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To not let adult daughter in back in the house?

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CantPutUpWithItAnymore · 17/03/2024 20:32

Age 28. Just lost the 4th job in a row, owes us £000s despite living at home rarely paying rent and having well paid jobs when she’s working, constantly angry and abusive, tells me she’s going to knock me out and wants me dead, won’t do a thing around the house or even take her own washing out of the machine, leaves mess everywhere, wastes dinners that have been cooked for her, has constant screaming rows with her boyfriend on phone in house that whole street can hear even at 2-3am. She can be fine one minute then flips like a switch into a foul mouthed, screaming banshee

She’s been on drugs (denies still being on them but that’s a lie), will bugger off for days at a time to stay at bfs but refuses to move out, heavy drinker socially, sleeps all day when she’s at home which is why she keeps losing jobs as always late and when working from home, logs on then goes back to bed!

We have put up with this for bloody years hoping desperately she’ll sort herself out. She’s obviously got serious mental health issues but wont seek help or take advice. She’s got physical medical issues which we believe are from stress as she’s constantly angry and stressed out. She also constantly threatens to kill herself. We’ve done everything we possibly can to support her - sat in A&E with her all night, paid for therapy, paid off her debts, helped her find jobs.

She’s in a really toxic relationship, keeps breaking up with him then going back, he’s done awful things to her but she won’t cut him off. It is so distressing. Constantly crying about how he treats her and we’ve told her again to again to end it. She’s a beautiful girl and could have anyone but keeps going back as we think he’s supplying her with drugs.

Came back crying about him on Friday (after spending the week at his in bed all day while he was at work, not applying for jobs). DH said if she’s goes back to him again, we wash our hands of her. She said she’s finally done.

She was in bed from Friday night at 8pm to Saturday 6pm. Hadn’t eaten anything (regular occurrence). Then she thunders about getting ready saying she’s going to a booked event with him as already paid for. She also ordered clothes to wear that she didn’t get up to answer door for delivery then started swearing that no one answered the door. She was fired 4 weeks ago. No money. I’d cleared her debts (£3k) in Jan as she said she was stressed about them, insisted her job was safe (it wasn’t as she was having disciplinary meetings), she was sorting herself out, split with bf (for a week) and she would be giving me most of her wage to pay me back. She paid a small amount then got sacked!

So she spent more money on clothes to go out (and drinking and probably drugs)! We said she shouldn’t be spending money when she doesn’t have a job.

She could have saved thousands by now to move out and put a deposit on her own place but has nothing. Even her clothes are all cheap stuff, her room’s a tip full of rubbish and dirty crockery. She drives one of our cars(needed for work), but wouldn’t contribute to insurance. We’ve taken it back now. I just cannot believe it. She could have had a lovely life but she’s pissing it all way.

DH said if she goes out, she’s not coming back. MassIve argument. She goes. We tell her to move with bf and we’re done. Boyfriend says she can’t live with him (he has his own property but doesn’t want her to). We say she needs to go to council then and her stuff is in garage.

Despite all this I’m so worried about her. Even worried today that’s she’s safe at bfs or did they have a row and he’s dumped her somewhere which has happened before. They were going to a city nearby and don’t know if she had money for a cab or was out of it on drugs/drink. She’s not answering phone.

DH is furious and says she’s not his daughter anymore and he wants nothing more to do with her. I want her out too as the effect she has in the household is horrendous. Even fighting with younger siblings and swearing at them. They have been massively affected by her behaviour.

I know she is in a really bad state though and am terrified as to how she’ll end up.

AIBU to say enough is enough?

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Hatty65 · 17/03/2024 20:37

tells me she’s going to knock me out and wants me dead,

That was enough for me. I wouldn't have her back. She's an adult and she needs to make her own choices in life, then live with the consequences. You do not have to allow anyone in your life to abuse you in your own home. This includes adult children.

Cornishclio · 17/03/2024 20:43

I think for you and the rest of your family she needs to move out. Don't pay off her debts either. Maybe it is the drugs which are causing her to behave like this.

hattie43 · 17/03/2024 20:49

Don't let her move in .
She's an adult and it's time to get her act together . She sounds awful

Busybee44 · 17/03/2024 20:52

Good grief i read this open mouthed in shock, despite the fact she is 28 and acting like a teenager, to be abusive towards you saying she wants you dead is a step too far. How on earth have you coped so far? Enough is enough, I'm afraid you'll have to throw her out or this behaviour will continue for many years. When she has to stand on her own 2 feet she may finally realise. xx

mycatsanutter · 17/03/2024 20:54

Oh my good this is absolutely awful I don't know how you have coped with this stress all this time . You have to put your marriage and other children first now , enough is enough.

MrCadburysParrots · 17/03/2024 21:00

This sounds really horrendous, but she clearly has some serious, serious mental health issues. I'd be taking her to A&E tonight.

CantPutUpWithItAnymore · 17/03/2024 21:15

MrCadburysParrots · 17/03/2024 21:00

This sounds really horrendous, but she clearly has some serious, serious mental health issues. I'd be taking her to A&E tonight.

Tried that. She admitted she was still doing drugs to crisis team (I waited outside) and they called me in so she could tell me. She gets them from bf. She promised she’d split with him but went back to his later that night. They gave her a referral for therapist but she didn’t do it.

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LoudSnoringDog · 17/03/2024 21:17

what is her serious mental illness diagnosis?

she just seems to me to be a very angry young woman with unacceptable behaviour

unless she has some significant trauma I can’t see how this is associated with a mental disorder

Busybee44 · 17/03/2024 21:19

CantPutUpWithItAnymore · 17/03/2024 21:15

Tried that. She admitted she was still doing drugs to crisis team (I waited outside) and they called me in so she could tell me. She gets them from bf. She promised she’d split with him but went back to his later that night. They gave her a referral for therapist but she didn’t do it.

you have done all you can, you;ve been more than supportive and loving, its time to be the hard parent now and cut her off, not forever of course but it may be the jolt she needs, very difficult and i really feel for you on this one. What was she like as a child and a teenager?

CharmedCult · 17/03/2024 21:27

You've cleared her latest debt now so it's too late - but that £3k would have been far better spent on a deposit and a months rent on a furnished flat for her.

She's 28, she's not going to change while you keep letting her come back home and you keep bailing her out.

savethatkitty · 17/03/2024 21:32

Tough love is required here. As difficult as this may be to hear, you are enabling her behavior.

Change the locks & go no contact whatsoever, until she can consistently prove she has got her act together. Good luck, it's an awful scenario to be in.

Dottymug · 17/03/2024 21:34

It must be incredibly hard but all the rescuing you're doing is enabling her behaviour. She is a drug addict and will need to reach rock bottom before it hopefully dawns on her that this is no way to live. She may not have the strength to pull herself out of addiction but you're not helping by giving her money and somewhere to stay. She needs to face the consequences. There is professional help out there when she realises she needs it. Stay strong for all your sakes and don't allow her back in the house.

gemloving · 17/03/2024 21:38

Wow. What an awful human your daughter is. You deserve better. She needs to move out x

BMW6 · 17/03/2024 22:07

Enough OP

She's 28. All grown up. I truly, really believe you MUST close your door to her - it's the only chance she'll get to save herself.

It sounds like a contradiction - but if you love her, make her go.

I'm so sorry you are in this position.

ilovebreadsauce · 17/03/2024 22:23

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ChimneySweepLiverpool · 17/03/2024 22:30

She needs to move out. If it got any worse you could always even consider a restraining order so she can't just show up if she doesn't agree with moving out (I may be jumping ahead though)

ChimneySweepLiverpool · 17/03/2024 22:31

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I disagree with this. Not what OP needs to hear and this is not always the case

NotStayingIn · 17/03/2024 22:32

You’ve helped her continuously but sadly it hasn’t actually improved things has it?

I think you need to now put yourself and others first.

wizzywig · 17/03/2024 22:34

@ilovebreadsauce wow! So a person is raised in a bubble?! Do you blame yourself for every non perfect thing your kids do?

Circumferences · 17/03/2024 22:39

gemloving · 17/03/2024 21:38

Wow. What an awful human your daughter is. You deserve better. She needs to move out x

She could have CPTSD?

moonfacer · 17/03/2024 22:40

YANBU. She is old enough to make her way in life.

The more you bail her out the more it enables her.

Don’t let her back in the house.

moonfacer · 17/03/2024 22:41

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Not necessarily. You have lived a sheltered life if you haven’t seen dc from the same parents turn out very differently.

IncompleteSenten · 17/03/2024 22:41

There comes a point when no matter how much you love them you just can't take their abuse any more.

alittleworriedlamb · 17/03/2024 22:42

What drugs out of interest?

CantPutUpWithItAnymore · 17/03/2024 22:44

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Yes we’ve thoroughly considered this. Gone over her childhood again and again to find something to blame ourselves for. She actually had a very happy, secure childhood (she says this herself) up until she started puberty and the rage kicked in. Started smoking pot at age 16 (without our knowledge obviously) and it went even more downhill from there. Graduated to cocaine, and other drugs when she was 18-19. This was in her friendship circle and we’d talked to her about drugs for years not knowing she was on them! DH and I are teetotal and never tried drugs!

Insists she only does it socially so not an addict but she is a pathological liar so it seems. She can go long periods without it at home as always looking for signs but she’ll come home, sleep for a few days, say she’s popping out and then not come back for days.

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