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Th1onein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-06-09 03:19 AM
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168. Her boyfriend is, I think, an alcoholic.
Plus, he goes out to clubs, both the regular kind and the topless kind, and he wants to impress everybody and spends hundreds of dollars buying drinks and getting drunk, himself. He's got more clothes than a movie star and my daughter dresses in almost rags.

He's taking advantage of the fact that I don't want my daughter to go without anything, especially when she's pregnant. And she's letting him.
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  -I am so angry at my daughter, I don't want to speak to her again. Th1onein  Jun-05-09 08:36 PM   #0 
  - Cancel those credit cards.  skooooo   Jun-05-09 08:37 PM   #1 
  - Cut her off, she seems to be a leech from what you are telling us.  UndertheOcean   Jun-05-09 08:38 PM   #2 
  - Vent away, then calm down and read your post as if someone else wrote it.  Gormy Cuss   Jun-05-09 08:38 PM   #3 
  - Gormy's smart. listen to gormy.  mainegreen   Jun-05-09 09:05 PM   #13 
  - flvegan likes this.  flvegan   Jun-05-09 09:12 PM   #19 
  - I wish I knew what to say, Th1onein.  leftyclimber   Jun-05-09 08:39 PM   #4 
  - It's not complicated.  skooooo   Jun-05-09 09:07 PM   #14 
  - You need to stop paying  bigwillq   Jun-05-09 08:42 PM   #5 
  - I don't mean to be cruel, but you are not part of the problem, you ARE the problem.  Midlodemocrat   Jun-05-09 08:43 PM   #6 
  - Let's see how that would work out........  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 09:08 PM   #15 
     - You're not helping her.  skooooo   Jun-05-09 09:09 PM   #18 
     - I travel all over the country in an RV  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 09:18 PM   #23 
        - Ok, well I guess put up with it then.  skooooo   Jun-05-09 09:21 PM   #24 
           - Right. Drag my pregnant daughter all over the country in an RV.  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 09:27 PM   #26 
              - No in between?? I just gave you other suggestions.  skooooo   Jun-05-09 09:28 PM   #28 
                 - You need the read the rest of the thread, friend.  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 09:36 PM   #30 
                    - It sounds like you've made a decision then..  skooooo   Jun-05-09 09:38 PM   #33 
                    - He's a no good no father piece of shit.  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 10:11 PM   #49 
                       - just like your daughters partner- nice! the both of you need to quit whining + get help  bettyellen   Jun-05-09 11:59 PM   #87 
                    - Good for you!  bigwillq   Jun-05-09 09:40 PM   #34 
                    - Talk to her about the suicide threats.  Jamastiene   Jun-06-09 01:54 AM   #145 
     - We ARE trying to help you.  bigwillq   Jun-05-09 09:28 PM   #27 
     - I am listening. But you must admit, you are offering simplistic solutions.  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 09:33 PM   #29 
        - Did she not work before all of this?  bigwillq   Jun-05-09 09:38 PM   #32 
        - Who's going to take care of the baby if she doesn't step up?  nini   Jun-05-09 10:54 PM   #61 
     - You're not helping her, you're infantilizing her. You've taught her to be selfish and greedy.  Rabrrrrrr   Jun-05-09 09:58 PM   #42 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Jun-05-09 10:42 PM   #54 
     - Hereditary, indeed! Well said!  Rabrrrrrr   Jun-05-09 10:48 PM   #59 
     - Nail hit  REP   Jun-05-09 10:56 PM   #64 
     - If you can't see how amazingly fucked up this is? None of us can help you. Good fucking luck.  Midlodemocrat   Jun-05-09 10:51 PM   #60 
     - i see, so except for throwing yourslef a big fat pity paty you have no idea what else to do....  bettyellen   Jun-05-09 11:46 PM   #83 
     - Hello? Do you just chime in with the insults before you read the posts or what?  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 12:17 AM   #94 
        - no, i read the whole thing+you're who daughter learned to play the "poor me' game from and we  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 12:28 AM   #97 
           - Nah. You're not reading the posts. It's obvious.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 12:35 AM   #101 
              - i read the whole thing. conspiculously lacking any info on how your daughter fell into this tailspin  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 12:44 AM   #104 
                 - And it'll ramp up once the baby is born - she'll need more $$$$$$$$$ for the baby, of course  REP   Jun-06-09 12:59 AM   #114 
                 - she seems unconcerned about this unhealthy situation the kids being born into- boozy whoring dad...  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:01 AM   #116 
                    - She's trapped. Has that occurred to you?  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:18 AM   #124 
                       - trapped is bullshit. if she needs help get her HELP. money is'nt helping- especially if  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:28 AM   #128 
                       - Oh, such simple solutions, bettyellen. Thanks SO much!  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:31 AM   #131 
                          - you don;t realize how you sound exactly iike your daughter, angry self pitying, making excuses ...  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:34 AM   #133 
                             - Bettyellen, I guess I just have an affinity for the truth.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:50 AM   #142 
                                - LOL  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:55 AM   #147 
                                   - It was just like you said, bettyellen!  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 02:07 AM   #151 
                                      - all the work is bullshit if you;re more interested in gratitude than your grandkids welfare  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 02:14 AM   #153 
                                         - Inability to cope?  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 02:26 AM   #156 
                                            - of course, in every scenario you're the victim. thats the theme of this thread...  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 02:32 AM   #158 
                                            - Is there a point to this fight the both of you refuse to let die?  Fleshdancer   Jun-06-09 02:38 AM   #162 
                                            - naaah, i'm just waiting on a friend and i was curious.  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 02:43 AM   #164 
                       - All the doors are locked? Her legs are broken?  REP   Jun-06-09 01:30 AM   #130 
                          - because she;d have no drama then. no one to make her feel shitty!  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:38 AM   #135 
                             - Well, like I said, you know it all, bettyellen.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:56 AM   #148 
                                - you said plenty, and every single person here gave you advice you don;t want to hear....  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 02:05 AM   #150 
                                   - Yes, bettyellen, I'm sure you know all about my life.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 02:14 AM   #154 
                                      - so petty, so helpless and angry. all traits you now share - proudly- with your daughter.  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 02:22 AM   #155 
                                         - You're very angry, aren't you, bettyellen?  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 02:31 AM   #157 
                                            - ..  skooooo   Jun-06-09 02:34 AM   #159 
                                            - oh i see, your rubber and i'm glue! wow is that one of those science things u spend all your time on  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 02:37 AM   #161 
                                            - Bless your heart  REP   Jun-06-09 02:42 AM   #163 
                 - OMG! This is absolutely amazing! Hahaha!  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:16 AM   #122 
                    - "...with very little help from me..."  REP   Jun-06-09 01:21 AM   #125 
                       - welll yeah, but i'd take five creidt cards if anyone was fool enough to give them to me  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:25 AM   #126 
                       - Not sure if I could ... depends upon the sucker, though  REP   Jun-06-09 01:27 AM   #127 
                          - i know, i;d actually have to hate the person alot- that;s why so may were specualting drugs...  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:31 AM   #132 
                             - Well, my mother always said that we judge others by the way we are ourselves......so.....  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:43 AM   #136 
                                - if ahe had the major 180 degree change you claim she has, then you had better worry  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:49 AM   #141 
                       - Well, then she MUST be like you, right, REP?  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:35 AM   #134 
                          - Obviously, she's not a thing like me  REP   Jun-06-09 01:44 AM   #137 
                          - so not putting up with or knocked up by a fucking abusive whoring loser is all uppity huh?  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:44 AM   #138 
                             - Ya know, bettyellen, sometimes people get into these situations without knowing what they're getting  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:53 AM   #144 
                                - "ALL their own fault"  REP   Jun-06-09 01:55 AM   #146 
                                - god forbid her daughter have a better life than her- trapped worked for her- she belives trapped  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:58 AM   #149 
                                - sadly they learn to "put up with it" more often than not from Mom, also learn to put the kids last..  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 02:10 AM   #152 
     - OR, it just might keep the $52k/year boyfriend out of the titty bars.  flvegan   Jun-06-09 12:20 AM   #95 
  - She does this because you allow it.  GOPisEvil   Jun-05-09 08:44 PM   #7 
  - You are allowing yourself to be the victim here.  Ikonoklast   Jun-05-09 08:45 PM   #8 
  - Time for a little tough love.  The Velveteen Ocelot   Jun-05-09 08:46 PM   #9 
  - Seconded. Mine did that to me...  Deja Q   Jun-05-09 09:15 PM   #21 
  - Right. It is not as if she's 16 ... She's twice that.  Arugula Latte   Jun-05-09 09:50 PM   #40 
  - As long as you enable her  latebloomer   Jun-05-09 08:49 PM   #10 
  - Oh, man. Sorry, Th1onein.  Orangepeel   Jun-05-09 09:03 PM   #11 
  - Are you insane or just think you are worthless?  graywarrior   Jun-05-09 09:04 PM   #12 
  - You've apparently got the wrong idea here.  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 09:12 PM   #20 
     - My impression from him was that he was speaking of your daughter  Deja Q   Jun-05-09 09:16 PM   #22 
     - I think graywarrior was trying to build you up, not cut you down.  leftyclimber   Jun-05-09 09:42 PM   #38 
     - This is a good post.  bigwillq   Jun-05-09 09:44 PM   #39 
     - Well said.  graywarrior   Jun-05-09 10:05 PM   #46 
     - Ruh roh.  graywarrior   Jun-05-09 10:02 PM   #45 
  - I feel sorry for you and your daughter... if I may ask,  Deja Q   Jun-05-09 09:08 PM   #16 
  - Woh. Time out. You're the victim but you have allowed them to use you.  triguy46   Jun-05-09 09:08 PM   #17 
  - She needs to get the fucking tooth pulled. Fuck the root canal.  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 09:22 PM   #25 
     - I'm really sorry that you are going  Texasgal   Jun-05-09 09:36 PM   #31 
     - I just want to get it OUT, so I don't feel like I'm going to destroy something.  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 11:58 PM   #86 
     - Sounds like a good idea!  latebloomer   Jun-05-09 09:40 PM   #35 
     - Oooh, I like your last line!  bigwillq   Jun-05-09 09:41 PM   #36 
     - I'm not being defensive. Your "solutions" are judgemental and simplistic  Th1onein   Jun-05-09 10:17 PM   #51 
     - Tooth pulled is probably the best choice.  leftyclimber   Jun-05-09 09:59 PM   #44 
     - If he's pissing off that much money on strippers - THEY have the money to pay for it  nini   Jun-05-09 10:47 PM   #57 
     - Good choices.  LiberalAndProud   Jun-06-09 01:50 AM   #143 
  - CUT THEM OFF.  Zavulon   Jun-05-09 09:41 PM   #37 
  - respect your instinct and get away from/cut them off for awhile  pitohui   Jun-05-09 09:54 PM   #41 
  - I'd think my parents were total suckers if they did all that for me when I was 30.  Lex   Jun-05-09 09:58 PM   #43 
  - Our next door neighbor does this  Dappleganger   Jun-05-09 10:17 PM   #50 
  - they have FIVE credit cards of YOURS???!!!  Kali   Jun-05-09 10:08 PM   #47 
  - I'm sure that you mean well  Dappleganger   Jun-05-09 10:10 PM   #48 
  - I'm canceling the credit cards and the internet service.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 12:15 AM   #92 
  - Sucky monkey  quakerboy   Jun-05-09 10:34 PM   #52 
  - $1000 a week on strippers?  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 10:36 PM   #53 
  - And Zomby Woof has experienced the greatest strippers ever!  Renew Deal   Jun-05-09 10:46 PM   #56 
  - I couldn't help it!  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 10:47 PM   #58 
     - Just keep those $1 bills coming.  GOPisEvil   Jun-05-09 10:54 PM   #62 
        - Damn, you're cheap!  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 10:55 PM   #63 
           - I'll just make you buy the $20 champagne cocktails.  GOPisEvil   Jun-05-09 10:56 PM   #65 
              - You said "cock tails"  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 10:58 PM   #66 
                 - Dude! You're naked!  GOPisEvil   Jun-05-09 11:02 PM   #68 
                    - This is the Lounge!  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 11:04 PM   #69 
                       - Tuesdays are amateur nights.  GOPisEvil   Jun-05-09 11:07 PM   #71 
                          - Do they teach you these incentives in mgt. school?  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 11:09 PM   #72 
                             - Right after they give you the lobotomy.  GOPisEvil   Jun-05-09 11:11 PM   #73 
                                - I got one of those!  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 11:15 PM   #74 
                                   - I had a brainstorm today.  GOPisEvil   Jun-05-09 11:19 PM   #76 
                                      - Leave the drizzle to L.A.  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 11:21 PM   #77 
                                         - We're working on 3 weeks with nary a drop.  GOPisEvil   Jun-05-09 11:22 PM   #78 
                                            - Why not both?  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 11:24 PM   #80 
                                               - Oh, I like that!  GOPisEvil   Jun-05-09 11:31 PM   #82 
  - He's getting something more than a lap dance or two.  MilesColtrane   Jun-05-09 11:23 PM   #79 
     - Truly  Zomby Woof   Jun-05-09 11:26 PM   #81 
  - She will NEVER take care of herself if you keep doing it  nini   Jun-05-09 10:44 PM   #55 
  - For they sow the wind; And they reap the whirlwind.  REP   Jun-05-09 10:58 PM   #67 
  - Drugs? Seriously, I doubt the guy's burning through that much money just at titty bars.  LeftyMom   Jun-05-09 11:07 PM   #70 
  - I'm not sure what the little bastard is doing with his money.....  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 12:31 AM   #99 
     - you're paying for groceries because he has no money left after the boozing and whoring, DOH!  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 12:36 AM   #102 
     - Gosh sheez, Miss Bettyellen! You are SO smart!  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 12:47 AM   #107 
        - Actually, I'd guess the drug problem is his.  LeftyMom   Jun-06-09 12:50 AM   #111 
        - Deleted message  Name removed   Jun-06-09 12:59 AM   #115 
           - Martyrdom is the chosen profession of some  REP   Jun-06-09 01:01 AM   #117 
              - getting attention is so much more important right now than her grandchild health and welfare  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 01:05 AM   #119 
                 - That figures; she identifies as anti-abortion  REP   Jun-06-09 01:46 AM   #139 
                    - she identifies as spending all her time working and then throwing money at problems  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 02:34 AM   #160 
        - okay i;ll type slow- the five credit cards ar payng for all expenses and you have no fucking clue  bettyellen   Jun-06-09 12:57 AM   #113 
           - Grubby little hands? Allowance? Poisoning my grandkid?  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:28 AM   #129 
     - If you want to subsidize your adult daughter that's really your decision,  LeftyMom   Jun-06-09 12:44 AM   #105 
        - And where do I sign up? I can act ALL grateful  Kali   Jun-06-09 01:08 AM   #120 
  - First and foremost Th1onein, I'm so sorry you're hurting...  Fleshdancer   Jun-05-09 11:18 PM   #75 
  - Thank you so much for your kind and insightful words, Fleshdancer.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 01:04 AM   #118 
     - and then it will be when the baby is weaned, and then when it is in day care, and then when you get  Kali   Jun-06-09 01:14 AM   #121 
     - At this rate....  Fleshdancer   Jun-06-09 01:18 AM   #123 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jun-05-09 11:54 PM   #84 
  - Do you feel better now?  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 12:03 AM   #88 
     - I felt fine before -  Tangerine LaBamba   Jun-06-09 12:13 AM   #91 
        - Well, actually, there was this little insult:  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 12:42 AM   #103 
           - That's not a jolly  Tangerine LaBamba   Jun-06-09 12:50 AM   #110 
  - You're not letting her grow-up.  emilyg   Jun-05-09 11:54 PM   #85 
  - There is an addiction (gambling or drugs) on the part of someone...  mitchum   Jun-06-09 12:06 AM   #89 
  - Her boyfriend is, I think, an alcoholic.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 03:19 AM   #168 
  - "... they've got five credit cards of MINE..."  madeline_con   Jun-06-09 12:07 AM   #90 
  - ditto.  Schema Thing   Jun-06-09 12:16 AM   #93 
  - Ok, so you were just venting then?  BarenakedLady   Jun-06-09 12:27 AM   #96 
  - Well, I thought that my first line in my first paragraph might clue them in.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 12:50 AM   #109 
  - The closing line of your post is the essence of it, I think  Orrex   Jun-06-09 12:28 AM   #98 
  - Thanks, Orrex. It's not appreciation that I want, though.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 03:06 AM   #166 
  - Wow. I don't have time to reply in any detail right now, but  Duer 157099   Jun-06-09 12:35 AM   #100 
  - It's a bit more complicated than that  Orrex   Jun-06-09 12:44 AM   #106 
  - But I'm not sure I agree  Duer 157099   Jun-06-09 12:51 AM   #112 
  - I said I was going to bed, but I have to thank you for your post.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 02:56 AM   #165 
  - Will this be the first grandchild?  LiberalAndProud   Jun-06-09 12:48 AM   #108 
  - I take it you just wanted to vent.  Jamastiene   Jun-06-09 01:46 AM   #140 
  - Thanks, Jamastiene.  Th1onein   Jun-06-09 03:09 AM   #167 
  - Locking...  Danger Mouse   Jun-06-09 04:27 AM   #169 
 

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