Dad sent me on a guilt trip for even thinking about asking for restitution. I ain't gonna go there.
Just hope he learns from it.
In a way, it's also Margaret's fault - she was the one who borrowed it in the first place, and then was too lazy to put it away, so she gave it to Bill to hang onto. And maybe I should have known better than to lend it out in the first place.
Ok, I don't know all the circumstances but I don't see why you should have a guilt trip about wanting someone to help pay. You didn't break your phone. Margaret and Bill are both adults and should know how to take care of other peoples' stuff. If they borrowed a phone from a friend and killed it, they'd insist on paying, right? So why is family any different?
"Family" is not another word for "people you can take advantage of and then make feel guilty", Rosie. They need to figure that out.
Bah, y'all should pool the money and together it won't be as expensive. Make it a threeway split. That way the blame and the responsibility get laid where they belong. And since it WAS an accident no one person is fully responsible. Just my 2 cents.