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*Names have been changed. My friend ... lets call her Sara* is 17 turning 18 in a few months. Every day we sit together on the bus and lately it seems like she's been talking about her mom lately and how mean she is to her. I didn't think anything of this really. I mean, she probably did something wrong and her mom punished her. You know how teenagers are ... they tend to overreact sometimes. But today, when we got on the bus in the morning she seemed really upset so I asked her what was the matter. She started telling me this. Sara said it was her, her mother, and her little brother *Josh. So Josh was drawing all over the windows and Sara made the comment "How old are we now *Josh" And her mother freaked out, told her to shut the f*ck up, grabbed her by the hair and tried to pull her out of the car to make her walk home and was hitting her and stuff. And she told me how her mom makes her sleep in the garage and takes away her dinner and stuff for being bad. I feel really bad for her and want to help her, but she doesn't really want me to say anything because she doesn't want the police to think that shes the one like hitting her mom or something and she doesn't really want to move out since shes so close to being 18. I've told my mother, and my mother told me to talk to someone at school to get help but i'm not sure! Someone help me and tell me what you think is the right thing to do.
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well i had the same problem except i was the one getting abused.. i told the police and all they said to me that was a parent has a right to hit a child if they need to. my mom was so small every time she would hit me she couldnt make a mark so i had no proof and looked like a liar. i think shes right about almost being 18 and to just let it go, you could also tell her to mancapate(sp?) herself which is soemthing where you become a legal adult before 18 im not sure how you do it but it could help.
i think its really great that your taking such a concern in your friends and i hope i was some what of a help to you if you need to talk to me just ask me anything you need to
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Aww, i'm so sorry to hear that you had to be in a similar situation. The ironic thing is, the police have been called before with this girls little brother and they said the same thing. But you know, theres a certain extent to hitting a child. And yes, I know what your talking about and thats a really good idea that I didn't think of! Thank you very much!
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