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 Subject :My daughters will not accept responsibility for their behaviour.. 30-07-2011 11:00:28 
liddy
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My daughters are 16 and 13yrs old and will not take responsibility for any bad behaviour. The 13yr old will not do any thing at all at home and has already lost her phone for 2months for swearing at me any time things dont go her way. She even had the audacity to take my phone and hid it from me for 4wks. When i asked her why she took it she told me she wanted me to know what it feels like to go without. That has cost her another month for taking it. I also add another 2days she wont get it back every time she swears at me. She says punishing her will not make a difference and she will do what she likes. As for the 16yr old she is Mad Uncle Jack x2, She will fight tooth and nail to get her phone back and becomes totally irrational. I am absolutley exhausted physically and emotionally and have gone into silence for a wk now. Please help! :-S
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 Subject :Re:My daughters will not accept responsibility for their behaviour.. 31-01-2012 00:44:03 
despr8mum
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Hi, know exactly where you are coming from, my daughter whom I love dearly left home on 13th of January to stay at a friends for the night then txt me to say she is going to live there, she hasn't been home since, she is now not there- but at her friends auntys place which is not far from where I live, I have no idea how she is surviving as I will not give her a cent, she is also very verbally abusive when she doesn't get what she wants, very much like a 2 year old having a tantrum but ten times worse, starts throwing her wait around gets physical, but I just pick up the phone and start to call the police as that behaviour is not acceptable in my house, btw this all started over her not being allowed to do any more washing until she hung out her last lot that had been sitting in a washing basket for a day and a half lol We do not ask a great deal of her, her curfew is reasonable and just ask that her few chores are done before anything else or going out, stubborn as a mule has even admitted to she doesn't like being told what to do, My reply "We don't tell you what to do..... we ask nicely there is a big difference".

I work full-time in a high pressured job, this all makes life very stressful and disruptive, truth be known it is Monday I am off work having a mental health day as the worry is incredible.

My daughter has a Saturday job in a cafe which she loves, I guess that will partly help towards her food, and I am paying for her schooling as she is extremely bright and doing well at school, unfortunately brightness does not include common sense which she lacks, all she is doing is adding unnesscessary stress to her life. Apparently she is going to apply for the unsupported childs benefit, I wished her luck with that, I have contacted social workers and police as this isn't the first time she has lived away from home, I guess some kids just have to learn the hard way.

BTW GOOD LUCK!!!!!!At least we know we're not on our own, its like some sort of an epidemic I call it "THE TEENAGE EPIDEMIC"

And when she does finally come home being the mother i am I will have her favourite dessert waiting for her, the best ever HUMBLE PIE.
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 Subject :Re:My daughters will not accept responsibility for their behaviour.. 31-01-2012 11:02:16 
liddy
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Hi Despr8mum, that would be my worst nightmare if my kids left home the way your daughter did. I recently had a huge argument about the way my 13yr old was being disrespectful to me by name calling and pushing me round when she couldnt get her way so i took her phone off her. She only got it back 1wk before. Well she came flying at me with feet kicking and grabbed me and started pinching and punching. I had bruises everywhere. Then she kicked me in the hip and that was so painful as i have arthritis in most of my body. I would not give her the satisfaction of letting her know how much that hurt but i told her if she ever raises her hand to me again i will call the police and have CYFS remove her. So far she has not touched me again. My eldest has repeatedly told me she wants to leave home because she doesnt like my rules so i have said when you leave school and find a job you can leave.What has happened to our children these days. You can be the best parent in the world but at the end of the day our children have to take responsibility for their actions. I hope your daughter returns home and you can resovle matters together although i know myself that things are said easier than done.
GOOD LUCK!
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