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Adult daughter. thinks that I am bad mother when I have had to get two D.V. and R.O. against her for hitting me.?

She is 32,did the hitting and attacking when she was high and drunk. That's her excuse--oh I didn't know what I was doing.I know she has tremendous resentment against me,as I was a practicing alcoholic in her younger years but have been in recovery for many years now.and am a good Mom now.She did these attacks years later to me,obviously holding old resentments. I have told her I did not hit or attack you--I am not the bad guy here--you are--you HIT me! She acts and says I'm the wrong for pressing charges against her. And to top it all off, her father agrees with her. How do I deal with this--what do I say to her? It hurt so much emotionnally when she hit me and physically too, So to stop her from doing it again and again I felt my only choice was to press charges to stop the cycle. I love her very much ,and forgive her .Can she ever realize she was the perp and I was the victim? I want to have a real relationship with her,but that seems impossible.Again, I say I love and forgive her.

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  • Faith
    Lv 7
    4 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    As parents it is our job to raise our kids the best we can. Once they reach adulthood they are free to make their own choices in life. Sometimes they make bad choices. The best you can do is remind yourself you taught her good values. You did your best. As for her she may need to hit rock bottom to have her eyes opened to see her life choices are now in her own hands and not yours. She will also have to pay for her choices.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    good for you pressing charges. Maybe she will wake up now.

  • J M
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Ignore her. It is not your problem, it is her problem.

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