27 Problem Children Ruined Ridiculously Expensive Things

15.

My kid blew the motor on a Ford Contour. I guess he thought the temp gauge was nothing to worry about.

16.

My daughter ruined my phone when she was about 2 months old. She threw up on me and it splattered hard enough to hit the phone just right while it was charging and it fried the charging port.

17.

The television. Apparently, running the scissors over the screen makes it look better.

18.

My son turned a one year old car into a submarine. We get flooding here every time it rains so locals know to stay out of puddles. Except my son, I guess. I’ve asked him many times what his comfort level driving through water is. Mine is 2 or 3 inches. He somehow managed to flood the car to the middle of the steering wheel.

19.

My dad, a realtor, once sold a house and a condo to a guy whose daughter had burned down their old house. The house was for the family, the condo was for the daughter. I asked my dad how it had happened and he said the guy just told him, “She’s always been like that.”

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.