Sister Demands £300 for Broken Dance Pole: Fair or Unfair?

Picture this: a 23-year-old woman has her 17-year-old sister staying with her during their parents’ divorce. The younger sister, still in school and unemployed, invites friends over. When the older sister returns home, she finds her £300 dance pole, used for working out, broken and unusable. Now, she’s demanding her sister to repay her for the damage. Is this fair or just plain mean? Let’s dive into the story.

Sister Staying Amidst Divorce

Friends Over and Pole Broken

The Damage

What Happened?

The Cost

Expecting Repayment

Sister’s Response

Taking Responsibility

Mom’s Offer

Family Disagreement

Why Refuse?

Teaching a Lesson

Sisterly Drama: Who’s in the Right?

So, we have a broken £300 dance pole, a younger sister who claims it’s unfair to expect her to repay the cost, and an older sister who insists she take responsibility for the damage. Their mother even offered £350 to cover the costs, but the older sister refused, wanting her sibling to learn a lesson. Now, the family is divided, with both the mother and younger sister accusing the older sister of being unreasonable and power-hungry. What do you think? Is it fair for the older sister to demand repayment, or is she being too harsh? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

Compromise suggested for sister’s responsibility in broken dance pole incident.

Take the money and kick her out

Supportive comment suggests accepting parents’ money for sister’s mistake.

Demanding money from sister for broken pole, but avoiding solution. ESH.

Compromise reached: sister repaints wall, replace pole, take money. ESH.

NTA, sister responsible for damage. Payback options given. Agree!

ESH. Sister should confess or take blame. OP can ban friends.

Sister breaks dance pole, demands £300. NTA suggests compromise.

OP could give an ultimatum to her mom and sister.

Sibling rivalry at its finest. NTA takes the money

Friend breaks dance pole, sister should pay. Fair judgement?

Set rules, take money: fair NTA response

Take the money and ban her from having guests

Teaching a lesson or being petty? ESH in pole dispute ‍♀️

NTA, but remind your sister of COVID restrictions ‍♂️

Sister breaks dance pole, demands £300. NTA suggests kicking out.

Hold your sister responsible for her guests’ behaviour.

Commenter is not the a**hole in this situation.

Sister breaks dance pole, refuses to pay rent. Fair eviction?

Stop acting like a parent. Take the money and supervise.

Take the money from your mom and reconsider letting her stay.

Sister breaks dance pole, demands £300. Voters say ESH.

Taking money from mom? NTA but morally questionable.

Setting boundaries with family can be tough

Sibling feud over broken dance pole, YTA for being petty.

Demanding payment but not enforcing it can be ineffective

Sister breaks dance pole, demands £300. Commenter says NTA.

Sibling conflict over broken dance pole sparks parental responsibility debate.

Sister demands money for broken dance pole but won’t reveal culprit

Demanding payment for broken items during pandemic. NTA but compromise.

Taking responsibility for mistakes is important for being an adult

Sister not at fault for broken dance pole. Fair decision.

Set boundaries with sister, take money from mom, and warn consequences.

Poler recommends saving up for sturdy Xpole after sister breaks pole. NTA.

Be understanding but set boundaries with sister’s broken dance pole

Sister demands €300 for broken dance pole, but is meeting in the middle a better approach?

Sister demands money for broken dance pole, but YTA for chasing the wrong person to pay. ‍♂️

Sibling conflict over broken dance pole, commenter says YTA.

Suggests using nanny cam to catch rule-breaking sister and friends

User calls out OP for being unfair to 17-year-old sister

Sibling conflict over dance pole repair costs

Sister demands £300 for broken dance pole, but who’s at fault?

Sister broke dance pole, sister must pay, but how?

Sister demands money for broken dance pole, mom offers separate funds.

Sibling rivalry alert! Is it ever okay to parent siblings?

Set boundaries with your sister and don’t pay for her mistakes.

Sibling landlord refuses to bail out sister, labeled YTA

Suggests taking money from mom to get sister to pay.

Sister won’t admit fault, but a compromise could teach responsibility