adult children

United States
July 5, 2008 10:31pm CST
It seems like ever since my older daughter had lost her car, we have been fighting constantly. We used to be close but if I tell her I have plans or am too tired to take her anywhere, she gets mad at me and hangs up. It is almost like I am expected to jump when she wants something. I do take her to work on the nights that I work because we both work at the same place, same time. But I can't keep on playing her games of bowing down to her when she hangs up and I am expected to take her. She is 20 and lives on her own. I have things I need to do when I am off and can't be at her beck and call all the time. It is getting frustrating. I hope she gets a car soon. Any one else get frustrated with their adult children?
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@nicholejade (2430)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
You are not expected to drop everything and run to her little whims and beck and calls. Do not feel bad and remember don't get frustrated about it. It is not going to get your anywhere but in a tissy fit. She lost her car herself and you have nothing to feel bad about. She did that on her own.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
7 Jul 08
Your daughter is acting like a baby and you're not doing either one of you a favor by allowing her to have temper tantrums. I've had to reel two of my three grown children back in a time or two and, yes, it's hard and upsetting but you have to have standards when it comes to how you allow yourself to be treated by anyone. Is it your fault your daughter lost her car? No, so stop letting her take out her frustrations on you. I know it's going to be hard but you really should lay down the law to her. If you're available to take her someplace you will but you're also allowed to have your own life, just as she does. Let her know that getting angry and hanging up on you is going to get her nowhere and that you're only going to discuss this once. After that, if she gets angry and hangs up on you don't answer the phone the next time she calls. She'll get the message and maybe clean up her act. Hang in there. Eventually she'll get another set of wheels and life will return to normal.
@ynigz1 (472)
• China
7 Jul 08
I still don't have my own child. I can understand you feeling. I see from others, even they child is grown up, but they still think parents should always give what they want. If they can't get from parent, they will complain or querell with their parents, they think their parents should be give them, that parents responbility. Not only they ask for something from their parents, their child grandson still ask for things to grandma and grandpa. I don't know why people have child, it's really troublesome, but I still want my own child.
@CharRay7 (1549)
• United States
6 Jul 08
Hi, I have a 25 year old son that until about a month ago lived with my husband and me. When he wrecked his car and it was totaled, he started using my car. I don't work so i guess he figured I didn't need it. I didn't mind when he drove it to work but he likes going to dirt track races and he always wanted to drive it out of town on the weekends. He finally got his own car but this went on for months. I'm sure it was much easier to use Mom's car than trying to buy his own again. At least he did replace the gas he used. :-) Have a great day! Char :-)
• United States
6 Jul 08
Well my question is dont you remeber how it was when you were out on your own? It would not hurt you to let her use your car. If you got things you need to do then you and your husband go out and do it. Just remeber one day you will not have a car and need someone to take you places and I hope your daughter dont do it. I mean since you refuse to allow your daughter to use your car.
@amigula (119)
• Philippines
6 Jul 08
yes sometimes i do as after cmg from my work after a long 3 hr s daily drive if my elder son agures or cry on some useless topics i do get frustrated.but tel me one thing child has no one else to complain or to talk to about their problems except to their parents so we have to cooperate with them we should be a gud listners and districtive enough to solve their problems
@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I thought that when my kids got grown they would take care of themselves and that would be that! However it did not work out that way, for the most part my kids do take care of themselves but last year my oldest daughters car tore up and she drove mine (that i am still making payments on) until it started having a rod knock then she gave it back she had drove my car for over 10,000miles and didn't even have the oil changed! So now i am making payments and having to carry full coverage insurance on a car that is sitting in the yard because i don't have 1200.00 dollars to have the motor changed,so the answer is YES i am frustrated with one of my adult children!