My dear friend,
I fear for your daughter if she has a parent that allows her to parent herself. What are you thinking of? She is a child. YOU call the shots. You are the adult. Her missing Mass should not be your sin because it should not happen. You tell her that you are the parent and what you say goes AND that any acts of disobedience by her will have CONSEQUENCES. And then make sure that such consequences happen. You don’t argue with her. You tell her. You are her parent and it is your vocation to teach her. You do her no favors by letting her behave badly. You need to put her welfare ahead of your desire for peace at any cost. I don’t care how hard it is to do. DO it! Feel free to contact me privately if you need to. Just click on my name above this answer. You are in my prayers and so is she.
Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
