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[quote=Anonymous]OP, don't kid yourself that you love your dd unconditionally. You don't have to be the Bank of Dad (or Stepmom), but you are absolutely tying your financial support of your dd to the fact that you don't like her behavior and you want to punish her for it.

FYI, it's entirely possible for kids to divorce their parents. I've been estranged by my "loves me unconditionally but is an emotionally abusive alcoholic and narcissist" father for 22 years. He was not invited to my wedding and has never -- and will never -- meet his grandchildren. Same holds true for my siblings and their kids. If he weren't on his third wife (my mom was the first), he'd likely die friendless and alone.

Your dd's situation and mine are different, obviously, but it may not be too late for you to fix your relationship with your dd. And not by threatening her by withdrawing financial support, but by taking a good, hard look at yourself and the parenting -- or lack thereof -- that has gotten you to the place you are with her. You can't fix everything by yourself, but I see nothing in your original post about how you've even tried. You're up on your moral high horse right now, but you'd better get off and decide whether you want to have a relationship with your daughter and if so what you're going to do to accomplish that.[/quote]

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