torres2tt
torres2tt asks:
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my daughter just came out, to my husband and I! But she doesn't want us telling anybody in the family about it.  We are still in shock.  We love her.
she has always had behavioral issues in school, her room since young never likes to clean it. the school even suggested we go see a child psychologist for adhd.  The psychologist stated she doesn't have adhd.  she is 21 now and still keeps that room looking awful.  Even the therapist we were seeing recently, suggested she has add.  Now she came out to us, saying she is gay.  my daughter and my son are 4years apart and my toxic mother has spoiled her while she was growing up and would always defy our rules.  my mother doesn't like my daughter's dad my husband I found out always put my husband down as a man.  I could go on...
In Topics: Self esteem and identity
> 60 days ago

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Karenmom
Karenmom writes:
Hi!

Tough situation!  I know you love your daughter very much and only want the best for her, but she is 21 and is an adult, she will need to be responsible for her own decisions and she will benefit or suffer the outcome of those decisions.  You can talk to her, guide her and help her think through her actions.  You can be there for her, continue to show love but you don't have to agree with her choices or support them.

As far as the clean room goes, she is 21, if she has been allowed to not be responsible for her room through all these years, you can give it up, she's not going to suddenly begin to respect her room.  On the bright side, when she moves away from home, as she will probably do soon, she will most likely take responsibility for a clean home.  I had friends who never picked up at their parents or cleaned their room, but they keep very nice homes.  When in joking a comment is made they simply reply "that was Mom & Dad's house, this is my house"  and that is the way a lot of kids feel especially if they had not been given the responsibility.  I guess they just feel that it's the parent's responsibility to do it for them and in turn they will keep a clean home for themselves and their kids.  It's one of those things that seem to pass from one generation to the next unless someone changes the "rules".  

You mention "toxic Mother" when referring to your parent, which indicates to me that you may have had a similar situation with your own parents, comes back to passing from one generation to another.  Grandparents do tend to spoil their precious grandchildren, but ages 21 and 17 is not the time to address it.  Just accept the relationships for what they are, resolve any issues you may have of your own feelings with your parents, children and let the past be just that "the past".  Focus on "today" and live in that time "real time" and move forward from here.

Best wishes!
> 60 days ago

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