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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]…, and loves to take the side of the bad guys when we watch movies or of dictators when we watch the news. She has always said she finds humans terribly unappealing and prefers animals instead…

….When someone annoys her, she employs picturesque depictions of violent ends they will come to, involving stabby things….
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The horror part is scary, but leaving that aside, she seems very justice oriented. Her idea of justice might not be yours, nor mainstream, nor correct, but it’s her apparent motivation.[/quote]

I teach 11 YOs and have two kids of my own. I’d run this second part past the school counselor, OP, whether they were my students or my own kids. Dark poetry and scary, intense stories are normal for this age, yes, but it sounds like you’re describing something different. It sounds like these “picturesque depictions of violent ends they will come to” are about people she actually knows. The fact that you added that these scenarios involve “stabby things” is more concerning.

Talk to the school counselor. They hopefully know your kid, and are trained to deal with this sort of thing. 
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+1  The school counselor and her pediatrician.[/quote]

I’d tread very carefully here, OP. If you make a way bigger deal out of this than necessary, you’re potentially going to make her feel confused and ashamed about what she considers a perfectly fine creative outlet. And as she gets to be around 12/13, this could cause some major trust issues between the two of you.[/quote]

She’s imaging, “employ[ing] picturesque depictions of violent ends… involving stabby things,” for those who annoy her. While
Some of what OP said can be downplayed, this cannot. Liking goth or gore is one thing. [b]Imagining violence on others who simply annoy you is alarming. 
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+1 Exactly.  Op needs to talk to the pediatrician asap.  The school probably has a psychologist who can do a quick eval either in person or via Zoom.[/quote]

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