Is it right to disown your own child? See below?

She will always be your daughter no matter what. Try to start over with a different point of view by trying to get to know her and why she's feeling resentment. It may be nothing and just a phase she's going through.

The other side – she never had a problem with drugs or drinking but she was making C's and D's at a private school we were paying several thousand dollars a year for. I knew she could do better. If you call being a tough dad and expecting C's and B's while hoping for A's doing something wrong, then in your opinion, I guess I was doing something wrong.

Not in mine.

I guess if you call cutting her phone curfew from 10 to 8 PM due to bad grades being mean, then I'm mean. She was also only allowed one night out (Friday or Saturday). This was all from me as her mother was too weak to do even that much.

I learned early if you ground them from everything, you end up grounding yourself as well.

This is a complicated issue, but remember, you are the parent. It is your responsibility to act like a parent. It is also your responsibility to set an example.

I have no idea why she had bad grades in school, but you may be surprised if you knew the truth. Many kids start down the wrong road and then get pushed by their parents who employ the wrong methods to control the problem. We are good at doing the exact opposite of what we need to be doing.

Almost always, bad grades are a result of some kind of need the child has, usually attention from the parents. Instead of helping with the problem, we punish the child which only makes the problem worse. This leads to other issues between the parent and child.

I don't know what happened in your case, but I would never disown my child. I have been treated badly by my children before. I have been cursed and called everything but a good parent.

I always work out the problems without sever punishment. I have 3 grown kids and 4 minors. All of my kids respect and love me, but we have bad moments.

They all have great grades in school. I may just have been lucky, but then, I decided to take a different approach to my kids. I am the one who starts the talk to resolve issues.

I try to see situations through my child's eyes. I make sure they know that they are important, and I want to help them succeed in life, even if they choose the wrong path. I have allowed my kids to fail without intervening.

I was there to help them out afterwards. Through it all, they have learned to be independent, but at the same time, to come to me for advice and support when needed.

Maybe you and your daughter should seek counseling. I don't think disowning her is the answer. It will only make things worse.

One sided story. What did you do. Never mind, not my business.

You can get a lot more bees with honey. Sound like you can be very very mean, chill on the good and tolerated the uncomfortable.

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