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My 13yoDD is addicted to shopping...

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AnythingMumsXX · 19/03/2025 10:06

Hello everybody,
My DD (13) is a shopaholic. I am not proud to admit this. She has a specific aesthetic that she decorates her room in that she spends massive amounts of money on/to maintain (buying PC/setup stuff, anime figures, decorations, building collections etc.) She doesn't spend most of this on clothes (she thrifts most of her clothes,) but XP is absolutely spoiling her with stuff whenever she asks. She has poor mental health with i'd rather not go into and some issues as well but will absolutely not respond to therapy so she numbs the pain with buying things. Her room is never 'done', there's always something to buy. I don't buy anything for her but XP enables it (we're divorced, there's troubles in our communcation; we have different parenting styles.) She has no friends, no connections, we've enrolled her in tons of hobbies/after school stuff/clubs but no connections there either. Shopping/buying/collecting is the one thing that seems to make her happy. AIBU for really not knowing what to do. Please help. Thank you.

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AnythingMumsXX · 19/03/2025 12:16

@ByEdgyPeer No to both but she doesn't use her own money for it. It comes out of our pockets.

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ByEdgyPeer · 19/03/2025 11:10

Is she getting into debt or stealing to fund her shopping? Is she buying so much that her room is full and a fire hazard?

If the answer to both of those is no, I wouldn't do anything, if it makes her happy, leave her to it.

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