Teenage girls - there is ALWAYS drama! And Ashley continued to live at home (and work and go to school) until a year ago when I moved away and she got her apt at age 23! And even then it went on a bit. But miraculously - she has changed so much. First she was sure she would not be able to afford a thing (& I helped her out a bit), then she started posting on FB "Don't it always seem to go - you don't know what you've got till it's gone". Soon after, she started managing to still enjoy going out and this month she got a room mate and I have stopped helping her with her car insurance and rent. And she still calls me to chat, check up on me or out of concern for her brother. YES folks - they DO grow up eventually and become caring, loving adults. We did not totally destroy them by not giving them everything, doing everything for them or by getting divorced!
Gotta give your daughter credit for persistence. Don't let her wear you down or pull the "Mom would do it" card. Yeah right!
