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mummyofbabydylanxo | July 2007

what shall I do?!

hey i have a family friend who has been having crap with her 13 year old daughter, like fighting etc,As she is just starting to rebel I wanted to help her daughter..she is dealing with alot of issues and dealing with eatting disorders etc, i thought because I been through it that I will be her shoulder and a listner for her but I am hearing things like how she wants to do stuff and how her mum is trying to stop her so much she is fleeing to what her mum doesnt want her to do...I know her mum is trying to protect her, and Im trying to earn the girls trust to know that she has someone she can rely on but its hard when I dont want to say something to the girl and maybe she will use it to rebeal against her mother or go off the hook, i dont want to be siding with her but I want her to trust me... and I want to tell the mum what she is thinking and wanting to do, does anyone know how to help me out!!!!! I know both sides as it happened to me as I grew up and understand her totally but I also know her mothers side as Im a mother as well, so do I tell her mother lil bits or just be a friend to the girl and hope things get better???????????

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Hysteria
July 2007 | Hysteria
Re: what shall I do?!
hi, i am only pregnant, so i havnt been in this situation with you. But when i was younger, my brother would tell me things that were going on in his life. And my dad would want to know. We worked out, that if there was a bit of issue, but i felt it didnt need to be told, i would just say 'things are going on, but dont worry'.
maybe you could do that kind of communication with the mother? my dad didnt like not knowing, but he trusted my judgement for when to worry ect.

i hope you can help this girl


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mumof2beautifulgirls
4.83 (Excellent) | July 2007 | mumof2beautifulgirls
Re: what shall I do?!

Really if she is going to do something and it is dangerous to either herself or another person you need to tell her mum , after all she has the right to know , i think maybe you should tell the mum the important bits , by the sounds of it as much as your tryin to stop her rebelling she may do that by herself , but i would tell the girl  what your going to tell her mother first .

i wish u all the best with it.



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lisasmith140483
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | lisasmith140483
Re: what shall I do?!
thats a fine line and you need to decide which part your going to stand on, being her friend is good but you also know all about their hormones at that age, if you think she is going to do something dangerous then you need to tell her mum, you can be a good listener to this girl but dont give her any advice unless you think about it first!!

Lett her mum know that you are a shoulder for her daughter to lean on but will tell her if there is anything serious going on..
Maybe you could explain to the girl how you would feel if your child did these things to you.
and maybe you could talk to her mum and maybe she will let you take the girl out places with you so she can have some freedom but still be supervised.

Good luck and i hope things work out for the best.


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