I'm super worried about one of my students. 15 years old girl.
On friday some of her classmates made a (humorous) remark regarding use of drugs, to which I replied is the same humorous way. I tend to deal with these topics this way, making it too serious often kinda closes the communication with tenagers.
But she replied to them in a very harsh way, so I switched my tone, cause I felt it was something that was really hurting her.
Then I remembered that she moved with her mother here (parents are divorced) year and a half ago, and during the weekend I could not help thinking about how it might be related...
So yesterday (monday) after the class, I asked her whether she had a relative with drug issues (it was the brother) and whether it was reason why they moved.
Poor girl started crying, and telling me the whole story.
Abusive father. Beats the wife and the children.
Older brother (not a minor) using drugs, spending all his money, can't keep a job because of it. Father thinks a good beat is the only way to fix it.
Mom divorces and runs away with her (still a minor) but older brother decides to stay.
The girl thinks brother is being stupid, but comfronts her father about the beating. And know what happens? Father threatens to kill her. Damn it, fucking scumbag of a father threated to kill his own daughter, cause he never really wanted her in the first place!!
I've known this girl for a year and a half, she never ever said a word about it.
I already talked to the counselor, and she said she's gonna move everything aside to help the girl, but our resources are so damn limited and there is so little we can do - other than offer support.
Not asking for advice or anything, this is just a rant, but here I am, in front of my computer, crying, cause life is so unfair and I feel so helpless.
Fuck everything.
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