'Get out of my house!': 36-year-old mom kicks a teenager to the curb after they maliciously sabotage her 15-year-old daughter's school project

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  • Teen girl working on her homework in the living room.
  • [I threw] my daughters friend out of our house because she RUINED a major school project

    I (36F) am having a huge argument with another mom in my neighborhood, and i really need to know if i took things too far.
  • My daughter (15F) has a friend the same age. They hang out a lot, but this friend has a weird habit of getting jealous. If my daughter gets a good grade or a new phone, the friend gets super moody and quiet.
  • So basically, my daughter has been working on a massive diorama for her history class for the past 3 weeks. It took a lot of hard work, money for supplies, and late nights. Yesterday, the friend came over after school to hang out.
  • I was in the kitchen making snacks when i heard my daughter start crying loudly. I ran into the living room, the friend was standing by the table. with an empty glass in her hand. She had dumped
  • sticky, dark cherry juice all over my daughters diorama. It was completely destroyed and soggy.
  • The friend immediately tried to say she tripped. But there was absolutely nothing on the floor to trip on, and she was standing totally still. The glass was completely empty, like she poured it on purpose.
  • My daughter was sobbing, saying the friend did it bcoz she was failing history and had not even started her own project yet.
  • I just saw red, i told the friend to grab her backpack and get out of my house right that second. I did not scream or curse, but i was very strict and did not let her argue with me. I opened the front door and stood there until she walked out.
  • Mom showing someone the door.
  • About an hour later, her mom called me. She was screaming on the phone, saying i traumatized her kid over a simple, stupid mistake. She said i had no right to throw a minor out and demanded a huge apology.
  • I refused to apologize, i actually told her she needs to pay me back for the ruined art supplies.
  • Now the mom has blocked my number and is telling other parents at the school that i am a bu¨y who hates kids. My husband thinks i did the right thing by
  • defending our daughter, but i feel a little guilty. Maybe i should have called her mom to come pick her up instead of just sending her out the front door alone.
  • TL;DR: My daughters friend got jealous and purposely poured dark juice all over my daughters school project that took weeks to make. I immediately made the friend leave my house. Now her mom is furious, refusing to pay for damages, and calling me a bu y.
  • Teen girl holding her books in her arms before leaving for high school.
  • Express-Silver2744 You enforced consequences, not trauma
  • OP R de-Discipline199 Thank you. i really needed to hear that. i was starting to feel like a bad person bcoz the other mom was screaming at me so much, but seeing my daughter cry over her ruined project just broke my heart.
  • Recent Page8229 File under FAFO.
  • OP R de-Discipline199 Honestly. it was the audacity for me. she did not even look sorry when she did it.
  • ashatteredteacup You're a great parent. I'm sorry about the project. Please send all evidence and information to school and of the girl's attitude, hopefully the teachers can separate them as well. Your child will always remember you having her back. NTJ
  • OP R de-Discipline199 Exactly. i'm definitely letting the school know. its not just about the project, its the fact that she did it on purpose while looking my daughter in the face. i wont let anyone treat my kid like that in her own home.
  • Long_Ad3737 NTA, that was sabotage, you handled it chill
  • OP R de-Discipline199 Thanks. it literally broke my heart seeing my daughter cry like that after working so hard for weeks. i just could not stand having that girl in my house for another second.
  • No-Refrigerator-2694 If the friend was already jealous and failing, this feels very on- purpose. Your daughter deserved to see you have her back. The other mom def owes you for supplies at minimum.
  • OP R de-Discipline199 Thank you for saying that. my daughter was so heartbroken. seeing her face when she saw the mess just broke me. im glad i stood my ground bcoz she needed to know im on her side.
  • Careless-Image-885 NTJ. Actions have consequences. You did the right thing. If you haven't already, take pictures of the damage. Try to salvage what you can or build anew. Sit down with your daughter and explain that this girl is toxic and NOT a friend. If your daughter didn't understand how much you love her and will protect her, she does now. Explain that you don't want this girl in your home ever again. This girl is a bu y, hugely jealous and has some real issues going on. Judging from her mo
  • OP R de-Discipline199 Honestly, you are right. I kept making excuses for her thinking it was just teen girl drama and that she grow out of it. Huge mistake on my part. I already told my daughter they are done, and that girl is never stepping foot in our house again. My daughters peace of mind comes first now.
  • Usual-Canary-7764 So this friend is always weirdly jealous and the friendship has been encouraged because? You did not see something like this coming? YTA for not stopping it sooner...NTA for all of the rest that happened. That friend would not be welcome in my house ever again. Both she and her mother are definitely cut from the same cloth when you see those reactions. Now OP what are you going to do to protect your daughter?
  • OP R de-Discipline199 I totally agree. The way her mom acted on the phone really explained everything. No apology, just excuses for her daughters behavior. Its sad, but you are right, the apple does not fall far from the tree. That girl is definitely banned from our house for good.
  • JaJoSam Take a picture of her diorama so the teacher and that mother can see it. Perhaps the teacher will give your daughter time to recreate her work.
  • Valuable-Quality 7315 Other mom just deflecting, classic
  • RedReaper666YT NTJ - not only do actions have consequences, the girl's 15 not 5. Walking herself home at that age is entirely appropriate. Don't let that kid back in your house, like, ever!

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