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Fighting the temptation of telling my daughter exactly what i think of her

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visitingwhen Sat 21-Dec-24 00:47:30

be straight

Pennyloves Sat 21-Dec-24 00:37:48

My relationship with my daughter has got more difficult as she has become older. She is irresponsible, thoughtless, childish and constantly makes poor decisions.

She is a single parent and i do acknowledge it is difficult to find and hold a job however after having one for a year which is a miracle for her she has had an argument with one of the managers and walked out. I am appalled by the irresponsibility of it all. The effect on the GC from the never ending lack of money, how unfair it is on them. She owes us a lot of money and can barely afford to live as it is. I feel it is so selfish of her just to leave like this. She simply cannot commit to anything or put anyone else first. A rational adult in this situation would have bit their tongue putting her children first.

Her younger sister meanwhile is married with a nice house, regular holidays and a stable happy living situation for her children.

I feel as if i just want to "bang her head against the wall" and tell it as it is. How stupid and irresponsible she is but it will not end well. A few years ago when she said she was taking the children on holiday which she could not afford. She owed us money and still does, i let rip and made it clear her priorities were wrong and she simply isnt responsible enough to take the children away safely we were estranged for a few months.

My daughter is not young. She is in her late 40s!

How do other gransnetters learn to keep quiet in these situations or learn to let go?