Posted by Linda Douglass (207.89.142.218) on May 02, 2000 at 17:18:59:
In Reply to: www.oprah.com Oprah's website posted by Don M. on September 15, 1998 at 15:37:47:
Dear Oprah,
I just left my friend Darlene about an hour ago she had been telling me about her daughter age 16 has really gone beyond rebellion, she is threatening to kill her mother and brother, suppoesedly she has hired a hit man. A year ago darlenes husband of over 20 years died of a heart attach, and she's been handling things as well as can be expected but her daughter, who I'm sure hasn't delt with her fathers death, has turned to people older and doing some drugs, having multi-partener sex, multi-gender also. she's way beyond normal teenage rebellion. Is there some one to help Darlene she's doing what is best for her son and herself and her daughter is....lost, her heart is breaking because she doesn't know what to do and honestly if I were in her shoes I wouldn't know what to do either...I've raised two young men and even tho' a few times I wanted them out of my house they never pulled these kinds of things on me.....I just can't imagine what she must be going through........can you help with a show that one of your wonderful friends can help make a little sense of kids like this today, and pray I never see my friends name on a news cast.
Thank-you for your time and all you have done for your viewers...you touch our souls.
Linda Douglass