SINGAPORE: A person took to social media after he witnessed the unhealthy behaviour of his acquaintance’s 25-year-old daughter.
In an nameless publish to common confessions web page SGWhispers, the person wrote that his acquaintance’s daughter had already graduated and labored freelance. “She comes from a reasonably well-to-do household that stays in a landed property. Along with nonetheless partly relying on her mother and father (which is comprehensible in SG because it takes time to have the ability to afford transferring out and residing independently), she nonetheless often asks for costly “items” from her mother and father understanding that they’re too smooth to reject her”, he wrote.
“Not too long ago she has been demanding and throwing frequent tantrums at her mother and father for a excessive finish gaming PC (prices just a few thousand {dollars}). Although she already has a PS5 and PS4, she desires the PC to recreation and likewise offers the excuse that she will be able to “use it for her work” (she usually offers out these fluff justifications whereas asking her mother and father for stuff). As soon as when my acquaintance refused her in public, she threw a tantrum and ran to the toilet crying”, the person added. He stated that whereas her mother and father might afford to purchase her no matter she needed, they nonetheless discovered it expensive to maintain her life-style.
Regardless of them telling her repeatedly that they might not proceed to purchase costly items for her, she calls for and throws tantrums to get her means.
“Is this sort of behaviour acceptable for a 25yr outdated? How would you all counsel my acquaintance advise his daughter?” the person requested netizens.
Many who commented on the publish blamed the woman’s mother and father for her behaviour. Additionally they suggested the mother and father to cease enabling their daughter and to chop her off from their cash.
Right here’s what they stated:
Earlier this yr, a lady’s daughter took to social media as a result of she discovered that her mom favoured her elder sister by giving her more cash every month.
In an nameless publish to common confessions web page SGWhispers, the youthful daughter wrote that she began out with humble beginnings the place at “the age of 15, mother and father divorced and I needed to begin working half time after my O ranges. I supported myself via half time job, juggled between PT and poly college days, paid for my very own every day bills, college charges and and many others”.
She added that after she bought married and had her personal youngster at age 26, she would spend lesser cash on her personal mom. Nonetheless, she wrote that “In some way as we age, my mum has expectations on this. For CNY, she expects items, cash to purchase CNY goodies, cash to bao angbao”.
“My elder sister lately bought married and my new brother-in-law reveals no respect for our household in any respect. BUT, since his household is wealthy and he usually offers my mom cash (most likely $50 or $100 every time they meet, erm 2-3 occasions every week), my mom grew to love him regardless of him being disrespectful to our household”, the lady wrote.
She added that she felt that as a result of she couldn’t give her mom the identical amount of cash, she was forged apart as being unfilial. “Each month I give her $300 allowance and he or she remains to be asking for extra”, the lady wrote.
Mom sad with daughter for giving her solely $300/month, so reveals preferential remedy in direction of elder daughter who offers $1200
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