I have a friend who has a pretty hard life.She lives with her dad,grandma and older brother.Today we were all at her house and she said f*** and her grandma walked in and started hitting her in the face.My friend tried to block her but her grandma pulled her arm away and smacked her dead on in the face.My friend got so mad that she threw her cd player and then she said "Im out of her" so of course we followed her and when she opened the door her grandma pull her by the arm and starting hitting her again.My friend pounched the wall and walked out and there was a hole in the wall.She was afraid that her dad was going to beat her when he found out and she was sooo scared.What should I do to help her out??Ill rate high for any answer!!
twstandshout32 answered Thursday August 18 2005, 12:08 pm: dont feel safe? call kidchat....1-888-kidchat...thats what schools are always telling us to do....and seriously if her own grandmother hits her that is not right tell her she could also call child protective services, they would take away the abusive parents and if the brother isnt abusive then she may get to live with him. but like all the other answers yes get a counserlor even though sumtimes they arent the best answer, because they are told not to get attached so they really just listen to them and cant really do much...they might as well appear "Dead". but yes you have tot alk to your friend maybe even inform your parents? and maybe help her hide for awhile while she calls for help. but a trusted adult figure should be informed. sorry for the length..
crazy4him answered Wednesday August 17 2005, 7:27 pm: Get your parents involved and get your friend to a shelter. She is unsafe there and needs help. At the shelter, they can get an advocate to help her. They will call and put a restraining order on the grandmother. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT MUCH PAIN, LIFE IS HARD ENOUGH. kEEP YOU BOTH IN MY PRAYERS!!!GOOD LUCK!!!!!!! [ crazy4him's advice column | Ask crazy4him A Question ]
Bergy413 answered Wednesday August 17 2005, 7:00 pm: You should deffinately support your friend. Talk to her about talking to someone like a school counseler to help her with her problems. The other day my dad hit me and my sister cumferted me and i was so happy that she did that. It made me feel ten times better. I hope this advice helped. [ Bergy413's advice column | Ask Bergy413 A Question ]
margarita_luvs_ya answered Wednesday August 17 2005, 6:51 pm: You should talk to your friend and be there for her. Well she shouldn't have said IT in the first place no matter what and she needs to learn how to control her temper. If her family hits her alot take her to your school counsolor and talk about it with them. [ margarita_luvs_ya's advice column | Ask margarita_luvs_ya A Question ]
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