I would refuse the other mom’s offer to replace my phone. This is how it works.

For those that disagree with this logic, would you just tell the mom whose phone your child threw in the pool, oh, sorry, I guess you should take better care of your phone next time? Would you apologize? I’m not trying to be an asshole, I’m asking seriously how you would handle it if you don’t think your child or you are responsible for what happened.

In the OP, the toddler's mother apologized and left before she was hit up for $800. Rude? Cheap? Or wise?

I think she won’t be going back to the pool this summer. Bad move. She should’ve done what the most recent poster suggested – offer to pay for the phone. If the ruined phone mom takes her up on it, then she looks greedy and toddler mom gets points for doing the right thing. If ruined phone mom graciously turns down the offer, there’s peace at the baby pool and everyone moves on.

Maybe she doesn't have an extra $800. Not everyone does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Look, if the owner of the phone is responsible for putting her phone in a safe place, the parent of the child is responsible for making sure that a two-year-old doesn't just pick up the phone and toss it.


While it may seem negligent on the phone owner's part, this was not an accident.

2 year olds are not responsible enough for their actions to hold them accountable.

This is why parents are the proxy and sometimes we parents have to deal with the actions of our kids esp if we are not watching them.

If a child is not old enough to know better to not throw a phone support, that child is not old enough to be unsupervised in the pool area

Exactly! I don’t know why this is so hard for people to understand. And if I was the mom whose phone got thrown into a pool, I have insurance on my phone, and of course I would refuse the other mom’s offer to replace my phone. This is how it works.

For those that disagree with this logic, would you just tell the mom whose phone your child threw in the pool, oh, sorry, I guess you should take better care of your phone next time? Would you apologize? I’m not trying to be an asshole, I’m asking seriously how you would handle it if you don’t think your child or you are responsible for what happened.

In the OP, the toddler's mother apologized and left before she was hit up for $800. Rude? Cheap? Or wise?

I think she won’t be going back to the pool this summer. Bad move. She should’ve done what the most recent poster suggested – offer to pay for the phone. If the ruined phone mom takes her up on it, then she looks greedy and toddler mom gets points for doing the right thing. If ruined phone mom graciously turns down the offer, there’s peace at the baby pool and everyone moves on.

Maybe she doesn't have an extra $800. Not everyone does.

I don't have $800, but if my kid did $800 worth of damage to someone else's property, I'd find a way to pay for it. That's what decent people do.

[Anonymous]

I would be mortified and offer to pay. I don't agree that setting your phone down next to a baby pool is asking to have it thrown in the pool. And even if it is, the parent of the child should still offer to pay. What do you people do if your child breaks something in a store, say, "Oh well they shouldn't have put jars down that low, not my problem" and flounce out, leaving a mess on the floor?

Actually, a bunch of you probably would.