Picture this: you’re visiting your boyfriend’s family, enjoying a casual barbecue. Suddenly, you spot a man in a ski mask lurking in a dark hallway. Your recent experience with a home invasion triggers an adrenaline-fueled panic. You bolt for the nearest exit, a pair of stained glass doors, only to find them locked. In a desperate bid for safety, you smash through the glass and escape, only to discover it was all a prank. Now, you’re being asked to cough up $3500 for the damage. What would you do? ♀️
A Haunting Past and a Prank-Loving Family

A Chilling Encounter

The Desperate Escape

The Unveiling of the Prank

A Misunderstanding and a Breakdown

The Unexpected Bill

A Heated Debate

The Boyfriend’s Perspective

The Price of Safety

A Powerful Email

A Plea for Understanding

A Harrowing Past

A Matter of Life and Death

A Question of Value

An Unsettling Request

A Prank, a Panic, and a Pricey Payback: Is it Justified?
After a terrifying home invasion experience, a woman finds herself at the center of a prank gone wrong. The prank, orchestrated by her boyfriend’s father, triggers her fear, leading to a desperate escape through a $3500 stained glass door. Now, she’s being asked to foot the bill. Her boyfriend, caught in the middle, believes they should pay. But she argues that her life’s worth is far more than any door. She even sends a powerful email to her boyfriend’s parents, expressing her disgust at the request for money and questioning their valuation of property over her life. So, who should bear the cost of this ill-conceived prank? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
NTA. $3500 lesson to quit playing with people. They’re the assholes.

NTA for being scared. Consider ditching the prankster family.

NTA. A prank gone wrong turns terrifying. Don’t pay them!

NTA. Family’s poor judgment caused trauma and financial burden. ♂️

NTA: Prank gone wrong leads to expensive sliding door mishap

NTA. Prank gone wrong, boyfriend’s family lacks empathy. Time to move on.

Fear-driven escape from prank gone wrong: Who’s to blame?

♀️ I wouldn’t pay for it – their fault, not yours!

Pranks suck! BF’s family should pay for the door

NTA: Threaten lawsuit over emotional damages if pursued further. ️

NTA. Insurance should cover this terrible prank gone wrong.

“Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” NTA.
Retraumatizing experience.

Boyfriend’s parents’ prank backfires, leaving woman with $3500 bill. NTA.

Expensive lesson learned: don’t play dangerous practical jokes

NTA. Prank gone wrong triggers flight response, consequences ensue.

NTA. Valuable lesson: Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Prank gone wrong! Who should pay for the damages?

They got what they wanted: a fear-driven escape gone wrong

NAH, unintentional prank leads to damage and blame game.

“ESH” commenter finds humor in prank gone wrong, suggests alternative solution.

NAH. Prank gone wrong leads to costly damage, but understandable trauma.

Prankster dad gets roasted in court for wasting everyone’s time

NTA: Revenge fantasies and therapy bills after terrifying prank.

NTA. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. ♀️

Dad’s prank backfires, leaving him with a hefty bill

NTA: Prank gone wrong leads to expensive stupid prize

Pranks should be fun for everyone, not just the prankster!
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“Relationship over! Take me to court, I dare you.” ⚖️

Legal liability and mitigating circumstances: A court’s decision is needed ⚖️

Who’s responsible when a prank leads to injury?

NTA. Don’t pay the bill, take them to court!

“Prank gone wrong” leads to $3500 bill: Who’s really to blame?

Homeowners insurance could cover the cost, but stained glass is hideous

NTA: Trauma triggered by prank leads to therapy bill

NTA, don’t pay a dime!

Survivor’s justified anger at thoughtless pranksters.
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Outrage over family’s destructive prank gone wrong: NTA wins!

NTA: Prank-loving BF’s family demands $3,500, OP plays along

NTA. Consider your future with a guy who prioritizes money over you.

Split the bill and seek therapy to overcome fear.

Pay them in prank money and watch them laugh it off

Understanding and empathy for a fear-driven, accidental break-in incident. NAH.

Mixed opinions on responsibility and apology for fear-driven escape.

Debate over prank gone wrong: NTA or ESH?

Dad’s scare prank backfires, leaving daughter with a hefty bill

Stand your ground! Don’t pay a dime They’re assholes!

NAH: Accidental door break and terrifying prank, split the cost

NTA- Scared by a spider prank, broke glass, no apologies given.

NTA, but offer to pay for replacement and therapy bill

Engaging comment section: Prank gone wrong, costly repairs, and email drama

YTA: Learn self control and pay for the damages

Cut contact with these *hideous* monsters. NTA for escaping.

Fiery hatred for pranks leads to therapy bills and lawsuits

Pranks gone wrong: NTA’s escape leads to costly consequences

Escape the pranksters! You’re not the a**hole, run!

Instinctual self-preservation: NTA, don’t pay the bill!
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Terrifying home invasion prank leaves woman traumatized and seeking justice
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NTA seeks justice and revenge after terrifying home invasion prank

Pranks aren’t funny, they’re mean and inconsiderate. Stand your ground!
