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View Poll Results: ROI vs #Players LAW is
exponential 4 18.18%
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:48 PM
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Default Who\'s right? (Dispute with my dad)

Back in July, my parents went on a two-week mission trip to Peru. They have three dogs and they live about 20 minutes away from me. I agreed to take care of the dogs and other general house-sitting duties (mail, newspapers) at no charge. They are my parents, after all.

One night my fiancee went out with her sisters so I just stayed at the house and slept there, in the recliner. I wear contacts and have glasses for late night/first thing in the morning. I took off the glasses and put them on the table next to the recliner. In the morning when I woke up, the youngest dog had destroyed the glasses, chewing the earpieces and lenses.

When they got back, I told my mom about it and she said they'd pay for a replacement pair. I held off because my bi-annual eye exam was in October, and I wanted to wait until after any change in prescription to get them. It's annoying not having glasses, but I managed.

Fast forward to present day. I went to Costco and got the cheapest glasses I could--$40 frames, $90 total. I stopped in at my dad's drycleaners today and told him he owed me the $90. Well, he's not paying. He thinks it is my fault for leaving the glasses where the dog could get them.

Who should pay?
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:49 PM
WHEN_WE_ESCAPE WHEN_WE_ESCAPE is offline
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Default Re: Who\'s right? (Dispute with my dad)

Should be who is worse, you or your parents, for arguing over $90 when it comes to family.
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:49 PM
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Default Re: Who\'s right? (Dispute with my dad)

wow I would never ask my parents to pay. I'm pretty sure they'd never expect to pay either
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:53 PM
xxThe_Lebowskixx xxThe_Lebowskixx is offline
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Default Re: Who\'s right? (Dispute with my dad)

Pics of fiancee please.
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:53 PM
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Default Re: Who\'s right? (Dispute with my dad)

WTF the dog should pay! [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:54 PM
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:55 PM
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i would expect my parents to offer to pay. i would never ask them to. given your mom offered, i would accept. given your mom offered, your dad now refusing is bizarre.
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:55 PM
KilgoreTrout KilgoreTrout is offline
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Default Re: Who\'s right? (Dispute with my dad)

Would you like your old man to tally all the [censored] he had to pay for on your behalf?
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:56 PM
Henry17 Henry17 is offline
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Should be who is worse, you or your parents, for arguing over $90 when it comes to family.

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I wouldn't ask a stranger for $90 so obviously I wouldn't ask my parents.
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Old 11-20-2007, 02:57 PM
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THE GLASSES SHALL BE DIVIDED IN TWO AND HALF GIVEN TO EACH
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