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Good morning to all the Beat listeners on the Central Coast and to everyone listening online, especially to my family who listens out in Texas! Okay so I am a 33 year old single mom. I have an 17 year old daughter. I had her when I was 16. Well my daughter and I don’t have the best relationship at the moment. Although she is almost an adult she still lives under my roof and has to follow my rules. Besides her I have 2 younger boys that are 5 and 6. My daughter has started acting very rebellious in the last year or so. She started dating this boy from her high school and she wanted to go on an over night trip with a group of friends including her little boyfriend. I said no way! I am not okay with that. So we got into an argument after I denied her permission to go. She said some hurtful things to me about being a single mother and I just don’t know how to brush it off. My boys’ father was abusive so I left him as soon as I could. She threw in my face that I was a teen mom. And although it is true, yes I got pregnant at 16 by someone who ended up leaving me & is not in our lives, I was able to overcome all the obstacles that came along. It was very hard, but I went on to college, got my real estate license and I’ve been able raise my children with the help of my parents in the beginning, but quickly was capable of doing it all on my own. I am a very strong woman, but my daughter’s words did sting. I have tried my best to raise my kids to be respectful and good members of society. I’ve made sure I provided for them, I make time for them and I always put them 1st. She threatens to move in with her boyfriend once she turns 18. I’ve stopped paying for her phone, & I no longer let her use MY cars. If she were to be more respectful & responsible I wouldn’t mind the additional expenses. I would want her to go to get a career and not focus and this boy who isn’t the best catch. I don’t want her to suffer like I did. It makes me sad that my daughter just sees me as a single mom who got pregnant as a teen. I don’t know what to do. Or how to discipline her & make her see how her future can go either way depending on her actions. (email your situation to: listeners@957thebeatfm.com)
