S Dilemma: My Daughter Refused to Clean Her Room So I Gave Her Clothes Away

Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Jackie and it's about dealing with her teenage daughter. Here's her email: Hi Jaime. There is a bit of chaos in my house at the moment and my 17 year old daughter won't like me sharing this but I thought you might be able to help. I'm very proud of my daughter but I've had it with her bedroom. Whatever she wears that day always ends up scattered on her bedroom floor. I mean clothes just thrown everywhere. I almost tripped on a pair of jeans when I walked in there the other day! So I piled all her clothes into one giant pile and told her she had three days to wash and put away the mountain of clothes or they were going to the Salvation Army. Guess she didn't take me seriously and now she's flipping out, claiming I should buy her new clothes since she bought alot of them with her own money. She forgets it's my house, my rules and she violated them....I would love to hear honest opinions on who is right...I listen every morning so you know I'll be tuned in for sure! ~ Jackie. Wow! Well, I don't think I would ever do what Jackie did. I might take them and hide them, or put them in the middle of the basement or something extreme, but give them away, no. And if her daughter really did buy the clothes with her own money, I don't think it was fair for Jackie to do what she did. It is her house/her rules, but there's a limit to even that. So while I do think Jackie's teenage daughter should be held responsible for not taking care of her stuff, I think Jackie went a step too far. What do you think? Let's help Jackie and her daughter out and let me know on the TRY Facebook page.