biguy2738 said:
Madame Z, I hope that I am understanding the situation correctly, if not I apologise for wasting your time...
You understood the situation as well as you could have from what I posted, but it was a little off from what's been happening. My daughter has among the most brilliant minds of anyone I have ever met, she knows what's going on and she knows how it's affecting me, and her father. To be fair, she never asked either of us to jump in, we both did that on our own, thinking they guy just needed a hand getting started. Lots of people need that, and he doesn't come from a family that talks about anything much. We all LIKE him a great deal, and would love to see him step up to the plate. But as I said, our decisions have been our own, she isn't responsible for them.
We did have a sit-down last night, so now we'll just see if it takes. I got it started by talking about the things that affected me, but one of those things is that I don't like to see my daughter cry, or have to shut down emotionally to get through the day. I don't like to see her hurting so badly that she can't function, just because
he wants to be an overgrown 12 year old boy. I also let him know there would be NO further financial help from me, Julianna, or her father, not even a dollar, not even if he's desperate. He can hock his possessions if he needs money to job hunt, but if he hasn't paid me back and got his share of the rent by the 1st, out the door he goes. I can't make them break up, nor do I care to, but I won't support him. I also asked him how he'd feel if the roles were reversed and they'd had to ask
his mother to move in with them because Julianna wouldn't work- how would that feel to him? How would he feel about Julianna sponging off of
his mom? Would he love her just the same if she was using
his family for support while she sat on her fat ass? I doubt it. He had to agree. Like I said, we'll see by the first.
edit- we use the principles of tough love in my house, I would never let Julianna just hurt herself and learn from her own mistakes, if the easier softer way was to tell her a harsh truth. She has come to expect and even appreciate that from me, and she knows what she's going to get when she asks my opinion on something. She'll do the same for me too- if she sees me doing something buttfucking retarded, you bet I'll be hearing about it.
Would you take the keys away from a drunk friend, one you really love, or just let them learn their own lessons?