Babysitting Nightmare

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I want to know roughly what she paid for the previous tank. Also how much uhhh whats the word.....

Im sick and too stupid to think right now. Ill put it this way.. How much have you collected??

Theres a word for this. And its actually very simple... ughh
 
At first I thought maybe she wanted the gar to eat her "homework" so she could have a excuse other than the dog ate the homework
 
So this eight year old kid talks like a four year old ("I wanted to scare the fish to make them swim faster") but gets grounded like a fourteen year old (no video games or computer time)?

If mama can't pay for the damages, take the brat's video game and computer, and sell for whatever you can. Garnish the "allowance" they probably pay the kid. An eight year old can understand consequences, and this wasn't an accident, it was a direct result of her cruelty and recklessness.

I hope the gars aren't too stressed.
 
SeaweedPimp;3880468; said:
Im glad my kid isnt this ****ing stupid.

And hes half that age....


Kapow!!!
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:ROFL: hold on that statement for your kid. they're bound to royal **** up once before they live to be 18..... thats the law of childhood.
 
glad the gar didnt break thier back!! that loud of a noise its supprising they didnt!
 
QBert;3880038; said:
So this eight year old kid talks like a four year old ("I wanted to scare the fish to make them swim faster") but gets grounded like a fourteen year old (no video games or computer time)?
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Agreed, something sounds off.

Garmama, I believe the overwhelming demand of your thread readers is for us to know if the mom is paying for the replacement. I believe you OWE it to us to give us an idea on this end. ;)

Maybe there was a very small but very hard object that she threw, hard to imagine a book can do that. Those tank glasses, esp yours is quite thick and hard. Incredible how she made a colossal error in judgment but she still wouldn't own up to how she did it.
 
After reading this thread, I hope that alot of the posters aren't parents! LOL!
seriously though, My son is 5. He's got his own 6 gallon Marineland tank, gaudy tacky, bright colors and stuff, but he loves it. He also loves to feed my 55's, and everytime he taps on the glass, I remind him of it. But, he still has to be reminded, because he's young, and doesn't think about it. Most of the time he's just excited and it trying to point at something to show me. However, he would never do it just to scare the fish.
An eight year old is still pretty far down in cognizant reasoning skills. This means that they will see a desired outcome, and be able to piece together the things that they need to create that outcome, but may not be able to understand possible other outcomes with those things. It sounds like the OP did the right thing, and it sounds like it is being rectified in an appropriate way.
 
I hope that in addition to the message about not breaking other people's things, the child was talked to at length about why it is cruel and mean-spirited to scare any living thing for fun. IMO it's less a problem that she broke the tank - I'm sure that her intention wasn't to BREAK it, after all - and more of a problem that she thinks harassing and frightening animals is OK. I would hammer that message home and maybe teach her about appropriate ways to interact with fish and other animals.

I also find it laughable that anyone thinks grounding is too harsh; my parents would have tanned my hide if I pulled a stunt like that. Children need to make the connection that their actions have consequences; good actions have positive outcomes, but bad actions have negative outcomes. She destroyed something a family member loved and cared about, and endangered the lives of a family member's pets. No video games & computer leisure time is getting off easy in my book; my parents would have made me bust my butt doing chores at my house and the fishs' owner's house until I worked off my debt. It's not like she'll be incapable of having fun; more kids need to learn to have fun without a tv, computer, or video game in front of them. Maybe she'll run around outside and burn off some energy so she's not chucking things at fish tanks.
 
It sounds like the OP has things under control with the family as far as a reasonable punishment for the offense... the only thing I am curious about (and please pardon that, probably none of my business), is whether or not her mom offered to cover the costs associated with the damage, or if there are extenuating circumstances that make it reasonable for her to not be able to pay for a replacement tank. Looked through the thread and it wasn't clear to me if her family offered to pay for it or not.

Ryan
 
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