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<blockquote data-quote="dashcat" data-source="post: 360011" data-attributes="member: 9175"><p>I am looking for the right carrot. When she bailed out of college (lying to us and everyone else about her grades) and took off, I pulled her money out of our joint savings account. She babysat all through HS and I made her save 1/2 of each pay. She also had $ from her grad party. I didn't want her spending it on internet boy, so I pulled it. I used some to pay her portion of my car insurance and told her DEX and I would release it to her after she got a job. She wants to buy a car and she doesn't have quite enough and I did tell her I'd possibly help her with the car thing. Every once and awhile she brings up the money and expects me to just give it to her. The problem is she owes mega $ to student loans and has an oustanding ambulance bill that she incurred during one of her drama queen acts. We would have helped her pay it had she not ignored it for six months. </p><p> </p><p>I honestly think she feels better now that she is being productive, but she just can't seem to take the next step. It's so hard becasue I throw her out of the house to go looking but really have no idea if she actually is. Her lies, as many of you experioenced warriors know all too well, are spectacular and often very convincing. She also has the difficult child badge of honor: MegaEntitlement. Sigh. I know I don't have 1/2 the issues that I've read about here, but it's still a challenge.</p><p> </p><p>Dash</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dashcat, post: 360011, member: 9175"] I am looking for the right carrot. When she bailed out of college (lying to us and everyone else about her grades) and took off, I pulled her money out of our joint savings account. She babysat all through HS and I made her save 1/2 of each pay. She also had $ from her grad party. I didn't want her spending it on internet boy, so I pulled it. I used some to pay her portion of my car insurance and told her DEX and I would release it to her after she got a job. She wants to buy a car and she doesn't have quite enough and I did tell her I'd possibly help her with the car thing. Every once and awhile she brings up the money and expects me to just give it to her. The problem is she owes mega $ to student loans and has an oustanding ambulance bill that she incurred during one of her drama queen acts. We would have helped her pay it had she not ignored it for six months. I honestly think she feels better now that she is being productive, but she just can't seem to take the next step. It's so hard becasue I throw her out of the house to go looking but really have no idea if she actually is. Her lies, as many of you experioenced warriors know all too well, are spectacular and often very convincing. She also has the difficult child badge of honor: MegaEntitlement. Sigh. I know I don't have 1/2 the issues that I've read about here, but it's still a challenge. Dash [/QUOTE]
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