Was this okay to do, or am I just being a B......?

[msdznyduck]

Last night as we were sitting down to dinner, the phone rang. It was for DS (15yrs old). It was his "friend" calling to ask if he could borrow his Game Cube, since he was having a sleepover, and they wanted to play some game (probably all night). DS said okay, and a few minutes later, his friend came over to get it. I think since he wasn't invited, he should have told him no. Today, when he came over to drop it off, DH told him that it was nice to invite the Game Cube to his sleepover. (but not DS).
Am I being weird about this, or was it okay ?
Elaine

 

[Stepharoonie!]

I think it was okay. It was really rude of the kid to take the Game Cube from your son, but not invite him.

 

[honeywolf7]

I wouldn't have blamed your son for saying no, but it sure shows how generous he is that he let the other boy borrow it.

 

[olena]

I agree with Becki. Your son seems pretty generous. However, your DS shouldn't let this 'friend' make a habit of using him for his possessions. Those friendships go nowhere.

 

[floridafam]

That was awfully nice of your son. Maybe it didn't bother him.

I like your DH's response to the kids. My DH would have said the same thing.

I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[bumcat]

I do not allow my son to let others borrow his stuff. Not for that reason but because if they break it no one is going to reimburse him for another one. He use to lend things out and found out the hard way that it would not be replaced. Most parents don't care either. He has one trustworthy friend that we would not have a problem with.

 

[Sandy V.]

I think it took a tremendous amount of nerve and was very rude for this boy to borrow your son's GameCube. Your son was very generous, but I wouldn't have allowed my son to lend his out. I think you set a dangerous precedent in doing so. Obviously the boy doesn't think enough of your son to invite him to the sleepover - just seems to me like he was "using' him. I loved your husband's response!

 

[Tinkbell]

I think your son was taken advantage of and I wouldn't have allowed his friend to borrow it.

 

[msdznyduck]

We weren't aware that his friend asked, until a minute before the doorbell rang, since this kid only lives around the corner, and it was only a matter of minutes since the phone rang. He's lucky that DS answered the phone, and I was finishing putting dinner on the table, because if I had known, I would probably told DS that he shouldn't lend it out. The first thing he did when it was returned this morning, was check it out to make sure everything was still in working order. Maybe next time he will think twice, since both DH and I talked to him regarding the situation. I think it was just such a spur of the moment thing for DS, that he didn't think about the consequences of it being broken, dropped, etc.