Should I disown my daughter?

[gjohnson5]

LOL!!!!


I agree with everyone here. Family always causes problems but we shouldn't ever turn our backs on our family.

p.s. When will she be 18?

 

[AshtonKutcher]

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with everyone else. When things get tough in life you need to just give up. Sure, quitters never win, but they never lose either, right?

 

[gjohnson5]

Kinda like how I feel about Ashton Kutcher movies.
You can't lose if you don't waste your money watching them.

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with everyone else. When things get tough in life you need to just give up. Sure, quitters never win, but they never lose either, right?

 

[mountain muscle]

That's what you get for being a Wangs fan.

Send her to Biteme's compound for re-education.

Seriously though, she is 17. Remember how you were when you were 17. Just let her know you are concerned and just want her to be responsible. She is going to make mistakes, but you can't ever give up on her.

 

[mrplunkey]

Never give-up, but do make sure rules and boundaries are in place. Too many parents today confuse "giving up" with "not letting your kid run all over you".

Also, it seems like a lot of parents today just wallow in the muck with their kids -- my ex-wife does that. If my 14 year old asks for something I can't or don't want to do, I simply say "no" and move on with the program. My ex will start fighting, which immediately lowers her to the child's level. Always remember that you're the parent, and if you give that up to fight with them as peers, expect a fight any and every time they don't get what they want.

Not to say children are dogs -- i'm saying nothing of the sort... but watch a few episodes of "The Dog Whisperer". Remember you're the pack leader and the members of your pack will be happier and less stressed when they know you are there leading.

 

[RachelEFC]

She sounds like a good girl to me. She's being responsible with using the birth control, she's carrying a great GPA. Congrats on the smart kid.

 

[needtogetarmy]

She sounds like a good girl to me. She's being responsible with using the birth control, she's carrying a great GPA. Congrats on the smart kid.

She struck her mom and is out all night. Taking birth control doesn't make someone a saint and it doesn't prevent STDs.

I saw set down the law but do not disown her. Family is family. Eventually she will learn her lesson - quite possibly the hard way.

 

[nefertiti]

Jesus dude, no. You cannot come into your daughter's life out of nowhere and then leave it just because she's difficult.

 

[RachelEFC]

She struck her mom and is out all night. Taking birth control doesn't make someone a saint and it doesn't prevent STDs.

I saw set down the law but do not disown her. Family is family. Eventually she will learn her less - quite possibly the hard way.

I'm sorry, just trying to be supportive.

 

[Pat_McCrotch]

My daughter has turned 17. She has gone from my angel to my devil. She lives with her Mom, has a new boyfriend and runs the streets from 3pm to 11 pm each night. Nothing I have said can stop her ... she is that bull headed.

She spent 2 weeks in juvenile detention for striking her Mom in March and immediately went back to partying upon release. Now she is an adult in Michigan.

I had her meet a lawyer last Friday who will represent her when she is picked up by the police. I know this will happen soon. You can't live like this.

She is on birth control pills and somehow maintains a 3.83 average in high school. She still wants to go to University 2 1/2 years from now.

I have no legal obligations towards her. All I do for her is of my own free will. She was the sweetest young woman in the world back in the Fall of 2007. Now she just runs the streets with her friends.

Do I disown her? Simply fade away? Keep reaching out?

WTF dude?!?!?!? Why would you disown her? what if she gts some where she needs you to come and get her out of? She is your daughter!!!!!!

She makes good grades still and wants a future. Maybe she needs some freedom to learn a few hard lessons.