Trouble with 32 year old daughter

Here’s the problem. My gt\rown daughter got arrested back in september , for warrant’s for a dui from a few years back. I did’,nt even know it happened until she got arrested, hence I had to call her father in another state to bail her out. now she has this fine , and has to attend classes. I alway’s had my husband take her and bring her home, well last week she came home from her class and call me up and said that she had I fine to pay in 10 day;s or she was going to jail and it was my fault, I said what are you talking about, she said because a few years ago , when she had threatened to slice my throat open, I pressed charges on her , and they were fake and she did’nt pay the fine the judge gave her because they were fake, I did’nt press the chatges on her the police did, my older sister is the one that called the police when it happened, In court she pleaded guilty to the judge , he gave her a fine and told her she had to pay the fine or be put in jail. She was told to pay so much a month. The judge told me to go get a pfa on her, and I did , it was for 18 months. Well now she is trying to say she never paid the fine , because of it a was a lie I told; It was’nt a lie , she really did threaten me, I don’t know if she had a knife in her hand at the time, because I was behind my locked bedroom door. My 2 small grandchildren were present at the time, I was afraid of my daughter that day because she was and I still believe is doing a lot o drugs and she drinks a bottle of booze almost daily. At that time the children and yout did get involve and she tesred positive fir du=rygs, and I got custody of the children for 1 month and then the state gave them back to her. Now because iof this recent stuff she is pulling she will not let me see my grandchildren, I only have a few years to live , because I have a disease, and is telling everyone I kied , and I don’t care about her , because I will not pay her fines. She has’nt called me mom in years , always by my first name , but yet expects me to do everything for her, I admit , I did spoil her while she was groeing up, because I was a single parent, and yes I spoil my grandchilxdren. I love my daughter and I do not deserve yhe direspect I get from her, I feel sorry for my grandchildren, and they know I love them and it’s killing me , not being able to have any contact with them because of her say so. I don’t know if I can go to that court and get a copy of her guilty plea for threatening my life, I just don’t know what I can do. I know she is in the wrong. But what do I do. I have no other children? Does anyone have any good advice??? P:EASE!!!

Answer #1

I’m not in the right place to give you advice on the custody issue, but as far as dealing with your daughter is concerned, it may really help you to attend an al-anon meeting. it is a support group from friends and family of alcoholics and addicts. they can give you some great insight on the inner workings of an addicts mind. it will help you clear up some of the confusion and make the right path for you stick out a little more. the fact that you spoiled your daughter did not make her an alcoholic, but it might have contributed to the total lack of respect she has for you. a good friend of mine told me every hard parenting question should be answered by asking “how can I love my child best”

Answer #2

ok im onley 16 but I think I can help. What you need to do is call social services and they will take the kids.and if you dont have a crimanal record you will get them. then w/ you should do is let her go. totaley make her leave youre life!!! Youre not helping her. Let her hit rock botom.

Answer #3

I Know how you feel since I’ve had to fight for custody of my own kids. It might help if you could maybe write her something like this, maybe she would have a change of heart. Im pretty sure you can get copies of documents from courts for a small fee. You might even be able to go to request a court hearing to give you visitation rights.I know CPS sucks for everyone but I hope your grandchildren are well and wish the best for you.

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