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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Couldn't find my post for a while. To answer some questions:

-The shoes are high heels. I had them on earlier in the day and took them off when I changed into flats. When I got home, we had a dinner gathering and I put my purse in my office. 
-Nephew was looking for *another* sister's shoes, not his Mom's (she wasn't over).
-Nephew was genuinely sorry and a bit nervous to tell me what happened. We have an extremely close relationship. More like mother/son, so I chastise and punish him like I do my own children!
-Yes, I was pissed at myself for dropping my phone. But not sure why that matters when *I* paid for the repair. He doesn't have a job, so no money coming from that side. [b]And, honestly, I wouldn't take it[/b]. And I wouldn't expect my sister to pay for her adult son's clumsiness.

I hate phone protectors (so bulky), but screw it. I'm getting one now. Repair cost me $190. I'm gonna give him $100 which is a more reasonable graduation gift amount anyway. [/quote]

You wouldn't take the money for the repair if he had it and offered it to you, but you take the money for the selfsame repair out of his graduation gift? It sounds like a very weird reasoning to me.[/quote]

+1. I don't understand the thinking.[/quote]

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