Mom Forbids Her Son From Having His Friends Over After Her Laptop Was Damaged

Leona Martinez
Nov 22, 2023
Nov 22, 2023

What would you do if you were in the situation of this mom? On the r/AmItheA**hole subreddit, she shared that her son had his friends over. The next morning, she found her laptop left on the dining table with a cracked screen. The suspects? Her son and his friends are the only ones around.

She then asked her son, but he denied everything, saying they were in the basement. The mom wasn't buying it, so she dropped a bomb – no friends are allowed until someone spills the beans. Some of his friends thought what she did was too much, leaving the son red-faced.

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Mom Forbids Her Son From Having His Friends Over

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This is how the story starts:

OP's son had friends over, and the next morning, the OP's laptop was found damaged. Although the son denied, OP decided to ban his friends from the house until someone confessed

Source: brokenlaptopmom

OP later added they didn't request their son's friends to buy a new one as they are all teenagers who don't have much money

Source: Reddit User

Here's the comments of Reddit users:

Source: Reddit User

The commenter agrees that anyone is frustrated at someone breaking their belongings without admitting fault

The commenter supports the OP's decision

Source: kittieful

Having the son pay for repairs would be a more fitting consequence

It seems reasonable

Source: PilotEnvironmental46

A laptop can't break itself

"Stand your ground!"

Source: Phoenix101982

What the OP did was the right thing

Source: Sapper_Unknown

The OP was not in the wrong

The Redditor commends the OP for handling the situation effectively

Source: Farmof5

The OP's son and his friends are too old for this

Source: lostalldoubt86

This person advises OP to stand firm on the decision

Trust has been compromised with the son and his friends in the house

Source: Deucalion666

The son should feel embarrassed about his friend's lack of accountability rather than the OP's actions

Source: ResponseMountain6580

Parenting is hard

What are your thoughts on this mom's approach? Do you believe consequences like banning friends are effective in teaching responsibility, or is there a better way to handle these situations? Share your opinions and similar experiences in the comments below!