A mum has been left with a $700 replacement bill, a strained relationship with her ex and the threat of legal action after her son accidentally stepped on another child’s expensive shoes.
The 37-year-old divorced mum-of-two says she has custody of her children for the majority of the year, because their 38-year-old father travels for work. But when he is in town, he will often take the kids for a week at a time.
“My kids were at their father’s for the week last week and when they came back my son brought me a receipt for a pair of $700 shoes that he needed to pay for,” the mum explained on reddit.
“Obviously I was confused and so my son explained that while at school he accidentally stepped on a kid’s shoes, my kid’s shoes were muddy from being outside and apparently the mud caused so much damage to these expensive shoes that they need to be replaced.”
She decided to call her ex-husband to help clarify the situation, and understand why their 17-year-old son has been lumped with a $700 replacement cost of the shoes.
“My ex told me that it was our job as parents to set a good example to our kids and show that we fix things when we make mistakes which is why he told this kid’s mum that I would pay for a new pair of shoes.
“His reasoning for this was that I receive child support from him and that I should have enough money to replace these shoes.”
“I ended up calling the mother of this kid to try and talk to her to explain that I had not agreed to pay for these shoes which caused her to get very upset with me over the phone because my ex had told her that we would cover the shoes and that it was our right to pay for these shoes.
“At this point, I was pretty frustrated and told her that if her son was so worried about his shoes he shouldn’t wear them to school. I told her this was all just a mistake that happened but that I wouldn’t be paying for a new set of shoes. 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.”
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