Mother Refuses To Replace A Pair Of $700 Shoes Her 17-Y.O Son Accidentally Stepped On With Muddy Boots

" Since then the mother has told me she would "seek legal counsel" if I didn't pay but I've decided to stick to my guns on this."

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• March 12, 2023

Apologizing for damaging someone's property sometimes isn't enough. It shows that you are taking responsibility for your actions, but sometimes the damages can be quite expensive. 

It's possible to be held legally responsible for replacing or repairing the damaged property depending on the circumstances surrounding the incident and the severity of the damage. As long as the person who caused the damage works towards restoring the trust and resolving the situation, it usually doesn't go that far.

Entire relationships can get ruined because of such incidents. It's critical to take responsibility for the damage and try to find a solution everyone is happy with.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/IDidntChooseMomLife made a post on the r/AmItheAhole subReddit where she explained how she refused to replace the expensive shoes her son accidentally stepped on and allegedly damaged beyond repair. The kid's mom expects Op to pay $700 to replace the shoes and even threatens to take legal action if she doesn't go through with it.

The Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to the user's post. Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post. 

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/IDidntChooseMomLife:

OP's ex wanted to set a good example by agreeing to pay for the shoes.

OP contacted the kid's mom and told her she would not be paying for the shoes.

OP thinks she might potentially be the a-hole for the following reason:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/IDidntChooseMomLife's post:

The mom can't prove that OP's son damaged the shoes.

The example the ex is trying to set doesn't even make sense.

"What kind of idiot sends a child to school in $700 shoes?"

OP's ex had no right to speak on her behalf.

The mom's argument is utterly ridiculous.

The mom would end up losing if she chose to go to "legal counsel."

"Your ex should absolutely pay for the shoes, because he said he would."

The mom's case would most likely be laughted right out of court.

The mom can't prove any of her claims.

If you can afford to buy shoes with that price tag, you can afford to replace them.

Child support is not meant to be spent on luxury goods.

Expecting that cost to come out of child support is absolutely ridiculous.

The mom shouldn't have bought the shoes for her son.

"Honestly it seems like he agreed to this to cause you grief."

The son can clean the shoes to learn a lesson.

The shoes should only be replaced if it was intentional.

OP made the right choice by refusing not to replace the expensive shoes. Expensive clothing articles should not be worn to school; if they are damaged, whoever is wearing them is responsible for whatever happens to them.

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