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DD dropped out of school and wont get job

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Gingerlilly · 28/03/2018 11:24

My soon to be 17 dd has decided to leave school half way through A levels and will start a new college course in Sept (if she gets in)
We have done nothing but argue for months before about not bothering about doing any school work and now we are arguing because she thinks she is on spring break and has said she is interested only in going out and having fun with mates. We dont bankroll her anymore which she thinks is outrageous neglect. There are local jobs going at Sainsburys, Subway and Mc donalds but she has decreed these jobs to be demeaning and refused to apply. I am getting to the point of losing the plot with her. Up until a few years back she had a nice local accent but since turning 15 she likes to speak like a gang member it is just ridiculous and dont get me started on her fake eyebrows and eyelashes. I hate this. There is no talking any sense in to her and I am starting to dislike her personality- I’ve read that it is a teenager thing but I see plenty of other teens working at Sainsburys.

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sixnearlyseven · 16/05/2018 21:21

I used to say the same about jobs my dad tried to get me to apply for, but really it was because I didn't have the confidence to apply .She might be feeling the same way

Nb65988 · 26/05/2018 11:55

17 no education no job nope tell her either u get a job or there are going to be major chores for u to be doing round the house u will be my cleaner in return u will get a roof 0vet ure head and food nothing else if u want to get more eyelashes etc then u need a job she gave up education to work in the likes of Donald's I'm sorry but I wouldn't do it either but she's going to have to if she owed people money u really don't want a jobless party drunk daughter so she needs to ship up or ship out I always had 5o have a job iwasnt allowed to stay if I didn't so if I was pissed off working waitress I'd quit and go find another that day she didn't care if I quit as long as I had a job when I turned 16 I thought it be great finally some freedom but I actually wish I stayed in school it was alot easier if I didn't have a job for a week she would make me clean the whole house while she was at work mum was tough but I get it it's her house and can't be lazy8nf around not making money to buy my clothes I'm not suggesting u be as hard as my mum but try it for a week

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