was i wrong ?

@laken02 (3065)
United States
May 2, 2012 5:48pm CST
as most of you know me and my daughter have had issues. and the last time she left on her own did not want to stay with me and hubby because she does not want to get a job and does not want to clean or help keep house, she had come to stay with us said she had no where to go and that was the rules we gave her .. she said ok and i had her an interview where i worked and she said she needed 5.00 off hubby for her to have gas to go to the interview so he gave it to her, she got up to leave i said where are you going ? and she said to see landon her 2 year old son.. i said go straight there and back and do not run all that gas out.. from the money her steo dad had given her.. she said ok. i will be back im about an hour.. and i waited and waited and about 6 hours later she returend and went to her room and told me she was gonna live with a friend.. so she got her stuff and was leaving i said what about the interview she said i will be there in the morning.. i said did you go see landon ? she said no.. so she left and the next day she did not show up for the interview and made me look bad.. and did not care.. so when she did call me. i let her have it and told her not to come back to our house until she straightened up and had a job.. well she went weeks wothout calling , thein one day called and ask if she could come get a pop. i said no you cant..... and i told her once again to get a job.. well that was about 2 weeks ago and today she shows up at my door with ehr friend and she comes in and get on my computer still no job and invites her friend in and i let her have it, and i told her again not to come back unless she ahs a job, she keeps saying im getting one but never does, she ask can i fix me a ham sandwich i waited for a minute and thougth about it and i said no i will fix it i dont want you im my kitchen .. so i fixed her and her friend a sandwich and she left then 10 minutes later she was back and on my computer again.. i said you need to hurry up i was on there doing something. she got on her face book and i told her before the first time that she needed to call pam landon's granny she keeps him, i said she want you to call her landon has been asking where is my mommy every day . and it did not even faze her at all, i had to make her call and she called once and siad i cant get her.. and i dont have gas to go see him anyhow.. i was so upset.. i said you have gas to run around and come to my house but you cant see your son.. so i let her have it again and this time i told her if she did not have a job when she came to my door i was not letting her in and i made her get all her stuff today what is wrong with kids today.. she is 21.. and she know better she just does not care.. it may be wrong but i dont want her here until she does better.. and hubby would be really mad at me for letting her in today when i did.. becasue she took his money and did not even care.. so rigth or wrong im thur with her.. i am praying for her on a daily basis and i ask God to watch out for her and keep her safe.. but that's it.. she needs to learn.. the hard way.. what's your take on this situation..
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4 responses
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
2 May 12
You did the right thing. I had a phone conversation the other day with a friend of mine. Her son and daughter, both grown (early 20's) have jobs, have their own apartment in another town 4 hours away, but call her every time something goes wrong and wants her to 'fix' it. I told her straight out, tell them NO, tell them they got into whatever the situation is, and they can get out of it. She said that was what she was going to do, and hopefully she did. Sometimes, you have to let them stumble and fall flat on their face before they learn anything. I would have done the same thing you did. I have my youngest daughter living with me, temporarily, but she helps around the house, and her boyfriend helps with yard work, and other odd jobs around here. If there was no helping with cleaning, etc, and they buy their groceries etc, I would not foot the bill for it, nor would I put up with no help around here. They are trying to save up to get their own place, so I don't mind helping, I have the room, but if they were acting like your daughter, I would do the same thing, they would be out!
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
3 May 12
well im glad you feel that way, i was kinda feeling a little bad, but still have no intention of goign back to the way things were before, my mom gave her everything handed it to her and she never had to work she would take of mom even if it meant stealing like she did then mom moved to china and now she is back and i dont want the same things to happen and stress me and get me and hubby into it. she does not know my mom is back and i hated it but i lied today, i will ask God to forgive me but she ask if i had talked to mom and i said no..becasue i know she will hit her up for money as soon as she see's she is back.. i pray we can all be strong and not give in to her ..it caused so many problems before.. thanks again for your support..
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@yahnee (1243)
• Philippines
2 May 12
I have read through the whole of your issue with respect to your daughter. You are not wrong but you really have to stand on your own ground regarding this matter. It is very difficult being a parent and more so when the children reach adulthood. I can feel that you love your daughter very much but stop tolerating her bad habits. Please do not be a doormat. If she does not do right for her own sake, let her be to teach her a lesson. Since she has her own kid, she should know the meaning of responsibility. you are right there, she should learn the hard way. She will never learn while you are there giving her the helping hand and in time this might cause a rift in your relationship with your hubby. Sometimes, we are faced with very difficult decisions in life but more often they are the best that we have done. Good luck and I hope everything will turn for the better.
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@laken02 (3065)
• United States
3 May 12
you are so right in everything you said, except for her child he is 2 and she has not been much of a parent to him, and i am glad he is staying with his granny pam and in a safe home as she cannot take care of herself let alone a kid.. it just hurts me that she just gives up on life and acts like she has no clue why things are like they are.. i mean i would love nothing more then for her to do right and get a good job or anyjob and have things she wants and needs and then be a good parent to her son he is so sweet.. and when pam told me that he ask every day wher is my mommie i almost cryed and then i tell her and she does not even care at all that made me sad and angry.. so angry i did not even want to give her that samdwich when she ask.. i pray God gets ahold of her soon.. and he can change her i know.. that is going to be my prayer every day..
• United States
7 May 12
I have to be brutally honest. She had the baby but she isn't a mother... yet. She wants to party with her friends. She isn't ready for a job, either. Does she see that she needs a job? No! Does she really want to see her child? No! So you did the right thing! I assume it is so hard to let go but you Had to do it. I hope real soon she turns things around. Take Care.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 May 12
I honestly don't know what it is with kids these days. You know, I was relatively young when my daughter was born and for four months after she was born, I stayed at home with her and then I started a part-time job and started taking a nursing course so that I would be able to work as a nurse's aide at a local hospital. When she was nine months old, I started working full-time as a nurse's aide third shift and that wasn't something that I was too proud to do. I felt that it was important to work so that I could provide for my daughter and I took a lot of pride in it. I know that the economy right now sucks and that it is hard to get a job, but being a mother, having a job is something that she really needs to do. I hope that she gets her head on straight soon.