To enjoy having a sulky flounce. Haven't had one for years.

[Seagall]

I've had a shit day, Ive got a bad cold, first thing this morning i had to go and calm my dm who has Covid and was panicking (in her 80s, widow, anxious). Picked my car up from the garage at a cost of 400 quid. Dog shat in the kitchen (ancient dog, didn't make it outside). Spent the rest of the day cleaning and doing laundry. Had to go and check on dm and make sure she was ok. Finally got to sit down on the sofa at about 8pm and dd had my lovely heated blanket thing. My heated blanket is my most prized possession. I asked her for it and she said no. I started feeling very cross (unusual for me I am normally very chill). She said - you can have it if you go and get me another blanket.

So I stood up, said 'oh forget it!' rather dramatically and flounced out, now I'm cosy in bed and thinking I rather enjoyed my little flounce and behaving like a teenager.

Don't know how old your DD is, but she needs age appropriate consequences for that.
Maybe try doing less for her as she seems to be taking you for granted?

Enjoy your flounce. Your DD sounds beyond rude. I asked mine if they wanted me to buy them fish and chips ten times and and they kept fighting 11 and 18 (nearly) and so I went out and got myself fish and chips. They were still fighting when I got home and have broken the bathroom light (yanking it on and off whilst winding each other up) so they are both now in the bathroom with a tool kit and fixing it and not allowed out until it is fixed (don’t worry the light switch is off at the mains) my DP is off out and back soon. I had an ECG today and have ongoing heart issues and quite frankly have had enough of their shit. Literally I’m in my bedroom with a cup of tea and both dogs and they can fuck off with it until it’s fixed.

She's 18! Yeah I'm pissed off with her.

Enjoy your tea and dogs! I'm going to stalk back down and make myself a cup of tea actually.

Maybe take a step back and think of how much she treats you as a person in your own right, rather than a support human for her... Easier said than done, I know

She's been really entitled lately tbh. I'm going to speak to her properly tomorrow's but for now I'm enjoying just not engaging.

Teenagers are very entitled. My 16 year old DD is being a right pain at the moment! I feel your pain.

It's very unlike me to strop off.

Quite satisfying though

Flounce! It will do you good!

I remember my dad did once. I was a teenager, and an entitled swine. He'd spent all day out doing building work in the pissing down rain, it was nearly Christmas, he'd not eaten as he just didn't get a chance. When he got home he made himself a sandwich with salmon paste from a jar. I told him the stench was rank and to get out of the kitchen.

He threw the sandwich in the sink and stropped off to bed! I was mortified and felt so guilty. He'd never flounced before (widower, very patient, excellent dad) and I felt sick with the realisation of how tired and hungry he must have been.

Never did it again.

Aw that's a sweet story! Your poor dad I can so identify with him right now.

She's 18?! Was it said in jest or is she really that rude and entitled?!

Get yourself a nice cuppa and some biscuits, curl up and put something funny on. It sounds like you've had a ballache of a day and you deserve some you time!

No, she really was being that rude. She'd been at work all day and was tired, but still

Everyone knows how much I absolutely love that heated blanket!

Yeah I've got a mug of Yorkshire bedtime tea and a chocolate biscuit.

If you really want a proper flounce.... take something 'precious' of hers..... mwah ha ha!.

She's gone to bed. I might have to hoover at 7am.

“I asked her for it but she said no.” Blooming heck! Apart from the fact that it’s your blanket, you’re the parent. Why isn’t she doing what you ask? And what will the repercussions be? You can’t be treated like this by your own DD, in your own home.

I think it was quite important that she is 18!

But YA totally NBU

I think you need to think of some way of demonstrating that this isn’t acceptable from her - not doing something you normally would for her perhaps. She’s an adult and needs to behave like one.

I flounce at least once a day - keeps family on their toes particularly if it’s an unexpected flounce.

Thought I would update. I had my fish and chips they didn’t. Took them all morning yesterday to replace and fix the light 🤣they phoned my partner on Friday night and said ‘mummy is cross’ and he didn’t hold back on supporting me. Daughter was grumpy as she had to learn all about electrics 🤣🤣🤬and I refused to help but at least she can replace and fix an entire bathroom light and switch now 🤣