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 Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:26 am
This isn't about me, but a friend.
She's a pretty happy person in general,
Always bobbing around.
However, her family life just seems horrible.
I don't know how she can smile so much and be optimistic.
She's the oldest out of her siblings, so she gets the blame for most things her little brothers and sisters do.
The younger ones are her parents' favourite, and they seem to despise her a lot.
She gets called names by them a lot, such as "b***h".
Once, her little sister was 'playing around' and strangling her.
It seriously hurt her a lot, and her mother was right there just watching.
When she realised that it had hurt her, she told the sister to stop but she ddint.
So she just let them be and walked away.
Last month, my friend came into school into tears.
Me and other friends talked to her, and found out that,
One of her sisters didn't want to come to school.
So she asked her parents whether she could just not go today (bunk)
And her parents gave her permission.
My friend certainly wasn't happy with this and told he rparents how she has to go to school and stuff.
But her parents just ended up calling her names again and telling her to stay out of it.
Me and my friend adviced her to talk to someone about it,
Like, an older person.
But she says she doesn't want them to get into trouble.
What would you do in this situation if you were me?
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:54 am
There's obviously something wrong with the parents. O_o
If I were your friend, I'd tell somebody. From what you've posted, it seems your friend is the type who dislikes conflict (what with her smiling and being optimistic). But, the situation calls for it! The issue is not petty favoritism but awful parenting! Heck, if my parents had let me cut classes during high school, I'd be nobody/an epic failure today. And, what with the name-calling? O_o Sooo wrong...
So, yeah. There. I'd tell someone. rofl
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:43 am
Yeah, I think that's the right to do too.
But she seriosuly does not seem to want to tell anybody that could do something about it.
What do you do then?
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:51 am
Well, if you're close enough to your friend's relatives, then I guess you could tell them... That way, your friend avoids conflict. At the same time, you're able to help her.
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:08 pm
Indeed.
Unfortunately, I'm not..
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:41 am
If I was your friend, it sounds like I'd just want no one to do anything, but just be there to support me by giving me a shoulder to cry on and someone to talk to.
By telling someone, more confrontation might occur, and I'd rather cope with how it is at the moment.
I know I had problems with my parents, but I just never told anyone - that way they couldn't try to do anything about it.
I could be wrong though.
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:34 am
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