# Karma strikes the -99 household. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 8, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331 "2012-11-08T04:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/21 "2012-11-08T15:19:07Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > I get my renter’s insurance bundled with my auto insurance. I bet most companies do the same. Yeah, I’m really surprised that they don’t have renter’s insurance. Every policy I’ve had for car insurance has pretty much automatically included renter’s insurance. Usually they do the charge you for it and also offer a discount that happens to exactly match the cost of the insurance, so it’s basically free. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/22 "2012-11-08T15:24:09Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > You “made” her finish her workout? How old is Kayla? Sixteen. She’s the one who wanted to get this “Insanity” workout in the first place. The only role I play is nagging her to not slack off on it at the slightest excuse (and to tell the truth, she’s been easing back for the past couple of weeks). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/23 "2012-11-08T15:27:30Z")
Have you thought about renter’s insurance? I’m surprised nobody has mentioned it yet. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/24 "2012-11-08T15:29:31Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Have you thought about renter’s insurance? I’m surprised nobody has mentioned it yet. Once. For fifteen minutes, in 1960. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/25 "2012-11-08T15:31:23Z")
Here’s how simple it is. You can have expensive, easily broken shit, or you can have kids. Not both. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/26 "2012-11-08T15:41:16Z")
But kids ARE expensive, easily-broken little shits sometimes! ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/27 "2012-11-08T15:45:49Z")
I love this thread. That is all. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/28 "2012-11-08T15:51:57Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > I love this thread. Me too. Thanks, everyone, for helping me maintain a light heart about it all (although Kayla is still a little weepy this morning). Think I’ll tempt karma again: All you folks who play the celebrity Dead Pool over in Games, don’t forget to add Ted Nugent–dammit, there goes the dishwasher. Think I’ll quit while I’m behind. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/29 "2012-11-08T15:57:17Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Once. > > For fifteen minutes, in 1960. I hear Duran Duran sells a great policy. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/30 "2012-11-08T16:00:01Z")
Probably weepy from PMS. :dubious: Maybe you could reassure her that you don’t hate her for breaking the TV. Just a thought. If you can’t afford to replace the TV, you can’t afford to replace the TV. But renter’s insurance is still an excellent idea. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/31 "2012-11-08T16:13:28Z")
buy a smaller affordable set to put on the wall mount. hang photos of the broken set on the parts of the mount that now stick out (or any other decorations). keep entering contests. buy renters insurance. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/32 "2012-11-08T16:17:54Z")
My renters insurance costs me $110 once a year. Not all that expensive and well worth it. I get it from Progressive, who also does my car insurance, so there’s a discount because of it. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/33 "2012-11-08T16:56:25Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Me too. > > Thanks, everyone, for helping me maintain a light heart about it all (although Kayla is still a little weepy this morning). > > Think I’ll tempt karma again: > > All you folks who play the celebrity Dead Pool over in Games, don’t forget to add Ted Nugent–dammit, there goes the dishwasher. > > Think I’ll quit while I’m behind. The dishwasher? Did Kayla throw something at it, or did she just pick up the whole thing and heave it at something else? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/34 "2012-11-08T17:07:43Z")
You’re a Dad, therefore, you are wrong. If you totally change your stance to its exact opposite, you will be wrong in a wholly different way. So, she’s sixteen? You’re maybe ten, fifteen years from grandparenting? Revenge. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/35 "2012-11-08T17:29:07Z")
I blame tv manufacturers - shouldn’t they have some kind of screen guards at this point, what with the Wiis and all? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/36 "2012-11-08T17:40:59Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > You’re a Dad, therefore, you are wrong. If you totally change your stance to its exact opposite, you will be wrong in a wholly different way. > > So, she’s sixteen? You’re maybe ten, fifteen years from grandparenting? Revenge. Not likely. I’ve conditioned her to believe that her mother and I became parents at the _right_ age (40 and 43). I’m not sure how much encouragement and assistance I’ll be able to give the little grandmonsters when I’m in my 80s. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/37 "2012-11-08T17:45:22Z")
Would renters’ insurance cover that? I have homeowners’ insurance and when a foster dog ate my brand new couch, they didn’t cover it. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/38 "2012-11-08T17:58:41Z")
When I was about her age, I melted a hole in my waterbed in the middle of the night ( don’t ask) Not ONLY did my father not yell at me; he cleaned it up so I could go back to sleep. Daddies Rock. Kayla will remember how you handled this. Well Done. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/39 "2012-11-08T18:03:59Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > … shouldn’t they have some kind of screen guards at this point, what with the Wiis and all? We have a temporary one. She’s five, is the spawn of my S-I-L, and can even accomodate widescreens TVs by raising her finger to her nose and digging like a badger. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331/40 "2012-11-08T18:32:57Z")
Sorry man, but like everyone else has pointed out it’s just stuff. Hug **Kayla** good and tight, kiss her on the forehead and tell her “It’s just stuff”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331.md?page=3)