Daughter is causing problems & arguments between my husband and I! Advice?!
Question: Daughter is causing problems & arguments between my husband and I! Advice?
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Despite your husband's overbearing personality, your daughter has an absolute right to do what she wishes seeing as she is 20 years of age. Though your hubby may want her to remain in Italy, chances are if she is really in love, nothing will get in the way of that for her. The more he protests in fact, the more she is likely to rebel at this point. He has to let her make her own choices...if he cannot, that is his problem not your daughters. I understand you are in the middle of it all, but there is little you can do to 'handle' her (as you put it). The best thing you can do is to just stay out of it...someday she'll want and need your shoulder to lean on, so don't burn that opportunity by taking sides in this. The worst thing that can happen is that her marriage doesn't work out and she will learn from the experience. Seriously, you have to let adult children make their own decisions (and mistakes). It is the only way they learn and grow.
Your daughter is not a piece of property. Let her do what she wants. It may be better for her, or she may make a mistake. Just don't abandon her.
wow, I think your daughter is ready to leave the coup, time for her to face the real world learn from her mistakes life is trial and error
She is an adult and she needs to make her own mistakes. Your husband needs to let go because she isnt a little girl anymore. However, clearly she knows the power she has over her father and she DOES use it to her advantage. You need to tell him to let her be her own person. If she wants to go to America than tell her you guys.. you or your husband will not help her anymore. Because she is an adult. She cannot 'have her cake and eat it too'.