This Os Promising To Be The Worst Holidays Ever

[Aquamaniac]

Hi

I know this has nothing to do with fish but i'm so upset at the moment that i really need to share it.
I took a week off from work to have a rest. Wife is working and my older son is in school so staying in london was my only option.
So after a very good weekend i put my laptop to charge while i was watching the portugal-holland game.
When i went to check after it my charger was dead. A smell of something burned coming from it. Its not that bad if not for the fact that this charger is 3 weeks old and i seem to have lost the receipt for it so i can't go there and demand a replacement.
So i go to bed and wake up this morning to take my older son to school,wich made him very happy.
I left my younger kid with the nanny and was away for about an hour.
On the way back the nanny calls me something was wrong.
I was thinking my charger was bad but something was about to ruin my holidays and it was only the first hours of it.
Here is what happened.
My 3 year old was watching cartoons and while the nanny went to the toillet, he picked up one of my ps3 controllers and smashed it at my 4 month old 40 inch flat screen.
When i arrived home to check how bad it was the damage is total. Right in the middle of the screen and with 7 cracks from corner to corner.
I called toshiba to see how much would cost me the repair they reply,the repair alone is more expensive than the tv plus i would have to pay transport.
They say theres nothing they can do,in these cases the solution is a new tv and that i should not have a flat screen if i have kids at home.
I'm terrible upset but not at them its not their problem its not warranty business. But this reply is awkward as far as i know these thays flat screen tvs are the only kind of tv these companys sell.
But well i am terrible upset,but as much as i want to blame the kid he's just a kid.
But with this start i'm on my way to my worst holidays ever and i'm still on my first day.
I just needed to share this to keep my mind distracted. Had some plans to catch up on my videogaming with some mates and there's the euro 2012 that i have been enjoying and now no tv.
And as much as i want to buy another tv fast i want to give some punishment to the kid.
If i buy another today the kid will just think its ok to break everything because i'll buy more.
So to start no tv,no cartoons for him. Thats is punishment.

 

[RossC]

Sounds pretty bad and I can see why your so down about it. But look at it this way they're just material things. Yes they may cost a lot but still they are least important than many any other things you have like your family. Like you says he's a kid and whilst its not right he did that he will learn through the punishment that he shouldn't do it thats how it works. Take some time to chill out and try to forget this bad start to your holiday and focus on making the rest of it brilliant.

 

[Aquamaniac]

yes they are material. And not the most important things in life. but i want my kids to know how hard is to earn a living. they can't take things for granted and they need take care of their things.
anyway the kid was so sad crying for cartoons that i took him with me pick up my older kid from school and we had some fun just the three of us.
Of course that now my older is very sad he can't play videogames and watch cartoons. he ends up sharing is brothers pubishment wich is not fair.

 

[Squidward]

Aquamaniac,

I have young kids too (a 4 year old and a 6 year old), so I know where you are coming from.

But even if you punish a 3 year old, they don't 100% understand things. So personally I wouldn't shout too much and make a huge issue of it. I understand you are upset. But I would show the kid the broken tv, tell him off, and that's about it. With holding privalges for a long time might be counter productive i.m.o.
Trying to explain to a 3 year old that you worked hard for the money, and what that represents isn't going to go too far

It's summer (well supposed to be )
I try encourage my kids to be outdoors, rather than indoors playing video games or watching tv.

Are you not able to claim for a replacement tv on your insurance?

 

[Fintastic!]

Squidward is right about the 3 yrs old and punishment thing though I totally understand your reasoning. Sorry this happened to you but I suppose all you can do is try to move on and make the most of the rest of your time off. I hope it's all up from here!