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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think when you have glass shelves, it’s just kind of risky, anyone could trip and fall and things would shatter and hurt people. Just doesn’t seem sensible. I feel bad for those boys for being blamed for an innocent childhood mistake. I bet they wish they’d never set foot in your house. I agree that your concern is mostly for your objects, not with the safety of the children or whether they might be feeling traumatized p. I’m sure that was very loud![/quote]

Let me guess, your kids are toddlers?[/quote]

Nope, my oldest is 10. I’m just against glass shelves of tschotkies I guess. I’ve heard a cupboard full of glassware crashing, and it’s quite alarming. [/quote]

+1, mine is 10 now and we still don't do a lot of glass or anything breakable.  I want a kid friendly house where they can be comfortable.  And, anything big or tall or heavy is secured to the wall.  Even good kids or adults can easily accidentally tip things over.  Glass is a disaster waiting to happen.[/quote]

Tell me truly though, PP, if you--as an adult-- were at OPs home at a cocktail party, and you just accidentally bumped into the glass shelving and it fell to the ground and broke the items that were shelved there, would you shrug and say "you really should have bolted that to the wall" or "wow...that was just an accident waiting to happen!" Or would you, like most reasonable adults, apologize profusely for your mishap and offer to pay for the damage. (My guess is the latter...and I would also venture to guess that OP would then decline your offer and try to make you feel at ease about it b/c it really wasn't anything you were doing that wasn't meant to be done inside a house. e.g., you weren't rough-housing or fighting or running...you just happened to brush against it.) Do you see the difference here??

Because if you don't...well, then...  :shock: [/quote]

If it was strapped to the wall, then it probably would not have fallen over and your point proves it should have been strapped down as its very easy to knock some shelving units over, clearly this one was very easy.  OP wasn't supervising the kids so its her kid version only.[/quote]

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