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Difficulties with grown up daughter.
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 699207" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Maybe the mods can switch this to Parent Emeritus, a forum for parents of adult children.</p><p></p><p>Does your daughter live with you? Does she work and pay her own bills? Any drug use?</p><p></p><p>Basically once they are 18 we can't make them do anything. Adult children, like all people are all different...some are kind and some are not nice. Some thrive, some want us to support them as if they are still little. We can't make our child have a good disposition, but we can set rules to abide by if they want to live in our home. And we can stick to it. Even if they get mad. They will never respect us if we are afraid of their anger.</p><p></p><p>Pregnancy with a difficult child is not in my realm of experience. That brings it's own issues. I see that some parents try to protect their grands against their own grown I'mkods, but grandparents have no rights in most states.........often our difficult kids marry difficult kids and that never helps.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry for your pain. Others will come along. Many of us have been in your shoes. You got very good advice to keep your focus on yourself as you have total control over yourself and your own happiness, but you have no control over anyone else, including your daughter. If you pray, pray a lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 699207, member: 1550"] Maybe the mods can switch this to Parent Emeritus, a forum for parents of adult children. Does your daughter live with you? Does she work and pay her own bills? Any drug use? Basically once they are 18 we can't make them do anything. Adult children, like all people are all different...some are kind and some are not nice. Some thrive, some want us to support them as if they are still little. We can't make our child have a good disposition, but we can set rules to abide by if they want to live in our home. And we can stick to it. Even if they get mad. They will never respect us if we are afraid of their anger. Pregnancy with a difficult child is not in my realm of experience. That brings it's own issues. I see that some parents try to protect their grands against their own grown I'mkods, but grandparents have no rights in most states.........often our difficult kids marry difficult kids and that never helps. I am sorry for your pain. Others will come along. Many of us have been in your shoes. You got very good advice to keep your focus on yourself as you have total control over yourself and your own happiness, but you have no control over anyone else, including your daughter. If you pray, pray a lot. [/QUOTE]
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