US EditionDear Abby: My Daughter’s Bratty Kids Ruin Family Vacations for Everyone
- Every year the family holds an annual vacation, but Monica's children, ages 8 and 9, cuss and yell at adults, prompting one daughter to decline attendance due to their behavior.
- Monica refuses to enforce the discipline relatives recommend, as family members say they raised the children's behavior repeatedly and the children 'act like victims' when corrected while Monica replies `I'm not going to beat my kids`.
- School confrontations and counseling records show Monica argues with school teachers and the principal when her children complain, and counseling helped but did not resolve all family concerns.
- Seeking support, the narrator asked for caregiver resources, as he cares for his 71-year-old wife with health issues for more than 10 years and was directed to the Caregiver Action Network at caregiveraction.org and phone 855-277-3640.
- Amid the dispute, Dear Abby advised that the family stop inviting Monica and her children on vacations, calling Monica 'a terrible parent' who fails to teach appropriate behavior and warning their influence harms other cousins.
22 Articles
22 Articles
Dear Abby: My daughter is a bad mother. How do I change her?
DEAR ABBY: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter “Monica’s” children, ages 8 and 9, whom I love and see regularly, behave badly. They cuss, yell at adults and show no respect whatsoever. We have brought this to Monica’s attention multiple times. She always reacts like we are wrong and says, “I’m not going to beat my kids.” At no time did we imply she should “beat” her kids, just gi…
Dear Abby: One of our three daughters has turned into a terrible parent with out of control kids
DEAR ABBY: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter “Monica’s” children, ages 8 and 9, whom I love and see regularly, behave badly. They cuss, yell at adults and show no respect whatsoever.
Dear Abby: My daughter won’t discipline her kids
Dear Abby: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter “Monica’s” children, ages 8 and 9, whom I love and see regularly, behave badly. They cuss, yell at adults and show no respect whatsoever.
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Dear Abby: Daughter is failing at being a good mother
They cuss, yell at adults and show no respect whatsoever.
Dear Abby: My daughter’s unruly kids ruin family vacations
Dear Abby: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter “Monica’s” children, ages 8 and 9, whom I love and see regularly, behave badly. They cuss, yell at adults, and show no respect whatsoever.
Dear Abby: My daughter’s kids cuss, yell at adults and show no respect whatsoever
DEAR ABBY: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter “Monica’s” children, ages 8 and 9, whom I love and see regularly, behave badly. They cuss, yell at adults and show no respect whatsoever.
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