Reply #179: I don't know; certainly darby just offered alot of very good ideas. [View All]

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I just know that as a kid my parents were respected in the community, my mother was a well known and beloved teacher in the puclic school system. So, though the parents seem fine, that guarantees nothing. No one would believe me the rare few times I tried to get help. Mostly I closed up, but wished someone would figure out something was wrong and take me away. I don't know what the magic words would have been if someone was motivated to get involved and talk to me. Maybe something like, "I can see you've been hurting for awhile." and then offer to listen to anything she wants to say? I don't know, it's a thought.

Anyway, I realize this is not helpful in terms of your real life situation. My first thought was see if the school counselor will help, but frankly, I don't trust any agency that answers to "the authorities" or the beaurocracy, to be of any help. In fact, I trust those kinds of agencies to cause harm. But I'm cynical; guess I read too many awful case studies.

I wish I had some helpful suggestions.