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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My initial reaction to OP was the same as everyone else.  It is true that this woman is an adult and the parents have no enforceable "right" to control her.

That being said, what if the original post had said something like:

"Our troubled DD turned 18 and immediately stopped listening to us and started acting in an unsafe manner.  She does not have good judgment and we are worried she is going too far in flexing her newfound independence.  She is pushing us away and not accepting our input.  We are worried about her.  What should we do?"

Would responses to that post be the same?[/quote]

No.  Asking how to help an adult who seems to be troubled is reasonable.  Asking how to insist that an adult that they have to do what their parents want is not.  Once your kid is an adult, you can't control them.  You can only influence them to the extent that they love and respect you.  You can demand that they do X as a condition of financial support, but they can refuse the support and you end up with a crap relationship.  Your tools and options change.[/quote]

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