She Asked Her Brother To Pay For Her Daughter’s Toys After Her Niece Maliciously Broke Them

Monkey Business - stock.adobe.com- illustrative purposes only, not the actual child
Monkey Business - stock.adobe.com- illustrative purposes only, not the actual child

It’s no secret that some little kids can be destructive. Unfortunately, there are little ones out there who love to take their energy out on material items and break things. Eventually, they must learn that it’s not okay to constantly destroy stuff. 

One woman was very upset after her niece destroyed several of her daughter’s things while her brother-in-law and his family were in town. When she asked him to reimburse her for what his daughter wrecked, it started some drama.

She’s 34-years-old and has a 6-year-old daughter named Charlotte. Her brother-in-law Luke is married to her stepsister, Ana, and has two kids. He has a 9-year-old daughter named Rue from a previous marriage and a four-year-old daughter named Lola with Ana.

Luke, Ana, and their daughters have been staying at her house for a visit along with their parents. 

Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse when Rue decided to do something naughty.

“Two days ago, Rue snuck into my daughter’s playroom and broke several of her toys [and] things,” she said.

“This was all captured on nanny-cam. Rue has always been destructive, and Luke has always been less than forthcoming with paying up for the things she’s broken, though, to be fair, we have never asked him to.”

She was especially angered this time around since Rue’s malicious behavior was caught on camera and because, despite the numerous incidents regarding Rue being destructive, her parents haven’t done anything to get her to stop.

Some of the things Rue destroyed were also very valuable, including a few custom-made costumes.

Monkey Business – stock.adobe.com- illustrative purposes only, not the actual child

Luke began apologizing for Rue’s behavior, and she told him the only way he could make things right was to reimburse her for the items Rue had wrecked.

“I presented him with an itemized invoice,” she recalled.

“Luke said he didn’t have that kind of money readily available, but I am adamant that he and Rue cannot keep acting like these things don’t have consequences.”

Then, she told Luke that if he didn’t pay her back, their family would no longer be able to stay at her house and would have to book a hotel for the rest of their visit. 

Luke gave in and said he would contact his bank the next day but was very upset over having to pay and began accusing her of making him financially strained. 

Now, her family is split over which person is in the wrong.

“My parents think I am in the wrong for threatening to kick him out if he doesn’t pay,” she explained.

“They think I should ask for only what he can [comfortably] afford to pay and that maybe I shouldn’t invite them back, but they think I shouldn’t ruin a trip that’s already started.”

Her stepsister is caught in the middle, as she agrees that Luke hasn’t done enough to correct Rue’s behavior. But Ana’s also concerned because they have a second trip lined up for the summer, and she worries they’ll have to cancel if Luke pays her for the damages immediately. 

Meanwhile, Rue has been sulking and upset over the situation as well, which has been putting more stress on everyone.

While she doesn’t think she did anything wrong by demanding to get paid, she doesn’t want this incident to ruin her family relationships.

Was she too hard on Luke, or was she valid to demand that he pay her?

You can read the original post on Reddit here.

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