Mother Grounds Daughter for Refusing to Garden Together

We’ve all heard that opposites attract, but what happens when a mother and daughter are just too different to bond? One mom (47f) shared her heartbreaking story of trying to connect with her youngest daughter (15f) over gardening, only to end up feeling more distant than ever. With her oldest daughter (20f) no longer living at home, this mom is feeling the sting of loneliness and is desperate to build a stronger relationship with her remaining child. But when her attempt to bond over gardening goes awry, she’s left wondering if she’s the one at fault.

A Mother’s Loneliness

The Struggle to Bond

Father-Daughter Duo

A Mother’s Attempt to Connect

A Garden of Hope

Not the Bonding Experience She Hoped For

Mother’s Breaking Point

Waiting for an Apology ️

Grounded for a Week

No Remorse

Husband’s Defense ️

Accusations Fly ️

Silent Treatment

A Mother’s Heartache: Bonding Attempt Fails

This mom’s attempt to bond with her youngest daughter over gardening ended in heartbreak, as her daughter complained throughout the experience and called it ‘a wasted afternoon.’ To make matters worse, her husband defended their daughter, accusing the mother of trying to turn her into a version of her sister and taking her away from him. Now, the family is divided, and the mother is left questioning if she’s the one to blame. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

OP forced daughter to garden, got mad and grounded her. YTA.

Forcing your child to like your hobbies? YTA and unrealistic

Mother’s attempt to bond with daughter backfires. YTA.

Mother’s selfishness causes rift with daughter over gardening hobby. YTA

Forced gardening and punishing your daughter? YTA, apologize ASAP

Commenter calls out parent’s favoritism, reply agrees sarcastically

Commenter calls out mother for bullying daughter into bonding. YTA

Commenter calls out mother’s unfair punishment with empathy

Commenter calls out OP for being a bad parent

Mother grounds daughter for not enjoying bonding activity

Forcing your child to bond over hobbies is not cool

Mother accused of favoritism, urged to apologize and communicate better

Commenter calls out parent for childish behavior towards daughter

Mother demands daughter participate in mandatory ‘fun’ activities. YTA.

Finding common ground can bring mothers and daughters closer

Commenter accuses mother of having a favorite child

Engaging comment on parenting with helpful tips and YTA verdict

Mom forces daughter to garden, grounds her for being obedient

Forcing hobbies on your child is not the way . Listen to their interests instead .

Parental favoritism and punishment for individuality. Yikes

Commenter calls out mother for selfish parenting approach

Forcing bonding is a massive YTA

Commenter calls out parent for only wanting to bond over gardening

Parenting advice: support your kids’ interests and personalities

Parent criticized for forcing daughter to garden. YTA.

Commenter calls out parent’s codependent behavior towards children.

Gardening isn’t for everyone, but is punishing fair?

Mother forces gardening on daughter, punishes her for not complying. YTA

Gardening drama: commenter calls out YTA for being unreasonable

Commenter calls out mother for unfair treatment of daughter

Commenter calls out favoritism and lack of consideration.

User calls mother out for punishing daughter over gardening dispute

Is it satire or just a bad parenting decision?

Parenting fail: Forcing a child to bond over parent’s interests

Commenter calls out parent for being TA in gardening dispute

Parent criticized for not bonding with child over their hobbies

Engage with your teen by finding shared interests.

Compromise is key. YTA should try finding common interests

Mother criticized for forcing daughter to garden. YTA verdict.

User suggests mother find common ground with daughter for bonding ❤️

Forced bonding backfires. YTA, respect daughter’s differences. Grounding ineffective.

Parenting advice: find common ground or try child’s interests ‍

Commenter calls out potential trolling and advises therapy.

A cautionary tale of a controlling mother and her daughter. YTA

Mother tries to bond with daughter through gardening, but fails miserably. YTA.

Parenting gone wrong Listen to your husband and daughter

Forcing your child to do something only you like? YTA

Don’t bully your child into changing their interests. YTA

Mother criticized for forcing daughter to bond through gardening

Commenter calls out mother for punishing daughter’s lack of interest

Engage with your daughter by offering choices and building excitement

Commenter calls out manipulative behavior in gardening dispute

Forced bonding backfires. Apologize to daughter and find common ground

Commenter acknowledges YTA but offers nuanced perspective

Parent criticized for punishing daughter for not sharing her interests.

OP contradicts themselves, gets called out. YTA

Commenter thinks mother is the a**hole for grounding daughter

Mother forces daughter to bond over gardening, gets called out YTA

Mom ignores daughter’s disinterest in gardening and grounds her. YTA