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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just had a couple situations that apply here, I think.

1) 15 year old somehow "lost" his trumpet case during the school year. This was an owned, nice, expensive trumpet that his older brother had used. 15 year old wants to quit band, didn't really care about the trumpet, and let it hang out in the band locker case-less for months. DH decided the 15 year old would pay to replace the case, which is going to be about $250. He is working and definitely not happy about spending this kind of money on the expensive case and would rather buy a cheaper one, but dad isn't budging.

2) 12 year old has been using his older brother's debit card to buy Fortnite stuff for nearly 9 months, spending over $600 (this is money the kid had earned through refereeing and other work). Older brother finally figured it out. We did the math and I reimbursed the money to his account immediately, but the 13 year old had to give us every dollar he had (was about $100) and is working the rest off by basically being my chores assistant all summer long. I'm sure I'm overpaying him a bit but what can you do? Sometimes he pet sits and if he does that this summer the money will go towards the debt. He is also banned from Fortnite until the debt is completely paid off.

3) the same 12 year old damaged his flip phone in the rain. I paid to replace it (it was a hand-me-down) and told him next time he's paying for it.[/quote]

Buy the trumpet player a hard case gig bag, much cooler and easier to carry and roomier. Something like this, but you can also opt for soft case that   Is lighter.

https://www.amazon.com/Trumpet-Rectangular-Storage-Compartment-PB301/dp/B0002D02BM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0002D02BM&pd_rd_r=743fa1d9-17fe-11e9-8585-ebc516039c37&pd_rd_w=34Yed&pd_rd_wg=6e9Sz&pf_rd_p=ad07871c-e646-4161-82c7-5ed0d4c85b07&pf_rd_r=PXRSG0QXR6JWE27HNVTJ&psc=1&refRID=PXRSG0QXR6JWE27HNVTJ&linkCode=ll1&tag=naturalhe0002-20&linkId=0620d75edd40dda97fa4f12f5971039c&language=en_US

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