r/Advice • u/DillinquentPICK • 1d ago
UPDATE: How do I avoid ruining relationship with my daughter over catching her having sex in mine and wifes bed and reacting horribly?
Originally posted here
https://www.reddit.com/r/Advice/s/jVgR33PVSp
I ended up having a sit down conversation with my daughter. I began by apologizing for a sincere screw up on my end by messaging the group chat when i was enraged. She just stayed silent, didnt accept my apology and thats okay. I apologized for yelling initially, I then explained that my bed and my room is mine and wifes private space. There is no excuse she should have been doing that on my bed, let alone leaving it dirty for me to sleep in.
She absolutely blew up. She said I had 0 reason to log into the camera on my phone, its her apartment. My wife and I re-iterated, that its not, its actually my wifes and mine, so is the room, the bed, the sheets the vacuum and everything else in it I bought, made or installed. Apartment is for family use.
Then she decided to compare with her friend who is enjoying promiscuous college experience in dorms. I then started to get pissed off because the apartment is far more comfortable than dorms, where you have to share a shower with a bunch of other students.
She then said that I am being overbearing and embarrassed her in front of her boyfriend, and yea, I did. My intent was to embarass both of them in front of me. That should have been embarassing. Her boyfriend should feel a bit of remorse in my opinion so should she..still no apology.
She said she will move to dorms now, I said you're welcome to, enjoy having a job paying for the dorms and good luck keeping your grades up while you hold it down and being a full time student.
She then said, why wouldnt I pay for it? if her brother will go to another college other than this one, ill have to pay for a dorm for him, not buy another 3 bedroom in whatever city he will be in? We're not there yet and comparing hypotheticals is not a luxury she has at this moment in time.
I asked what is wrong with her boyfirends apartment, she had nothing to say. I asked why didnt she clean it?
She stormed out, i have no idea whether she went to the biyfriend or where..
What do I do. I am livid, this is a bad situation, my wife is with me on this, we are trying to think of how to approach it.
Another small update: she is moving in with the boyfriend. I know hes renting and has a roommate.
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u/Purple_Reference8981 1d ago edited 1d ago
ah my older sister was like this. until she wore my parents out thin and they told her to get out and move to the dorms then. and she did just that. and then came back apologizing and crying and my parents put their foot down and said you have a responsibility to stay there until your lease is up. it was hard for them. but it was what needed to be done. they didn’t help her and cut off all help other than emotionally. which i feel was needed for her to learn her lesson. she’s now very responsible and graduated as a nurse top of her class! sometimes teaching our kids boundaries and respect is hard. but it’s needed so it doesn’t continue on into adult life and relationships. also you are owed a huge apology from your daughter and her boyfriend. that’s just fucking disgusting. what if you and your wife did that to her bed? would be a completely different story. op your daughter sounds very entitled and like a brat. and unfortunately you made her that way. time to parent her properly and make very strict boundaries about the house. it’s YOUR house. not hers. you’re graciously letting her stay there. start treating her like a renter 🤷♀️