My 14 y/o step daughter (a bedwetter) fell asleep on my new sofa. Needles to say, as she wasn't wearing a goodnite/diaper, she had an accident on the sofa. She apologized profusely and cleaned the sofa as best she could. I am mad at her, but haven't punished her as she is usually a well-behaved girl. Does she need to be punished for wetting the sofa?
my daughter used to wet the bed, and it is not their fault. so I say no. she might need a minor punishment for not remembering put the diaper on, because that was her fault. But then again if you think about it if you get tired and accidently fall asleep there's not much you can do. It was an accident. I made my daughter go pee everynight before bed like made sure she peed and to stop drinking anything after 8 and before I knew it she stopped peeing in the bed! I do realize it was yer new sofa but dont do it, for the sake of her! (: and also if you punish her she might think you dont love her, and that you love the sofa more!
Absolutely do NOT punish her for this. It is humiliating to her as it is. Punishing her will only make it worse. The best thing you can do is be understanding and assure her that this is not her fault. She is more important than your sofa. You can replace your sofa much easier than rebuilding her spirit once it is broken. You will not be able to take back any negative words or actions taken against her for this ACCIDENT. It would be more appropriate to get her medical help for this problem. That is the very least you can do.
Before I respond, you should know a little about me. I'm a 53 year old father of three. One boy, two girls. My Answer. No, you shouldn't punish her. But there's a deeper question here. What is wrong with you that you would even think of punishing your step daughter for wetting a piece of furniture. Are you a complete idiot by choice, or is it just the natural result of inbreeding. You need to get yourself into therapy and I mean right now. Don't even wait for the morning. It's men like you that make me sick. By the way, if that was my daughter and you punished her for this, I'd kick the crap out of you. The Guardian
No as it was an accident. The fact she's tried cleaning the sofa shows shes tried to make up for the accident and shes probably totally embarrassed about her problem anyway. That's far more than most teens would do. Theres lots of parents would envy you. Think of those with teens who go out and get drunk and then throw up all over the house and then swear at you when you talk to them about cleaning it up. Your stepdaughter may have a wetting problem but compared to some teens she sounds an angel.
Bedwetting is an uncontrollable action. She wet the sofa by accident. She even apologised and tried to clean it, showing that she was sincere and she couldn't help it. Don't punish her, tell her that its OK, otherwise she might start to feel bad about herself. She could begin to hate herself and her bladder problems, so don't let her get upset, k? xx
