“I Didn’t Raise Her To Act Like This”: Woman Protects Younger Daughters By Kicking Out The Eldest

Life’s often unfair, and in many cases, there’s not much you can do about it except move on and try to hold everything together. Mother and Reddit user Exotic-Ice-8239 was dealt an unimaginable blow when her husband passed away, leaving her to raise their three daughters on her own.

With help from her parents, the widow managed to rebuild some stability over the years. But lately, she has been struggling with her eldest daughter, whose behavior has spiraled out of control to the point where the woman felt she had to kick her out of the house.

However, she faced a wave of criticism from her own family and turned to the internet for answers.

Even with the best intentions, parents can find themselves in situations where they struggle to protect their children

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And trying to help can unintentionally enable behaviors that make things even worse

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Addiction affects many families, and people worry about its impact on loved ones

Most adults in the United States report being affected by the addiction crisis facing the country. Two-thirds of adults say they have either personally felt they were addicted or had a family member who was addicted to alcohol or drugs. This includes prescription painkillers, illegal drugs, or alcohol, having an overdose that required hospitalization, experiencing homelessness due to addiction, or having a family member who passed away from an overdose.

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Experiences with addiction are widespread, affecting people across income levels, education, race, ethnicity, and age. Still, socioeconomic status remains a factor. For instance, a quarter (25%) of adults with a household income under $40,000 report having personally struggled with drug or alcohol addiction, experienced a drug overdose requiring an ER visit or hospitalization, or faced homelessness due to addiction. In comparison, fewer than one in five (18%) of those earning between $40,000 and $90,000, and one in six (16%) of adults with household incomes of $90,000 or more, report the same problems.

Having all of this in mind, it’s not surprising that more than half (51%) of U.S. adults are concerned that a family member might develop a substance use disorder.

Those who read the mother’s story think she didn’t do anything wrong

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