A 45-year-old mother found herself in a challenging situation when she welcomed her 27-year-old daughter, her boyfriend, and six children into her home after they were evicted. Expecting it to be temporary, she was taken aback to learn that her daughter was pregnant with her seventh child.
Opening up on Reddit, the mother shared her dilemma of ultimately deciding to ask her daughter and her family to leave. Despite the difficulties, she felt it was necessary to set boundaries.
Her daughter, already a mother of six with varying fathers, received child support from two of them. The daughter and her boyfriend lived with the mother and her husband, who had graciously provided space for a year and a half.
Despite the cramped conditions, the mother never asked her daughter for rent, believing it to be a temporary arrangement.
However, when her daughter revealed her seventh pregnancy, the mother realized it was time to prioritize her own needs.
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