She has now quit texting me because I called her out on her continual excuses, lies and half-truths.
I’m committed to paying her rent until her leg is fully healed, but then what? Do I let her go to the street in hopes she’ll learn responsibility? I know what can, and probably will, happen. To say she’s ill-prepared is an understatement. -- FED-UP DAD IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR DAD: Until your daughter learns there are consequences for her irresponsibility, lack of accountability and lying, she will become increasingly dependent on your generosity. That she no longer answers your texts may be a plus. Continue the arrangement you have with her until her leg has healed and then, finally, let her live with the consequences. It’s the only way she is going to learn. The alternative is to keep supporting her as if she were a child for the rest of your life.
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