Verbal abuse from Daughter

asked by kimba on 1 December 2007 3:30


I have a daughter age 20, single mother of two. She is verbally abusive both to me and to her two young children. Things like "I wish you would just die", "get away from me you little b******", I can't stand you", "your ugly", "I'm waiting for the phone call to tell me your dead", "you f****** b*****". Get the picture. She has no remorse, at all. It's everyday life for her. I'm scared for my grandkids! I have called cps, however I really don't want the kids taken away. I'm torn. What should I do?

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Though GrassEgg made a very good suggestion, that suggestion is also very generic. Chances are, you are going to have a tough time trying to just sit your daughter down. I would know; my brother is exactly the same. My parents were too lenient when raising him; whenever he did something wrong or was rude, they simply told him to go do something else. Now they wonder why he's like this when he talks back. Your daughter should have respect for you, not anger. Try to be calm and respectful to her at first, but if she refuses to listen, you need to be more stern. Do not raise your voice or lose control of your emotions. It'll only lead to a shouting match, or something worse. No child should go through what your grandchildren are. Good luck.


answered by apneax on 13 December 2007 16:32

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There's really no easy way to deal with this. Call social services isn't going to do any good since it's just verbal abuse, and there's no physical evidence. I think the best way to deal with this problem is to sit your daughter down and talk reason w/ her. As her what it is that she's so angry about and what does she want to accomplish with the verbal abuse.


answered by GrassEgg on 4 December 2007 4:03

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