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[quote=Anonymous]OP, judging by these comments clearly you will be providing a valuable service by allowing other children the opportunity to gaze upon something desirable and be told they are not allowed to use it. Otherwise imagine them as adults. Asking to use other adult's new phones, or drive their cars, or borrow their make up....terrible.

If my kid has it, he can say "No, sorry, my mom says I can't lend it to anybody." If the child asks why, he can say "I don't know." Repeat as necessary. Usually repetition is not necessary.

If I have it and a child asks me I say "No, I'm sorry, we don't lend this out." Why? "That's just not something we do." Repeat as necessary.

I've only had one kid and one grown up get really rude and salty. It's when I was using an adult kick scooter and the brakes were weird. Instead of just saying no like I usually do, I said, "no, sorry, it's not safe the brakes are being weird." I was on my way to put it in the car because I was done with it. The kid and his grandmother (?) both wanted to debate me. I finally just said "This is so strange. I said no. Please leave me alone." Grandma did a lot of muttering and shaking her head.

But usually kids take it well and their parents either ignore or they yell from afar "They lady is saying no Larlo, find something else to do."

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