Failure To Launch

[cypressbog]

I guess I got lucky. Wife and I told my step-daughter a good year before she turned 18 that as of your 18th Birthday, we are no longer legally required to provide a room, food, cloths, water, soap, etc. She continued down the path of disrespect for our house rules, so at 18, I walked her to the front door; opened it and said, "happy birthday". She asked, "What is it?" I told her, "Freedom to do what you want. on the other side of my door". She protested, "Your kicking me out?" I said, "Yes, it's time you go make your own life". She left, stayed with her dad for a little, crashed at friends houses, then finally got her own place with her boyfriend.