Katharina Buczek
But her daughter, on the other hand, never made an effort to learn.
At first, she still figured this was fine because her daughter did not have any direct responsibilities caring for her stepdaughter.
Recently, though, her daughter has begun getting paid to babysit her stepdaughter when they are not around. And for her, that changes everything.
She believes that now that her daughter is spending time with her stepdaughter and is responsible for a young kid, her daughter needs to at least learn some basic communication in ASL.
Although, after she brought up this idea, her daughter straight-up refused to put in any effort. And even when she recommended that her daughter starts by just watching some YouTube videos, her daughter still would not budge.
“Saying she’s not responsible for my choice to be in the life of a disabled child,” she recalled.
Since then, her daughter’s refusal to learn ASL has also been stirring up a lot of problems in her marriage. Apparently, her husband recently admitted to feeling uncomfortable that his young daughter lives with someone who is cold and refuses to engage or even put in such a small effort to communicate.
On top of that, her husband even revealed that the situation had pushed him to consider divorce since he doesn’t want her stepdaughter to be negatively impacted by her daughter’s treatment.
That’s why she finally chose to put her foot down and give her daughter an ultimatum.
More specifically, she told her daughter that they would have her disabled stepdaughter living in the house for the foreseeable future. So, if her daughter wants to continue living there while pursuing college, then the teen will have to learn some basic ASL.
She clarified that her daughter does not have to like her husband or her stepdaughter. Plus, the teen doesn’t even have to hang out with them.
