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<blockquote data-quote="ctmom05" data-source="post: 129710" data-attributes="member: 2901"><p>My daughter is 21. What's bothering me is probably something most of you are familiar with; the abundance of excuses and a sharp tongue that bites.</p><p></p><p>She twists logic like crazy to make it look as any issues she encounters that have a difficult or negative impact are someone else's doing.</p><p></p><p>She lives on her own, but hasn't worked in almost a year. She is living off funds that she inherited. The list is very long as to why she isn't earning an income, "because I don't drive, because I lost my ID, ...." While it is a great deal of money, $25,000 isn't hard to spend.</p><p></p><p>She can draw a path from each of those problems to someone other than herself. </p><p></p><p>Today's outburst was aimed at me. We made a trade; she helped the family move some furniture in exchange for a ride to a concert. With a big storm on the way, I asked her to be access information that will tell us if the concert gets cancelled. She blew up.</p><p></p><p>I wish she could see or hear herself when she acts like this. Since we were on the phone, I didn't have to listen for long...but this is a pattern that repeats and it is disheartening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ctmom05, post: 129710, member: 2901"] My daughter is 21. What's bothering me is probably something most of you are familiar with; the abundance of excuses and a sharp tongue that bites. She twists logic like crazy to make it look as any issues she encounters that have a difficult or negative impact are someone else's doing. She lives on her own, but hasn't worked in almost a year. She is living off funds that she inherited. The list is very long as to why she isn't earning an income, "because I don't drive, because I lost my ID, ...." While it is a great deal of money, $25,000 isn't hard to spend. She can draw a path from each of those problems to someone other than herself. Today's outburst was aimed at me. We made a trade; she helped the family move some furniture in exchange for a ride to a concert. With a big storm on the way, I asked her to be access information that will tell us if the concert gets cancelled. She blew up. I wish she could see or hear herself when she acts like this. Since we were on the phone, I didn't have to listen for long...but this is a pattern that repeats and it is disheartening. [/QUOTE]
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