Her Oldest Daughter Wants To Move Back In With Her And Her Husband, So They Gave Her A List Of Rules To Follow, But She Refused And Started Stirring Up Drama In Their Family

This woman and her husband, Luke, have a 25-year-old daughter named Betty, who moved out of their house a year ago.
While Betty was under their roof, she threw a ton of tantrums about the rules of their house that they expected her to follow.
Some of the things Betty got upset about included not being allowed to throw insane house parties and not getting paid to put dishes in the dishwasher.
There was one instance where Betty got angry that she and Luke bought her brother a laptop for school, so she expected them to give her money so she could attend Coachella because Betty thought that was only fair.
“Luke and I explained to Betty that she is not owed “fun money” from us,” she said. “We will not pay her for doing chores because she will have to do chores regardless of whose house she lives in.”
“She is an adult, and once she moves out and pays for her own things (housing, utilities, car insurance, gas, groceries, etc.), then she can do whatever she wants.”
“Since moving out, Betty has frequently asked us for money because she either cannot afford to do something fun with her friends or she doesn’t have time to because of work. Luke and I always refuse because vacations and nights out aren’t a need, and being an adult means you don’t get to hang out with your friends or go do expensive things all the time.”
A week ago, she and Luke met up with Betty to have lunch, and during lunch, Betty mentioned that she would like to move back into their house.
She and Luke agreed, but only if Betty would follow the rules that they laid out for her that day.

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Their rules included Betty paying them $500 in rent every month, which would not only cover utilities but groceries too. If Betty didn’t want to pay rent, she needed to be attending college.
She and Luke also said to Betty that if she picks college, they’re happy to pay for her tuition and her tutors too, but she has to pass all her classes and buckle down.
She and Luke then let Betty know that she has to pitch in around the house and be in charge of cleaning the stove and kitchen counter, cleaning the pool, putting away groceries, and loading as well as unloading the dishwasher.
And finally, she and Luke made it clear to Betty that she is not allowed to have crazy house parties, she is not allowed to do any drugs, and she is not allowed to smoke.
“Betty said she refused to agree to these rules,” she explained. “So we told her okay. That is her choice to make, and it is also our choice to not allow her to move back in.”
“Betty tried to start an argument, but Luke and I weren’t playing along. We told Betty that she is 25 and it’s time for her to grow up. She needs to accept now that this is reality and get used to handling her own adult things.”
Well, Betty then riled up Luke’s family, and they have since accused her and Luke of being terrible. Betty even got one of her friends to reach out to them and say the same.
Luke’s family and Betty’s friends are outraged that they want to charge Betty rent and have her do chores.
These people are also accusing her and Luke of not loving Betty, but that’s not the case at all. She and Luke do love Betty a lot, but Betty is now an adult, and she seriously needs to act like one.
“People aren’t going to fund and enable her to just have fun all the time, even and especially not us,” she continued.
“Luke and I don’t understand how multiple people think this is selfish or unreasonable. So I’m looking for neutral perspectives on here.”
“To answer the question of why Betty has this mentality that Luke and I should enable her to have fun all day, Betty’s biological father has unfortunately caused her to develop this attitude. He insists that my husband and I should pay for Betty to have fun all day and handle her responsibilities, yet isn’t willing to actually do it himself.”
Do you think the rules she and Luke expect Betty to follow are reasonable or unreasonable, and if Betty was your child, would you have different rules for her?
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