Have you ever let someone borrow something only to get it back broken?

I can't think of anything off the top of my head that was very valuable or expensive that was returned damaged. I have had plenty of things not returned at all, so I no longer loan stuff out unless I don't care about it. That is a real drag about your father in law. It makes it so much stickier when it is faily, especially so if it is your spouse's family!

I have had some fishing equipment I loaned messed up. As to what I did about it, I learned to fix my own fishing equipment.

i did let my friend borrow all of my baby clothes long ago, and when she returned them, they were all stained and really had to be thrown out. at first i was mad (i never said anything to her), but then i thought to myself that she really needed them, and if i helped her out at a time when they needed help, then it was fine. I got over it, and bought new things again when i had my second,,who was a girl, so i wouldn't have been able to use all the clothes since my first was a boy!

Wow, I feel for you!!! I think you should put your foot down though. It's a lesson learned. I let someone borrow a $40 book recently --it was something that I thought they would enjoy and told them they could keep it for a couple of weeks. I haven't gotten it back after 6 months. It was awkward to ask for it after that long, but I did. They said they would return it last weekend "if they didn't forget". Didn't get it and I doubt the person can even find it now. I don't notice anyone else ever offering to lend me something they think I would like, so I really am not lending my things out anymore.

Damn, that really happened to you? No, never would I let someone borrow my car at all like that. Yea, I learnt a long time ago never let people borrow your stuff. I let friends borrow a CD I had, never did get it back. It was computer software that I loved and it was before the era of CD burners so obviously I couldn't make a copy. Therefore, I would never let someone "borrow" something without a cash deposit and/or signing some papers that will describe that they are responsible for all the damages and/or of the item and must pay for them. Otherwise I would say, "If you need it so bad then I can take you, otherwise you can borrow it but you must sign a promissory note that you will pay for all damages and/or lost you cause to the truck." To be honest with you, if you want you can sue your father-in-law, he needs to pay you the money for damaging it! He's the one that kept nagging so he should be a man and do that, right? At least that is what I would do. Pablo

I bet you were mad about the truck being damaged. My husband would of gone crazy. I don't understand why people don't take care of something that they borrow. A friend of my husbands borrowed our power washer. When we got it back we found a leak in the gas tank. It was only a couple of weeks old. His friend never said a word about it. It was a expensive and strong power washer. My husband was not happy at all, but never said anything to the guy. We will not be loaning out anything to anybody any more.

yes i have... but not an expensive thing like your truck... i am a book lover and i always keep my book in a good condition and i don't like my book to be folded, crumpled or torn... when i am in a uni, one of my friend borrows my textbook and i already tell him to be very careful about it and i want it to be returned in the same condition... he says yes... but what happen is, he returns the book wet, torn and the cover of the book already come out from the content of the book... he simply says to me sorry because he spills coffee on my book when he is reading it... and he says he is going to buy me another new one... well, i am waiting and keep on chasing him for it but he never buy me a new one until today... :-) that is one of the incident and there are many other small ones... i am very careful and selective in borrowing my stuffs to other people now...

Yes i did some experiences but not similar to your situation, its only my camera , was borrowed by my brother and then was broken, but thanks to him he replace it anyway , so i was not so upset.

I only let people borrow my things after they give me their assurance that they will give it back in it original state.

Shucks I don't remember experiencing anything like that. Touchwood.

Yes,i've ever happened this...it was a couple weeks ago.my friend came to me to borrow some of my paper cause she wanted to copy it..The next day,she gave me back my paper,and you know..it looked like not my paper cause the paper was clean before she borrowed it..i was angry at those time but i couldn't tell her that was not my paper..anyway,she didn't mention it at all..she just smiled and said thanks to me..argh..i don't wanna borrow my things again to her..

i lent a lawnmower once and that came back broken now i always say no and make excuses like its on its last legs (which isnt exactly a lie). i have lent tapes, books, spades and forks (really good ones) over the years and never got them back. if you want to get rid of something its a good way of doing it.

This is a drag. Once I lent a simple item, a blender, to someone. Ilived in a place where electronic items were expensive, so it cost about $80. The worst part of this is that, I didn't even offer it to the person who borrowed it. My neighbor offered it, and then made me feel really guilty when I said I didn't want to lend it. So, like you, I caved in. I got the blender back, and it looked ok. But when I went ot use it, it had been taken apart and put back together so it leaked. Chocolate shake went everywhere -- including all over the expensive suit I was wearing. (I was more upset about the suit than the blender). But the thing that was the worst, was the fact that they didn't tell me. People make mistakes, and even though it is bad that they break things, you can understand if they tell you about it and try to make amends. As I get tolder, when I feel wronged by other people, I just try to think about what I would do in their place, and make sure I live up to that if I ever am in their place. I try to think about how it would be to be someone so cowardly they can't own up to the mistakes they make. Try to take comfort in being "the better man." In your situation, this is super important, because it was your wife's family. You don't want to subconsciously hold it against her and make her feel guilty, because you will jeopardize your own relationship.

ya i face tat b4... i realy sad about it.... so i borrow anything from fren will make sure take care about it....

i dont remember when that's happen to me.but i wish i dont get mad if some stuf that i am borrow to someone has been broken.