Reply #62: I got a tale for you

[mdmc]

I used to work with at risk (at risk of going to juvie or to a psych hospital) teens. One day, a teenage girl and her (adult) advocate came in to my office to visit. My client told me that she got suspended. (this girl is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, and her high school didn't want to deal with it. she was always getting suspended).
I told her it wasn't the end of the world, and asked her what had happened.
She told me that she "knocked Jamie (her friend) the fuck out!"
I paused.
I told her that I was willing to do whatever it took to keep her out of juvie, and that she was a great girl that needed to get some help dealing with the shit that she had gone through.
I told her that I no longer wanted her to get into physical altercations. I told her that this was unladylike and that I could not tolerate it from her in the future (this, by the way, was a lie. I was always fighting for this chick to stay out of juvie...just so y'all know). I asked her advocate what her thoughts were on this issue.
Her (adult) advocate didn't miss a beat. "Yo. When I was your age, I used to FUCK bitches up if they messed with me!" My mouth dropped. I waited for her to continue, hopefully backtrack. "there ain't no way I would let some bitch disrespect me, even now!"
It was a scene.
I let them both know where violence would lead this teen girl. Her advocate eventually sided with me.
weird wild stuff...I hope you enjoyed the tale, mtnester!:kick: