She’s Giving Her 21-Year-Old Daughter One Month To Move Out Because She Refuses To Heal Her Trauma And Takes Her Anger Out On The Whole Family
This woman has two daughters– Zoe, who is twenty-one, and Bea, who is seventeen. But she and her two girls have not had the easiest life.
Her daughter’s biological father was apparently a narcissist who would constantly demean Zoe and Bea. So, after years of battling her ex in court, she and her husband, Tim, were finally able to get full custody of the kids.
Zoe was sixteen when that happened, but her ex had still left her daughter with a lot of pent-up negative emotions.
In fact, Zoe apparently has always had a tendency to be cruel and demanding of others. So, she has tried to support her daughter as best as she can.
“I myself have gone to therapy and taken parenting classes to help Zoe. I have read books and tried every resource available. A big help was having Zoe channel those emotions into positive outlets– such as kickboxing,” she explained.
And for a while, Zoe tried to help herself, too. But, once her daughter turned eighteen, Zoe went from enjoying therapy to calling it a waste of time and quitting.
On top of that, Zoe has refused to express her emotions via a positive outlet anymore and instead takes all of her struggles out on the family.
So, even though Zoe lives at home rent-free, gets her annual fifty-six thousand dollar college tuition paid for, and does not have to worry about a car or phone bill, Zoe still refuses to show her and her husband any respect.
For example, she cannot even ask Zoe to do one small thing around the house– like fill up their dog’s food bowl– without her daughter erupting and cursing her out. Then, she is left trying to de-escalate the situation.
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“Zoe also believes she is entitled to our money and curses at us because we are saving money for Bea’s education as well instead of giving it all to Zoe so she can have ‘fun money,'” she revealed.
Anyway, if you cannot imagine, tensions have only been growing in her household. But, this past weekend, one more incident totally pushed her over the edge.
On Sunday, she and Tim went out to a doctor’s appointment together. And on Monday, she learned from Bea that Zoe had been totally badmouthing them while they were gone.
First, Zoe apparently went on a long rant about how selfish she is since she asked Zoe to throw a frozen meal in the oven. But, she only asked Zoe for that sliver of help because her husband is a recent cancer survivor who is still battling weakness.
Then, Zoe apparently asked Tim why he couldn’t prepare his own food and called him “freaking useless.”
And learning Zoe said all of that basically broke her heart.
“Hearing Zoe talk like that about the man who supported and nurtured her and was a father to her when her biological father did not care was my breaking point,” she said.
So, once she saw Zoe next, she decided to play hardball. She told Zoe that her car was safe and that her last year of college was already paid for.
But, she needed Zoe to move out within one month, and by the end of the year, Zoe needed to find her own car insurance.
She also said that she and Tim would no longer be treated like ATMs and burdens after they had always been there for the family.
“If she wants to act like she is an adult who knows everything, then we will treat her as one and let her support herself,” she vented.
So, Zoe will likely end up living with her parents since her sister is unable to take Zoe in.
On top of that, her sister also berated her for kicking her daughter out in the first place. In fact, she got accused of being the worst person her sister had ever met because “you are never supposed to turn your back on family.”
Plus, her sister claims that Zoe’s father changed her daughter for good and that she should be there for Zoe– not kick her out.
So now, even though she does not think that Zoe’s trauma gives her the right to abuse everyone else in the family, her sister’s comments have made her wonder if cutting Zoe off financially and kicking her out is the wrong thing to do.
Is Zoe’s behavior understandable or reckless at this point? Do you think she could do more to help Zoe, or does her daughter need a wake-up call? How would you handle this situation?
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