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Should my working adult stepdaughter contribute to bills and chores?

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Marigh20 · 16/05/2026 13:18

I have an adult stepdaughter who will soon be 21 my partner doesnt think we should be asking her to contribute to bills as she is working and is paying the finance on her car and needs money to be eating out with friends buying clotjes and paying for holidays with her friends, this is causing arguments as he allows her to do what she wants in the house and she doesnt do any household chores at all she expects to have her dinner cooked and her washing done and to do what she wants with her money, my partner cooks her meals and washes her clothes.
Am I being unreasonable that I expect her to contribute to bills especially when she is earning £1700 per month ?

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Starsnrainbows · 18/05/2026 10:34

If shes eating the food you are paying for, using the gas, electric and water when you are paying the bills, yes of course she should be contributing. Anybody with morals would pay her way, she sounds entitled and her dad is her enabler! Maybe you should ask him to contribute her share and see how he feels about that.

Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 20/05/2026 18:08

You should be paying 1/3 of the bills and doing 1/3 of the chores.

I'd leave it up to them to work out how they split the rest. And send them both packing if they don't like it.

Fountinbeach · 21/05/2026 14:14

Why are you tolerating this?
Tell him move out and clean up after and pay for HIS child.

Why have you inflicted this on your child?
You and your home are being used.

You should protect your child and your home.
No doubt it suits him to have a woman house him and his adult child.

I feel so sorry for your daughter.

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