okay if ya kid broke your babysitters $240.00 dollar earrings would u feel obligated to pay her to replace em?

Question

OR... WOULD TRY TO PAY TO GET THEM REPAIRED (EVEN THOUGH THEY WILL NOT LOOK THE SAME ) OR WOULD U NOT PAY AT ALL AND RISK LOSING A GOOD BABYSITTER WHOM YA KIDS ADORE ALONG WITH HER SON AS WELL!! LOL! LET ME KNOW

THE KIDS 4 AND I TOLD HER NOT TO TOUCH THEM!

Answer 1

it doesn't matter if she's a good babysiter or a bad one. It's ur kid's fault and u have to take the responsibility.....so therefore u gotta pay her the money or fix her earrings (gotta be as good as before)

Answer 2

That depends on how the child got a hold of them. If the babysitter left them out so your child was able to get them, then it's her fault that her earrings where destroyed. You are not responsible. However if you left them out then you are responsible and you should replace them. The child cannot be held resonsible because she's only 4 yrs old. Plus if the sitter was watching her when your daughter got a hold of the earrings would further prove that it wasn't your fault.

If the sitter is making you feel obligated to pay for the earrings when it wasn't your fault, you need to find a new sitter. She's essentially using her bond with your children to make you pay for an accident. If she wants to loose her job over this then she will be doing more damage to herself than to you.

Answer 3

Don't be stupid. Pay for the earings. You're responsible for what your children do until they become adults. If you decide not to pay and lose a babysitter that's fine but there's no guarantee that will be the end of it. If the earings were expensive she may take you to small claims court. And stop typing in all caps. It's like you're screaming at people. Did you just get on the internet yesterday?

Answer 4

Okay, i have read a lot of the answers already and i have not found anything that is remotely fair, to both of you. I am a profesional child care provider and this is my answer.

1. She should not have been wearing earings that cost that much to watch children.
2. She needs to realize that it was only a child who broke it and there are always circumstances that can lead to the lose of something improtant when it comes to kids.
3. You should offer to take some of the financial burden, but i don't think that all of the cost should be left to you.
4. It was your child who broke it but she needs to take some responsibility for wearing that kind of jewelry aroung kids.

I watch children in my home 5 days a week for 10 hours a day and anything that i don't want broken, i put away. It is only common sense. If that were to happen to me then i would appreciate the offer of money but would not expect it. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

It sounds like you answered your own question. The downside to not paying to replace them is way too high, involves the kids not having a good babysitter etc. Pay to replace them, I know it's a lot of money, but if the kids did it.... then you gotta pay.

Answer 6

I would offer to pay half. She is partially responsible for leaving the earrings out where a 4 year old could get access to them. I am assuming this happened in her house because if she was wearing them out on her ears how would the child get access to them? Besides which, who wears $240 earrings when babysitting????

Answer 7

my feeling is that she shouldn't have been wearing something that expensive and important while babysitting......

that would be like a garbage man wearing a top of the line rolex to haul trash. just an example--

a pair of earrings like that have a time and a place and I would say this is not one of them. She should know that. I don't wear my good jewelery while I am hanging out at home or playing with the kids. I don't think I would replace them or give her what they are worth. Maybe she will consider it a lesson learned.

Answer 8

I would not pay for $240 earrings that were left out for children to access even if the sitter told them not to touch. I would expect the day home to be childproof. Besides, what if my child accidentally swallowed them? I would take my child elsewhere even if my child liked it there. It is just negligence and completely rude for the sitter to expect payment.

Answer 9

If she was watching your child, then she should have stopped your child from breaking them. My 15 month old niece went into the kitchen and dropped my $3000 lap top that I only had for a month. It cost me $1200 to repair. I never once asked my sister to pay me for the damage, because even though my back was turned for a second, I was responsible for watching the child, therefore, my fault. Now, if your child is 12 years old, and was malicious in breaking them, then that is a different story....

Answer 10

I would say take them to a jeweler and see what they say. If its something that will be ok to repair i would get them repaired. If the repair job is going to reallllly look bad i think you would need to pay for the earrings...or get them appraised by the jeweler..obviously the non-broken appraisel. Its just morally right...im sure if she came over and broke your tv you would want her to pay for it ....its not worth losing a good babysiter and friend over..maybe you can make payments?