15 year old cousin ran away to my place amidst family drama... what NOW???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:eh, the mother of this kid was reading her diary for a reason. Maybe the mom suspected that something was up with her daughter and was worried about her so she decided to read the diary only to discover what (for her) were some real bombshells about her kid.

She cussed her kid out because she was feeling very stressed out/worried/freaked out/scared to death. Then her daughter ran off. Mom had know idea where she was.

And when mom found out that her daughter had left the state to go to her 23 year old cousin's apartment - she flipped out again. I think that most parents would flip out if their teenager left the state w/o their permission and went to stay with a 23 year old.

Op - you are hearing one side of this story and that is coming from a very emotional teen. You are judging a mom for flipping out and not using polite language. You are considering "legal options", possibly calling CPS.

If CPS was called every time a parent cussed out their teenager you would never be able to get through to them.

I think this kid (and her mother) need a weekend away from each other. Emotions are running high right now. Let them simmer down a bit and then maybe they can try to sort things out with each other.

Did you read the whole thread? The parents are threatening her and disowning her, neither of which are rational reactions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:eh, the mother of this kid was reading her diary for a reason. Maybe the mom suspected that something was up with her daughter and was worried about her so she decided to read the diary only to discover what (for her) were some real bombshells about her kid.

She cussed her kid out because she was feeling very stressed out/worried/freaked out/scared to death. Then her daughter ran off. Mom had know idea where she was.

And when mom found out that her daughter had left the state to go to her 23 year old cousin's apartment - she flipped out again. I think that most parents would flip out if their teenager left the state w/o their permission and went to stay with a 23 year old.

Op - you are hearing one side of this story and that is coming from a very emotional teen. You are judging a mom for flipping out and not using polite language. You are considering "legal options", possibly calling CPS.

If CPS was called every time a parent cussed out their teenager you would never be able to get through to them.

I think this kid (and her mother) need a weekend away from each other. Emotions are running high right now. Let them simmer down a bit and then maybe they can try to sort things out with each other.

Did you read the whole thread? The parents are threatening her and disowning her, neither of which are rational reactions.

I thought I had but just now realized that I missed the Op's update describing how the father said he would "knock some sense into her" and how both parents strongly stated that they didn't want a gay daughter in their house.

Yep, that's a mess. You can't send a kid back into an environment like that. It's good that Op's other family members are stepping in to help sort this all out. Poor kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This story sounds super fake.

It's been too polished from the beginning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story sounds super fake.

It's been too polished from the beginning.

I'm been thinking the same thing as I've been reading this the past couple of days. I think someone is bored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story sounds super fake.

It's been too polished from the beginning.

I'm been thinking the same thing as I've been reading this the past couple of days. I think someone is bored.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story sounds super fake.

It's been too polished from the beginning.

I'm been thinking the same thing as I've been reading this the past couple of days. I think someone is bored.

+1

for me the tell was in the original thread. It doesn't read like a 22 yr old wrote it...the language and reactions to events etc. It never rang true to me.

[Anonymous]

If your cousin needs support, the Trevor Project offers free text/chat/and phone crisis services for LGBT or questioning youth. Family rejection is something the folks at Trevor Project would be very familiar with. They may also be a resource for you to help you figure out how best to offer your cousin support now as the legal and custody issues are sorted out.

http://www.thetrevorproject.org/pages/get-help-now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This story sounds super fake.

It's been too polished from the beginning.

I'm been thinking the same thing as I've been reading this the past couple of days. I think someone is bored.

May be, or maybe not, but what's been obvious for a while is that OP (if real) should have called social services by now.