I'm retro-irritated

kellilea

For Christmas we bought DD the set of Disney Princesses Target had.  She was seriously in heaven! 

The only one she wasn't thrilled about was Tiana because we hadn't seen the movie yet.  Our neighbor came over with her almost 3 year old daughter the following week...and the daughter promptly broke off (like, unfixable broke - we tried) Tiana's head.  Which is annoying on several levels, including the fact that she has her OWN Tiana doll and a couple other princesses and has never even tried to take their heads off (according to her mom).  I know she did it, because I saw her and she did it before I could stop her.

So, now we've seen TPATF and it's seriously cute and I've been irritated about Tiana's head for awhile but now DD wants to play with her and I'm sorta fuming that I'm probably going to have to replace her.  Which seriously, if my kid broke someone else's brand freaking new doll, I'd be at the store replacing it so fast.  The mom made some noises about it but never did jack. 

Mostly I'm venting because I'm not going to say freaking anything to the mom.  I'm just going to fume silently like I do everytime her DD is a brat.  MH caught her trying to take the head off another princess so I said frick it and hide them before she gets here now.

I'm whining, I know.  Her DD has brat issues I don't even have space to go into...no flames, please.  Just needed to vent.

Jodi&Joe

Honestly, I would not think twice about a kid (probably 3-5 years old, right?) breaking the head off of a princess doll.  And while it would be nice of the person to offer, I wouldn't even expect someone to replace it.

Shithappens.  Kids break things....all the time.  That's COMMON kid behavior.  I hope this isn't the only reason, which it doesn't sound like it, that you think she is a brat.  And why do you continue to invite these people over if you have such disdain for their kid?

Get in the car, head to Target and get a new one.  Leave the negative energy at the Target checkout, along with your $100, and call it a day! 

 

xbrooklyngrl

I'm with Jodi. This is kind of a silly thing to waste your energy on and if this your biggest concern...I'm jealous!

Don't sweat it, its no big deal.

BTW if I were the other mom, I would have replaced the broken doll.

summerbrideDC

ditto Jodi.  kids break things.  It happens. Definitely understand why you're irritated, but it's not the sort of thing I'd spend time "fuming" over.  

belle204

I don't blame you. That irritated me reading it. It's like the little heifer who took A's Barbie --- I paid $25 for as part of a salon set! -- and said it was hers. Mom did nothing and I was just like "screw it" since you obviously have no kind of manners.

kellilea

I know, I know.  I need to put on my big girl panties and move on.

 

kittycarr

I'd only be fuming over it if I had to listen to Brooke be psycho over it.  And in that event, we're looking at ten seconds before I'm off to buy a new one.  Unless they go breaking their own toys but there's an invisible panel that somehow allows me to tolerate that psychotic behavior.

Zenya

joseysbride

summerbrideDC:

ditto Jodi.  kids break things.  It happens. Definitely understand why you're irritated, but it's not the sort of thing I'd spend time "fuming" over.  

Ditto.  Christmas was how long ago?

GrowingFamily

I'm with you- if one of our kids breaks something that belongs to a friend, it would be our responsibility to replace it.  Period.  It's just good manners.  So, I would expect the same in return.  I think it's pretty trashy that they didn't replace that doll ASAP for you, personally. I would be royally ticked!

belle204

i don't care if "kids will be kids." that child still needs to learn you need to respect another person's property. and, it's irresponsible of her mom to make an empty promise to replace it and let the child continuously act bratty as the pp said she does. no, it's not something to stay mad over but it's still annoying.

AggieCouple

In this case, I don't think it's about the child's behavior, but the mother's.  I'd be fuming too, if someone I invited over had such bad manners as to ignore the situation. Forget the child; don't invite the mother over ever again.  I really really really detest parents who completely ignore their child's bad behavior when it negatively affects other people.  I may be the other extreme-- I am pretty quick to jump on my kids if they instigate a situation because  I think it's my responsibility to police my kids around others, and think it's other people's responsibility to do the same especially when they're in someone else's home and destroy someone else's property.