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Originally Posted by Leed
Can I jump in here? I've told my children that all I ask is respect. I expect nothing more, and I'll ACCEPT nothing less. They have remembered this, and I've never been dis-respected by them. My son is 43 and my daughter is 37. They both speak their minds too, to a certain extent -- to the point where it will NOT hurt anyone's feelings.
I think I'd talk to my daughter if she was saying things that hurt you or your husband. Being disrespectful is just not acceptable. Just because you're her parents doesn't give her the right to walk all over you. You deserve respect as much as anyone else! And I wouldn't be afraid to tell her!!!
Just my opinion. But I think she needs a talking to.  God bless and please take care. Hugs, Lee |
I agree with you Lee. I did call her on it immediately when she jumped on me on facebook. She immediately apologized. We do need to address the comment she made to her father a few years ago, but I'm not sure that I'm the one to do it. I have gently skirted the issue, but I do not think she knows how greatly she hurt her father's feelings. That wasn't really a respect issue, more of a taking everything we've done to make her life as easy as possible for granted issue.
This is a new thing to us. I would have thought if she was going to go through this rebellion stage it would have been in her teens instead of her mid 20s