She can put you on a "guilt trip" but you don't have to buy a ticket to ride. Declare that her attempts to bribe you emotionally are not worthy of her or you. Your suggestion that she take a part-time job to get the money needed to keep herself in designer clothing is an excellent one. Taking care of your children's needs is your responsibility and it appears that you are doing fine in that department. Please get your husband on the same page with you regarding this issue. He is not teaching her appropriate lessons if he allows himself to be manipulated by her to get the expensive clothes that you won't buy her.
Daughter Wants Expensive Clothes
Carleton Kendrick has been in private practice as a family therapist and has worked as a consultant for more than 20 years. He has conducted parenting seminars on topics ranging from how to discipline toddlers to how to stay connected with teenagers. Kendrick has appeared as an expert on national broadcast media such as CBS, Fox Television Network, Cable News Network, CNBC, PBS, and National Public Radio. In addition, he's been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, USA Today, Reader's Digest, BusinessWeek, Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, and many other publications.
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