Son broke Mum in Law's ornament- help please?

frivolous_fay

I don't think I could get sentimental about something that was slightly warm.

DaisyFlower

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I think your MiL is right; Karma does come around eventually.

Accidents happen and apologies have been made. She knew she couldn't claim in the insurance as she was in possession of stolen goods. She should have made sure it was in a more suitable place.

Perhaps you could buy one and give it to the origional owner of the item.

Well said.

Cant believe claiming through the insurance was even discussed for something that was stolen and not paid for in the first place.

Dill

Please don't feel too guilty about it. Your son is only 4 and it was an accident.

Tbh I really can't get my head round why someone would have expensive and breakable ornaments out when there are young children coming to visit

Norma_Desmond

Well, at least there's one less tacky crystal ornament in the world now!

(Sorry!)

mspig

Firstly accidents happen, i really don't get the giving a four year old a good "*ollocking" because if an accident.
Secondly i would have just apologised and left it at that, my nieces and nephews have broken plenty of things at my house over the years and never once have i asked for a replacement as i realise that accidents happen, worst case was when they were playing football in the garden and smashed my pation door did i complain NO i let them play in the garden with the ball my fault(we do have to take responsibiliy sometimes for our own actions, even if this is leaving things where thay can get broke).

When i take my children to my mums she has lots of valuable ornaments which get moved either before we arrive or when we arrive.

If your that upset i would say buy a smaller cheaper ornament and give it to her, but i don't think it would matter evenif you gave her the exact same one if its of sentimental value as even the same item does not hold sentimental value.

Mutter_2

Kaz, was it repairable? Just looking at this stuff here called crystal bond, looks ok. http://www.repairproducts.co.uk/page39.htm

geri1965_2

Why don't you get her something nice for Christmas from your kids as a replacement? Get them to write a nice card/tag with it as well, and then that will have sentimental value of it's own, in time.

Paparika

Had a quick read through and tbh, MIL really should know better if things are that dainty then should she consider moving them somewhere else until the children are a little older and not so flighty.

Teach her to have stolen goods.

Sensible people know that if you don't want things broken by children then you keep them out the way. poor child.

Nicki

MiL does know its valuable - otherwise why would she have said: "it's not just an ornament, its a swarkowski".

Frankly though, if she's been happy to have a stolen ornament in her house for all these years, she deserves all she got. I'm sure the ornament did have sentimental value - to the person to whom it originally belonged! I hope the MiL is stupid enough to try to claim for it on her household insurance, at which point, she will most likely get what she deserves - which is a criminal record for handling stolen goods, not a replacement ornament of any kind.

bikerqueen

it wasn't hers to get upset about.