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"I've Been Having A Lot Of Problems With Lucy": Mom Kicks Daughter Out For Wild Behavior, Gets Called A Jerk
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.
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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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Michelle C 4 hours ago
OP didn't go far enough...I would've called the police and pressed charges for theft so the items could be recovered. Also this may be the intervention Lucy needs. Kicking her out is no real consequence if she always has somebody to catch her when she falls. The grandparents taking her in just show that she can do what she did and still do what she's doing. She needs to be held accountable and maybe this might make her see the light even if it does result in a record since if she can do this to her own family imagine what she could do to a complete stranger.
Rika 4 hours ago
Let's get the popcorn ready for when Lucy steals from her grandparents, it's gonna be glorious when they realize she doesn't play favorites: she steals from everyone because that's what people like her do. They don't ever change unless they *want* to change (And it's never gonna happen until they meet very serious consequences.)
Paul C 4 hours ago
Is p**n now a banned word on BP? Or are people misspelling it by putting an or in the middle instead of aw? Out go all the discussions on chess in the former case.
Paul C 4 hours ago
Answered my own question - no more talk about the smallest piece in chess or a shop you can hock goods at. That is just plain dumb.
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Michelle C 4 hours ago
OP didn't go far enough...I would've called the police and pressed charges for theft so the items could be recovered. Also this may be the intervention Lucy needs. Kicking her out is no real consequence if she always has somebody to catch her when she falls. The grandparents taking her in just show that she can do what she did and still do what she's doing. She needs to be held accountable and maybe this might make her see the light even if it does result in a record since if she can do this to her own family imagine what she could do to a complete stranger.
Rika 4 hours ago
Let's get the popcorn ready for when Lucy steals from her grandparents, it's gonna be glorious when they realize she doesn't play favorites: she steals from everyone because that's what people like her do. They don't ever change unless they *want* to change (And it's never gonna happen until they meet very serious consequences.)
Paul C 4 hours ago
Is p**n now a banned word on BP? Or are people misspelling it by putting an or in the middle instead of aw? Out go all the discussions on chess in the former case.
Paul C 4 hours ago
Answered my own question - no more talk about the smallest piece in chess or a shop you can hock goods at. That is just plain dumb.
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