9-year-old kid breaks 19-year-old aunt's car windshield, she returns his birthday present, a computer, when mom refuses to pay for repairs: "You didn't seem to care that your son damaged my property"

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Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor
Jun 15, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

I was entering high school when I got my first laptop. The intention on my parents' part was for me to use it to take notes at school and do my homework. Tech hadn't really been integrated as an essential part of learning back in the mid-2010s, so I mostly used it to play Neopets and watch YouTube videos. Nowadays, unless your kid goes to a very special school, it's expected for them to have a Chromebook, iPad, or laptop with which to complete online assignments or access the multiple educational apps that teachers use. Most schools hand these gadgets out themselves, pre-loaded with ways to circumvent kids' desires to use them for non-educational purposes. So, if your little one wants to play games, he or she will have to request a personal laptop.

In our story today, a 9-year-old boy wants to delve into the world of online gaming. Both his mother and aunt are more than happy to make his dream come true — that is until he throws a rock at his aunt's brand new car. When mom refuses to discipline him for his actions, she takes matters into her own hands.

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    AITAH for returning my nephews birthday present after he destroyed my property, after his parents refused to pay for damages to my property?

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    I 19(F) am a college student, I worked overtime to get everything I have now. I worked overtime to get my new car, that I have been saving up for for four years, my new steering wheel cover etc. My
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    nephews birthday party is scheduled for tomorrow. I got his present a week ago, I got him a new computer, because he wants to play computer games. My fiance pitched in to help get the computer as well.
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    Today everything took a wrong turn. My nephew and his mother(my sister) were at my home today. My sister doesn't like to discipline her son. I love my nephew, but at times he is a spoilt brat. She lets him
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    talk to people however he pleases and lets him do as he pleases. I have tried to work with my nephew on this, and I have complained to my sister about his behavior many times. I looked past it the past couple days because his birthday comes up tomorrow.
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    Today I was fed up with their behavior. My sister was outside with my nephew, he was playing in the yard. I figured since my sister was with him, I could go inside to put the chicken in the sink to thaw out
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    for dinner. I heard a loud breaking noise outside. I go outside to see that my windshield was shattered. I was in shock, I go into the car and see a huge rock in the car. I was furious.
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    We have cameras in our back yard and a dash cam in our car. We looked at the cameras to see that my nephew took a huge rock and threw it at our windshield. I was shaking because of how upset I was. I worked hard for that car.
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    I asked my sister, "Why weren't you supervising him?" My sister said, "I was." I said, "If you were you wouldn't have let him throw a giant rock at my car. How do you plan to fix the situation?" My
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    sister looked at me like I was insane, and said, "You should have been out here watching your car if you were so worried about him causing damages."
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  • Far more than an apology was necessary here, but mom didn't even have her son issue one. 

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    My fiance told her and my nephew to leave. They left shortly after that. An hour later I go to the store where I bought his computer, luckily I kept the receipt. I returned it, I should be getting the money
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    back that I paid for it soon. I used a debit card to do the purchase, so those can typically take 3-10 days for the money to hit the account. If I had paid cash the refund would have been immediately (learned the hard way I should have paid cash instead)
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    A few hours later my sister texted me, she said, "Can you bring (nephews name) gift to me today? I want to have all his gifts there for his birthday party tomorrow."
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    10 FRAGILE RETURN 10
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    I responded, "(sisters name) I will not be bringing (nephews name) gift to the party. He damaged my car, which by the way will cost a lot of money to fix.
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    You didn't seem to care that your son damaged property that wasn't his. I returned his gift to get the money back, to pay for damages since you won't pay for damages."
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    My sister didn't text me back for a while, she called our mother and father. My mother and father screamed at me saying I made my nephew cry because he won't get a present from me at his party."
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  • This kid is going to grow up to be a total monster with a mom and grandparents like that. 

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    AITAH? Edit: MY nephew is 9.
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    Odd_Task8211 NTA. He is a brat who needs to learn that actions have consequences. Your sister has a lot to learn about being a parent.
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    Zealousideal_Cow8869 OP Definitely
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    Boohoo80 File a police report and make him do community service for like a soup kitchen or something or make him sell some of his items to pay you back. Actions have consequences doesn't matter the age.
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    curious-by-moon Both your sister and nephew are entitled and have no respect for people or authority. What your nephew did was unforgivable and you saw that on the cameras. Tell your sister and mother that you
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    have a recording of what he did and what your sister didn't do... parent him. Sounds like your sister got her dodgy values from your mother. Give your nephew a present....wrap up the rock he used to smash your windscreen and wish him happy birthday. NTA
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    Immontes I'd give him a bill for the remaining fees. Or send the cops over since you have evidence. Your sister needs the lesson as well as your nephew. NTA!
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    cassowary32 NTA. His birthday gift is a new windshield! Yay! How old is this kid??
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