Anonymous wrote:Why were so many responses so scorched earth and vindictive? Such a petty way to treat your kid.
Anonymous wrote:Original post was from January.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, your DD could be extremely stressed about by being in another country. It's very difficult. Also, she could be coming under the influence of unsavory people. She is your daughter. Try contacting her to find out how she is. Text her, "Please call me" and then talk to her about her experience in this new place, and maybe, maybe also about her very concerning text but only if you get the feeling she is okay. She doesn't sound okay though. She needs your help.
No. Texting "please call me" is indeed controlling. I don't even like it when non-controlling people text me that.
Op should either: call her and leave a voicemail asking for a call back, nicely. Text her back saying "I really want to discuss this with you. I'll call you later this week." Or text her "call me whenever you're ready to talk."
Anonymous wrote:Ignore her text.
Are you paying for her to be there?
Stop.
Cut off her phone. Ie suspend service.
Car insurance cut it off.
Anonymous wrote:Original post was from January.
Anonymous wrote:what if she was kidnapped and was told to text that/someone texted on her behalf?
that way, you won't think it is weird if you can't reach her. are there chaperones there? Can you confirm that she is ok?
Anonymous wrote:DD went to Spain with a bunch of kids from her school for a semester abroad.
Out of the blue I get a text, “I’ve been talking to my friends, and they all agree you are a horrible controlling parent and I don’t want to talk to you.”
I didn’t respond because she said she didn’t want to talk to me, and I felt she was just baiting me anyway. The only time this came up at home was when I wouldn’t permit her to go a HS party when I knew the parents were out of town. I told her then I will not apologize for parenting. It turns out that one kid got so drunk that another kid called an ambulance. I never said “told you so” or anything like that, but apparently that made it all the worse that I didn’t let her go because everyone who went was talking about the drama and she was an outsider.
Apparently she has been harboring feelings about this over the past several years. I didn’t stop her from dating, or going out with her friends. She dressed the way she wanted to, took the classes she wanted to, did whatever hobbies that interested her. I can’t think of any other time I gave her a hard no and I was within my right as a parent to say no.
I am a single parent so I guess there is no one else for her to blame. WWYD? I am inclined to do what she wants and just not text her.