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[quote=Anonymous]It’s learned helplessness. She has figured out if she pretends she can’t ever learn to do anything someone will do it for her.

OP you need to start with baby steps. Tell her you don’t have time to make breakfast so if she wants to eat breakfast there is cereal and bread to make toast. The coffee pot is theye and leave out a measure cup of coffee grounds. Then don’t make breakfast for get no matter how much she whines and complains.

She has learned if she pouts or pretends she can’t do something others will do it for her since she has 8 older siblings. You need to wait her out and when she says she can’t make coffee or messes up making coffee (this will be on purpose), you explain again how to make it and send her a YouTube it TikTok video on making it.

Her way has absolutely worked out so she leads a pampered life. My cousin is like this because she grew up with servants who literally do everything for her. When she visits our house she thinks we are supposed to wait in her. Nope, we just explain how to do thjngs and if she breaks a coffee cup we but disposable ones. If she says the coffee tastes awful we say try again.

The first time she actually made coffee we took pictures and made a big deal about it. [/quote]

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