A woman knocking on a door. While the woman was open to the idea of living with her daughter again, she did not accept Maria with open arms. Instead, she listed conditions that Maria had to meet before she would be allowed to move in again.
The woman’s conditions included Maria getting her GED, working 25 or more hours weekly, and going to school to plan her career. Maria also needed to buy her personal belongings and share in household chores. However, she need not pay for the rent An angry woman screaming.
While getting her life together and planning for a bright future, Maria’s mom did not want her to party every night like she was used to. Instead, she could do as she pleases on the weekends.
After hearing about all her mother’s conditions, Maria called the woman crazy and a horrible mother. “I informed her that she made it clear that she has no mother,” the woman said.
The conversation ended with Maria walking out on her mom. A woman looking out of her window. The woman later shared her situation on Reddit, hoping to get the thoughts of the online community forum, and received several words of support and encouragement.
“Her reaction to your requirements indicates that she doesn’t want a relationship. She looking to mooch off of you and make your life hell again,” one person said.
Other Reddit users found the conditions reasonable and primarily for Maria’s benefit in the future. Considering her adult age, she should not have contested her mom’s requests.
Was the woman right to give her daughter a list of demands in exchange for coming home and living rent-free after her dad kicked her out at 21? What would you have done in the woman’s place?
In a similar story, a daughter-in-law called her mother-in-law lazy for being a housewife and continued to make unnecessary and rude remarks about the role despite being asked to stop. She has since been kicked out of her in-laws’ house.