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November 17, 2005, 11:00 am PST

Nip it in the bud now!

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I have a fifteen year old daughter. She has been living with her dad for a year. I have been very sad about it. Unfortunately, it was my idea. My daughter's dad filed bankruptcy, played my daughter against me, and now he doesn't pay me child support anymore. I've tried everything to get my daughter to listen to reason, but she is still siding with her dad. Her dad made my life with my daughter so miserable. He told me that if Nicole called him screaming and crying again, he would come to my house and get her. The sad thing is she knew she could get his support. He doesn't like me and he wants my daughter to hate me too. I have tried and tried to get my daughter help. Counseling was a dead end. She wouldn't go. Pleading with her to see me once or twice a week hasn't worked. Going to a lawyer and making her be with me will only cause more conflict between us. I'm at the end of my rope. I want her to see me, but not if she is going to come home and treat me like crap. The waiting game is driving me crazy. Any advice?
I had this problem with my ex-husband.  he is an attorney and said that my daughter was 14 and could make her own decision about where to live.  I told her that if she wanted to live with her Dad I would fight for her.  She liked being there because she could do anything she wanted.  My ex fought me constantly, played her against me and basically put her in the middle.  What he really wanted was not to pay child support.  though my daughter remained with me, he was always manipulating her and causing emotional stress. Ibelieve this led to bad choices, confusion, and etc. which ultimately led to her death in a car accident.  Do not let this happen to you.  She needs stability in  her life and so do you and the ex.  You have to find a way to both spend time with her and make her feel loved and appreciated, not like a pawn in a chess game.  I know it is difficult but it is too important not to keep trying.
 

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worried
March 29, 2006, 6:13 am PST

Setting Boundaries

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I have a fifteen year old daughter. She has been living with her dad for a year. I have been very sad about it. Unfortunately, it was my idea. My daughter's dad filed bankruptcy, played my daughter against me, and now he doesn't pay me child support anymore. I've tried everything to get my daughter to listen to reason, but she is still siding with her dad. Her dad made my life with my daughter so miserable. He told me that if Nicole called him screaming and crying again, he would come to my house and get her. The sad thing is she knew she could get his support. He doesn't like me and he wants my daughter to hate me too. I have tried and tried to get my daughter help. Counseling was a dead end. She wouldn't go. Pleading with her to see me once or twice a week hasn't worked. Going to a lawyer and making her be with me will only cause more conflict between us. I'm at the end of my rope. I want her to see me, but not if she is going to come home and treat me like crap. The waiting game is driving me crazy. Any advice?

I have read all the messages on this sight and I have not found anyone with the problem that Im having with my 15 yr. old daughter, can someone give me some insight as to what the hell Im doing wrong. Im ready to fall off the face of the earth, and not come back. She is not a girl that does drugs (YET) but her mouth is something that I have just about had it with. She has been liking this boy in the 9th grade (which she is in the 9th also) and she thinks that she is suppose to spend every lasting moment talkign to him or hanging out with him. Her grades have gone to crap! Her attitude sucks and now she is adking me when she can get on birthcontrol pills, cause her friends mom has them on it. I told her that she is not ready mentially, physically, or emotionally. Well all hell broke loss and a fight came out of that. Now she says I cant talk to you about anything without making you mad. Well good god omity!!!! She dont have any girl friends anymore, not one girl has called to hang out with her or go do anything with. Im really concerned about that. Do ALL teens do this???? This is my first teen girl that I have gone through with, the first one was a boy and what a breeze!!!!!! Please someone I need advise from someone going through this or Im going to crack. My husband was in Iraq for 18 months and now is out of state working in Orlando Fl. So I get to go through this all alone, I dont not drink but it is very tempted to start. Thabnk you anyone for some in put on this. I will be happy to leave my email address if anyone wants to talk one on one.  

bbyrd1956@aol.com 

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