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May 3, 2006, 2:57 pm PDT
Been there, done that... still here :)
Quote From: sarahwoodWell my cousin, Allie, is the 15 year old on this show. This is what she turned when she thought she had nothing else. She is a very charming girl and very intelligent but just went down the wrong path with the wrong friends and these days that's not too hard to get swallowed into. "Everybody's doing it." That's the main thing teens see, if they're doing then why can't I? It was her surrouondings and influences and her own choices that put her like this. They have now sent her off to a girl's recovery school in Oklahoma and if she has realized her wrongs and wants to change, she will. You should really put me in contact with your cousin because I have been everywhere she is at right now, and I know its a fight and I think shes a strong girl because she is open minded for help. Atleast that was what I gathered from the show. I was so touched by her segment in general especially when she showed her arm. I too went through self-harm, drinking, drugs and sex. And I too am not a stupid young girl. I was a smart girl trying to cover up horrible memories out of my past. keeping up appearances to practically everyone that my childhood really was so perfect but the thing is, there is no such thing as a perfect childhood due to our surroundings. Humans aren't meant to deal with this much stress by nature so no matter how great our parents were ( mine have always been amazing in pretty much everyway) they can't always protect us. Hearing Allie's story just reminded me of when I was her age just beginning the partying and such. I have always been a great girl outwardly but over the years, in highschool I began to drink and smoke a little bit of pot here and there. That was just the beginning and was actually just normal curiousity. Then my junior year( summer going into) I took a turn for the worse. That summer I went on a trip to Spain with my Dad and got drugged and brutally raped twice in one night by someone I thought was a nice acquaintance (I was a virgin) . From then on my whole life changed and I would love to share all that and more with her and also how I pulled myself out of it again. Thankyou and try not to be too worried, Stephanie Lorenz
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