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[quote=Anonymous]My DD’s best friend has recently been sharing more details about her home life. The stories are pretty awful.  They include corporal punishment and lots of verbal abuse.

We’ve only known her for about a year. This kid is really sweet and has always been eager to come over for dinner and sleep over. And we are always happy to have her.

They are both 12th graders waiting for college decisions. This is an incredibly stressful time. So I think this is making things worse for her at home. She is not a US citizen, and her college results are very important to her family.

My sense is that the best thing I can do is just to continue hosting as much as possible and validate that the treatment she is receiving is not ok. She will often say she wishes she was part of our family. I respond that we love having her visit.

I’m not a mandatory reporter. And at this age/ citizenship combo I don’t see much good coming out of calling anyone other than possibly the school counselor. But the kid is reluctant to talk to anyone for fear of triggering an intervention which will make things worse at home.

What would you do?

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