Every parent faces tough decisions, and this one is no exception. When a parent’s kids are of similar ages, it can be difficult to decide how to treat them fairly when one has been more careless with their personal items than the other.
Recently, a parent posted in the subreddit “amitheas*hole,” a very popular community on Reddit , to ask if it was unfair to get their 17-year-old daughter a better laptop than their 17-year-old son after her laptop was ruined by an accident.
Parents face tough decisions when their kids break expensive items!
Parents struggle to find fair solutions after son breaks 3 laptops in 4 years
Parents face the dilemma of fairness after their son breaks 3 laptops in 4 years ♀️
Teaching kids about fairness can be tricky, especially when the same child has broken 3 laptops in 4 years!
Can parents maintain fairness when one kid breaks more than their fair share?
Parents struggle to find a fair solution after their son breaks 3 laptops in 4 years!
Having two teenage children can be difficult. They can be prone to accidents, especially with electronics. This was the case for one parent, whose son broke three laptops in four years. To avoid another incident, the parent decided to get a used laptop for the son, while replacing the daughter’s laptop with a more expensive one, after it was damaged in an accident.
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The son, however, felt that this was unfair and accused the parent of picking favorites. The parent argued that the son had broken three laptops and that money doesn’t grow on trees. Is the parent in the wrong or was the son overreacting?
With this in mind, let’s look at the comments and reactions to the post from the community.
Teaching consequences!
Reckless son breaks 3 laptops in 4 years
NTA: Teach responsibility & fairness
NTA: Fairness in Laptop Distribution
️ Making sure kids learn from their mistakes
NTA: Calculate the cost of laptops broken by son
Parenting in the age:
NTA: Not fair to keep buying
Show him the for 3 broken laptops!
Secure laptops?
♀️ NTA: tech woes at home
NTA: Son breaks vs. daughter cares!
♂️ NTA: Stop buying him laptops!
Parents struggle with fairness
NTA: Why buy him another?
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NTA: Not all s are created equal.
Parenting struggles:
Auntie teaches nephew an important lesson
Responsible kids get rewarded
NTA: Parenting struggles
Siblings struggle with ♀️ unequal treatment
Learning responsibility
Parents: NTA Unfair?
♂️ Unfair treatment of son?
Parents struggle with
Parental struggle with
NTA: Son must save and pay for his own laptop!
How to stop a child from breaking laptops?
Parents feel the over fairness
Parenthood: Showing responsibility
Should parents buy a laptop or an Etch a Sketch?
Parents struggle with fairness
No a-hole here
Equal fairness for all
The parent is NTA
Does one kid get more?
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NTA: Record speaks for itself!
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Should the son be held to a higher standard?
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NTA:
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Math lesson:
NTA: He’s not paying ♂️
NTA – make him work for a better laptop
NTA but how?
Learning the of responsibility
No a-hole here!
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Parent’s dilemma:
NTA – Consider a Toughbook
Fairness ≠ Equal.
NTA: fairness isn’t a score
OP: Stop buying him laptops!
Life’s consequences
No a-hole here ♂️
NTA: Show gratitude!
Fairness in the family
NTA! A lesson in fairness
Parents learn a lesson in fairness
It seems unfair but ♂️
NTA: Son not responsible with electronics ♂️
♂️ No favoritism here! ♂️
NAH: the struggle ⚖️
Teaching responsibility
Sibling fairness
Parenting with fairness ♀️
Learning from consequences
NTA! Savings > Laptop Damage
NTA, but let’s reflect on fairness
NTA: Son needs to look after his stuff
NTA: Son on laptop #4
️ Should kids face consequences for breaking tech?
Son breaks 3 laptops, parents struggle for fairness
NTA: Actions have consequences!
