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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a dad and my daughter is like this.  She will be 12 in 3 months.  She REALLY pushes boundaries and is nothing short of a complete bitch bordering on c*nt at times.  My wife gets the wrath at times as well but it's especially bad with me.  When she was younger it was the magic daddy/daughter relationship we all dream of... but it sure has changed.

The problem is that my wife and I have our issues and I'm convinced my daughter is modeling our behavior.  Also - when I stand my ground and demand to be spoken to respectfully and kindly, the shit hits the fan and my daughter gets even MORE dramatic, after which my wife blames me for us getting in a fight.  But if my daughter never acted so disrespectful and bitchy then it would have never started.

When my wife yells back at her and puts her in her place it's supposedly fine and she's "being a firm parent".  So I lose on all sides.  Meh...

I hope this will pass at some point and I hope I will eventually have a decent relationship with my daughter.  I told her in a calm and quiet way that I love her more than anything but the way she treats me is pushing me away.

I feel like if this continues I will have no problem having an adult child I don't have any contact with because I believe the purpose of life is to be happy, and she is bringing me nothing but stress and heartache.  And if I'm continually treated like shit then though I'll always love her, she will see that my friendship and support have serious limits.

This weekend was particularly tough and as I quietly sat on the back steps before the house awoke this morning, I had the clam and clear thought that getting married and having a child may be the single thing in life I would take back if I could.  Sad place to be. [/quote]

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