Thread: A really bad night

Tweet

Ken,

I'd be fishing around the web for video, to see who was at fault. 3 cars for one grandchild, sorry, she would not be getting the keys to anything I own after number 2. She most certainly needs to be involved in the repairs, hard, dirty, back breaking, a real learning tool. Otherwise, she will continue to not care about the consequences if there aren't any.

With that said, I am glad that everyone is OK, that may not have ended well for you, or her if someone decided they were hurt and needed to seek medical/legal guidance. Just saying.

Bill S.

Originally Posted by mrmustang

Ken,

I'd be fishing around the web for video, to see who was at fault. 3 cars for one grandchild, sorry, she would not be getting the keys to anything I own after number 2. She most certainly needs to be involved in the repairs, hard, dirty, back breaking, a real learning tool. Otherwise, she will continue to not care about the consequences if there aren't any.

With that said, I am glad that everyone is OK, that may not have ended well for you, or her if someone decided they were hurt and needed to seek medical/legal guidance. Just saying.


Bill S.

As far as I know the truck was parked and I agree she should take part in the repairs, but my grandson doesn't want her within 500 feet of the car and I don't blame him.
With my birthday right around the corner things could get very awkward and I don't want this to be the main topic of conversation and my 3 daughters will be well aware of my wishes.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

As far as I know the truck was parked and I agree she should take part in the repairs, but my grandson doesn't want her within 500 feet of the car and I don't blame him.
With my birthday right around the corner things could get very awkward and I don't want this to be the main topic of conversation and my 3 daughters will be well aware of my wishes.

Sorry to be harsh, but I've seen this type of juvenile transgressions in the past, but now, sooner, than latter, you need to make "her" pay for the cost of repair parts, if it means going out and getting a part time job (if she has one, take 75% of her take home pay until the parts are paid for), or shoveling manure (again, it needs to be a painful lesson) is strictly up to you, but it needs to be a painful lesson either way, as she has not learned from the two prior accidents. You, or other keep allowing her to get away with this type of behavior, not making her pay for her previous transgressions as shown, will backfire later on down the road, this third accident already shows this to be true.

Bill S.

PS: I speak from personal experience with our child before he was out of school/college. Don't make the same mistakes we did.