I want to refuse to pay for a laptop my daughter "broke".
I'm confused. Why won't you pay for it?
I don't think it is fair to pay for something I didn't know about
I think you're in the right here. She shouldn't be expecting you to pay for something that she broke herself just because you're her parent. Have her pay for it instead!
She is going to be angry though and I don't like her being mad at me all the time.
She might be angry but she should pay for her own things. She shouldn't keep expecting you to keep footing the bill.