
My daughter is 16, and was recently sexually assaulted by a boy at her school, while at a party. It was her first party that she’s ever been invited to, outside of birthday parties in elementary school, and she was so excited to go. She gets bullied at her current school (she doesn’t want to leave because she likes the teachers and friends she’s made), and when the invite came from one of the girls that hated her, seemingly extending the olive branch, she was so excited. I never questioned it. She called me 7 times that night, and I had left my phone in my living room while I slept. Her friend’s mom drove her to the hospital, they kept calling me, and when I woke up in the middle of the night, I realized I forgot my phone, went out and got it- to almost 30 missed calls. I’ve never felt like I failed her more. I went to get her, cried with her, and took her home to catch up on sleep and start to recover.It’s been two weeks. She’s seeing a therapist, and I’ve been trying to make her feel safe, but it’s kind of weird and hard. Getting her to a new half-decent school is hard, because it’d be a long drive in the opposite direction of my work, and she’d need to be driven home after school, but would need to wait until I was off (6pm) and able to get to her, or until she made friends that have their own means of transportation. It would probably require a move just to get her close enough to school, and we don’t have that kind of money. Her guidance counselor wants her to try to do 3 half-days a week, then try to get up to 3 full days, then slowly get into a normal routine. But she’s terrified of seeing the people who invited her. The boy who assaulted her was expelled, but the people who facilitated and encouraged it are still there. She loves school and what she’s doing, but is so afraid of going she screams and hides when I even suggest it. We installed a new security system. I’ve added a lock on her window and door so she can feel extra safe.I’m so lost. What support can I provide for her? How can I show that I’m on her team? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2CxsVXK
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