"not because he was in trouble but because the parents had called the school to complain about their son's scuffed water bottle and wanted it replaced. They asked for $23. I wrote a check and was tempted to add a snarky comment, but I didn't. Yes, my son should keep his hands to himself, but the water bottle is still functional. My son apologized."
"They bring the subject up at every gathering. They have even started marking the items they want. My wife and I are 67 and 68. We are healthy and don't plan on dying for a while. This is starting to upset us both. How to shut them up is my question. ANNOYED IN TEXAS DEAR ANNOYED: Your family gatherings remind me of a pack of slavering wolves surrounding their potential prey."
A 13-year-old removed a friend's water bottle from a backpack and dropped it, leaving scuffs; the boy's parents asked for $23 and received a check after the son apologized. The response stated that parents were reasonable to expect reimbursement for damage to a non-disposable bottle and suggested the child could reimburse his parent. An older couple's relatives are preselecting and marking items from their estate, which upsets them; the recommended tactic was to tell relatives all possessions will go to charity. A separate situation involves an aging father misremembering things, a mother growing impatient and snapping, and escalating family tension.
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