Quote From: nikki_pvnIf you had read my original post then you would have seen that I did not agree in the way the father was dealing with his daughter, but that he was probably doing the best that he could, and in the only way he knows how.
Yes, both parents should be making decisions together, the father is at home and the mother is throwing in her 'suggestions' from somewhere else, obviously that isn't going well for them.
I definately don't agree that the daughter should be living the way she is, but are the mothers reasons valid for leaving the home? A child being a 'slob' is not a reason for abandoning your family. As I had said previously, would it not have been logical for the mother to at least consult the daughters dr to actually know what is happening with her and what type of 'issues' her child has.
You say in another post that the father probably has mental issues of his own and should seek help, why, just because he is obviously not well equipped to handle the situation in the right way does not mean that he has mental issues. He is still in his childrens lives, and the mother is not.
Perhaps because I am the type of person that does not give up easily on any obstacle or problem that may arise in my life, I find it almost impossible to believe that this mother could just walk out and wait for a tv show to hopefully answer her questions. No normal parent gives up on their children without a fight, which makes me think that there is more to the story than just the daughter being a 'slob/pig', every story has more than one chapter.
I could not do that , and from what I see I don't believe that you are a person that would give up on your family.
You say in another post that the father probably has mental issues of his own and should seek help, why, just because he is obviously not well equipped to handle the situation in the right way does not mean that he has mental issues.
The reason I said that he need counseling is because he seems to have an unhealthy need for his daughter to remain a child. Just my read on the situation. Often there is a mental health reason that parents enable their children and this sounds like an excessive case because he was willing to let his life partner leave rather than change it.
