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From a parent's perspective, I can definitely understand this father's attempts to make his family happy, and not wanting to let go of his first daughter just because her mother is no longer a part of their life. He wanted to show her that he had no intention of giving up on her and that she was part of the family no matter what.
However, despite his good intentions, maybe the best thing for your kids is for them to be heard, and if the 16-year-old prefers living with her grandparents, perhaps accepting her wishes is the better option. It shows her that her dad cares about what makes her happy, and is willing to listen and make sacrifices to ensure it happens.
So was uprooting her life and making her move with him the right decision? Keep reading to find out…
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Family therapy is a nice idea in theory, but I never once heard of that situation actually working and improving a family's situation. It comes as no surprise that it did not help here either, especially since it was so forced and just felt like a combined attack on the 16-year-old daughter, despite all her struggles to fit in with the family.
Good for her that she stood up to her step-sister, and didn't let her father keep him up with his delusion that their family would be fixed. This actually depends on them putting in the world, which does not seem to be the case here.
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16-year-old daughter demands to go live with grandparents after her dad forces her to participate in family therapy with stepmother and sister, dad takes offense: ‘Your happy family fantasy isn't reality’
Every kid goes through a phase when they think their family is the absolute worst. Hating on our parents and everything about them is just a part of growing up, it almost doesn't even matter if they are good or bad parents at all.
While every teenager gathers notes on why they think their parents deserve the title of 'Worst Parent of the Year', it is no secret that some parents deserve that award more than others. If all your parents did when you were 16 was give you a curfew and ground you if you broke it, then the only award they got was the 'Most Normal Parent of the Year', like millions of other parents around the world.
That being said, I am not claiming that the father in this story deserves the 'Worst Parent of the Year' title, mainly because he is clearly trying to make his family work. However, his parenting methods are quite questionable, so it comes as no surprise that his daughter is left wanting to move with her grandparents instead, especially after being forced to participate in a family therapy session with him, her stepmother, and her 13-year-old step-sister. Keep scrolling to read what happened with this dysfunctional family in therapy, and following it.
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