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How would you have felt?

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SingingRabbits Thu 13-Aug-26 21:00:29

Mother to her natural born, 14 yr old, female only child: “You’re the cause of all the trouble here!”
Father to same child: “You’re here on sufferance.”
Do you think those parents wanted that child? Your thoughts please.

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Hithere Thu 13-Aug-26 21:06:47

More info needed

What trouble is caused?

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SingingRabbits Thu 13-Aug-26 21:11:17

A querulous atmosphere in the home between the girl’s parents.

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petra Thu 13-Aug-26 21:21:59

It’s a tad difficult to base an opinion on 3 sentances.

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M0nica Thu 13-Aug-26 21:27:47

Is this what happened/ is happening to you?

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MollyNew Thu 13-Aug-26 21:31:49

There's much more to it than this short interaction.

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MissAdventure Thu 13-Aug-26 21:53:20

It'd depend on who I was in this scenario.
An onlooker?
The child?
The parent?

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MT62 Thu 13-Aug-26 22:13:30

Have they made those comments at separate times?
Could it have been said at the same time in the heat of an argument?

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Thu 13-Aug-26 22:16:05

Poor girl.

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lovethepuppies Fri 14-Aug-26 00:31:49

Sounds like the child may be scapegoated or blamed for problems the adults are ignoring. However, more context is needed. If the child has been skipping school and shoplifting or something, then complaining about consequences the family is having to deal with, it could be fair that she is the cause of the problems she is having to deal with.

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