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My daughter... When will it end?
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<blockquote data-quote="Calamity Jane" data-source="post: 652907" data-attributes="member: 13882"><p>Hi and welcome,</p><p>It sounds like you're going through a very difficult time; I'm sorry. I'd very strongly encourage you to make very clear to your daughter that if she wants to parent this child, she will have to live elsewhere. I'll guarantee if you don't do this and stick to your guns, you'll be parenting both of them from now till kingdom come.</p><p></p><p>I know firsthand that there's a thin line between ennobling and enabling. I have been throwing money at my kids for years trying to be noble and "do the right thing" and all I've done is enable. After everything you've paid for, she couldn't get free birth control? That's absurd and you shouldn't have to be responsible for the daily care of her child if that's not what you want.</p><p></p><p>Kicking heroin is, I'm sure, one of the most difficult addictions to conquer. She seems to be doing well, but she has lived the "easy come, easy go" kind of life that she's been accustomed to for so long because you've been compassionate and supportive, but now this has to end. It's a process, and perhaps you should seek professional counseling and support to help you along in this part of the journey. Otherwise, I'm afraid that you'll be manipulated by her unwise decisions for the rest of your days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calamity Jane, post: 652907, member: 13882"] Hi and welcome, It sounds like you're going through a very difficult time; I'm sorry. I'd very strongly encourage you to make very clear to your daughter that if she wants to parent this child, she will have to live elsewhere. I'll guarantee if you don't do this and stick to your guns, you'll be parenting both of them from now till kingdom come. I know firsthand that there's a thin line between ennobling and enabling. I have been throwing money at my kids for years trying to be noble and "do the right thing" and all I've done is enable. After everything you've paid for, she couldn't get free birth control? That's absurd and you shouldn't have to be responsible for the daily care of her child if that's not what you want. Kicking heroin is, I'm sure, one of the most difficult addictions to conquer. She seems to be doing well, but she has lived the "easy come, easy go" kind of life that she's been accustomed to for so long because you've been compassionate and supportive, but now this has to end. It's a process, and perhaps you should seek professional counseling and support to help you along in this part of the journey. Otherwise, I'm afraid that you'll be manipulated by her unwise decisions for the rest of your days. [/QUOTE]
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