what if you break something

This reminds me of the time I was visiting a VERY well to do lady. she was a very nice person and a good friend and she never did do anything to make me feel less important, but the facts were there I had nothing and only God knows what she has. Anyway she had made bread one day and called me up and said she had some extra buns baked and she didn't want to eat alone and asked if I would go to her place for lunch. She was a widow and I was in my thirties, with a yound child. Although my daughter was always very good about not touching other peoples things she was fasinated by this oil lamp. She sat there forever watching the oil moving around and Yes you guessed it she touched it and over it went broke and there was oil everywhere. She cried so hard you'd have thought she was being murdered and I'm down there trying to mop up the mess and apolizing through my teeth. What a hell of a mess and talk about ruining your appetite. I wanted to replace the lamp but couldn't find one so I finally asked her where she got it and she had it from the last town she lived in. Well then I insisted on paying for it and she said no it was old and not all that important anymore. What an ordeal.

I would always confess and offer to replace it or have it repaired. Accidents do happen!

If you are a true friend then honesty is part of the relationship isn't it not? So I would definitely confess to chipping the ornament or breaking it, because if the boot was on the other foot I sure as hell would expect my friend to own up if they did that in my home! Honesty is the best policy, otherwise what sort of friendship is it? Accidents happen and your friend will understand and probably respect you more for owning up and yes I would offer to pay for it, if I couldn't afford it I would work something else, fortunately it has never happened to me but I like to think that I am an honest wolf!

Well I would have to be honest and owe up. I wouldn't want that to happen in my house and if someone broke something in my house I would expect them to owe up and tell me. I would be upset but more upset if the person didn't tell me. In someone else's house if i didn't owe up right away I would go away and worry and then owe up later so best do it in the first place, that way I wouldn't have a sleepless night.

Well, of course you confess to it. Stuff happens; real friends understand that. Of course, I probably wouldn't be picking up the ornament in the first place-- especially not if it's something that is really delicate.

i have a best friend and when i break something in her house i just tell her and if she wanted me to pay for it . i would let her no that you didnt mean it and you will pay her back but it will take time to pay her back and then tell her how sorry you are

Ahh this is a good discussion on morals. I would confess up because it would come out in the end anyhow that I was probably the one to do it and just cause problems and make my friend not trust me anymore so if I was up front and honest about it I feel things would be easier. I would offer to pay for it or to have it fixed/repaired or ask her if she would take payments on repairing it or replacing it. And if they are a true good friend then they would know your circumstances and agree instead of wanting it all now.

Oh I would let my friend know for sure. I would feel so guilty about it and hiding it would not make me feel any better at all. If it cost more than I could afford I would ask if I could try to fix it so they could use it until I could find another one when I could afford it. If it was me and a friend broke one and told me about it I would not expect them to replace it or pay for it....accidents do happen.

No I would definately confess I would not be able to live with myself! It would be even worse if the friend had kids and they got the blame for it instead. When I was little I was polishing for my Mum, she had this horse ornament that she really loved and when I picked it up it fell to pieces in my hand. I was distraught I thought I had broken it and I tried in vain to glue it back together, my Mum caught me and I was in big trouble. My Dad over heard and after I had been told off and grounded eventually confessed that it was him that had broken it originally and had glued it so when I picked it up the glue gave way!

i would have to tell.. i would feel too horrible if i didnt even if i couldnt afford to replace it

No matter who the person was I would fess up. Accidents happen and if the person didn't understand that fact then I'm not sure it would be a great loss if they freaked out.

I fess up because it's the right thing to do. At least I'd be honest and not having to tell nothing about it while it haunts me for the rest of my life. You'll never know if they'd forgive you or not till you tell them. Sure they would be disappointed, but that does not mean that they won't be your friend if you're truely truely truely sorry about chipping or breaking their belongings. The only time I'd get mad at someone who does that is if they don't fess up and I find out for myself. I knew some chick broke my headphones since she was the last one to borrow them and when I tried to use em, they weren't working therefore she's the one who did something to them while I got no headphones anymore because of her not fessing up and getting me new ones. She returned them back to me with the plastic all messed up and all so I'm still ticked off. Bad enough I see the person in my class everyday.

hahah great discussion. well lets just say i owe a lot of people a lot of money, im known for breaking things. i always say something, especially if its expensiive, if not they dont care. This week alone i broke 3 glasses, a bowl and an ash tray, all not mine. my boyfriend says we cant have guests cause they have nothing to eat off of, cause i do it at home too..

I would definitely confess and offer to pay back, if she/he is my best friend, she/he must see that i'm sincere to say sorry and know it's accident, accident does happen. I always think this is my responsibility to pay back if i lost or break some one's belonging. If it's really too expensive for me and i don't have enough money to pay right now, i would make the installment monthly, sure, she/he must accept this. Otherwise, i only can borrow money from my family and repay.:-( Luckily until now i havent broken anyone's belonging, i always stay aware or do not touch anything that's fragile when i'm in my friends' house.

Oh I would have to tell her and try to make it right as soon as I could.

I'd confess. I'd worry they would notice later and then look at me like, I know what you did! If it was expensive, I'd offer to make little payments to make up for it. But I would think it would have to be really expensive for someone to actually want me to pay them back for it. Or perhaps they would take it as a good gesture if I offered one of my own ornaments for breaking theirs. Sometimes gestures like that just work. But if it is only a chip, I don't think they would mind too much if it can just be moved a little and no one will notice.

I would fess up. I would feel more guilty not telling.This is the reason I stay a least 4 feet away from Anything breakable.

of the freinds known to me, telling them wont harm, i am sure they wont cahrge me for it ;)

I would definitely confess and pay for the item. I would feel so guilty if I didn't. Chances are the friend won't want the money but it is good to "come clean"

i would say that i did it... but if it is too expensive since i am only a student.. i'll definitely not to waste my money...and hide the chips in hidden places... haha