Posted by seldomseen on October 1, 2008, at 3:27:32
In reply to 13 yr girl w/Clinical Vampirism + mental illness?, posted by islandangel on September 30, 2008, at 17:26:47
Does her father know what is going on? What is his stance on all of this?
A lot of kids go through a very very dark period, hence the whole goth thing, and it's okay.
There are several questions that come to my mind:
How much is this interfering with her life? How is she doing in school (her grades etc..). Has she gotten in trouble at school for her behaviour? Any trouble with the law?
If this child is essentially drinking biohazards, then there are much bigger issues here I think than maintaining her confidence. SHe is in a very real way endangering her life.
I think she *is* testing you to see how much of a mother versus a friend you actually will be. Sometimes kids need a parent a lot more than they need another friend.
If this has progressed to actual risk taking and self harm, then I would let the confidences go and engage the father and any other resources at my disposal to help this child.
Seldom.
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