Bless her, I hope she is able to get the help she needs to make it through what is a difficult time in any childs life, let alone a child in todays world. I can understand the whole fantasy vs reality bit though, she's a smart child, she has an idea with what's going on in the wider world and how scared and depressed people are, it's little wonder she wants to stay in that fantasy world where things are under her control and can't hurt her.
I think it's a form of psychological self-protection, and sadly it's always the smart ones that get the worse of the bullies, sadly it doesn't get much easier, but you do find ways to cope with it better.
Give her a hug from me when you see her next and tell her that for all the bad things in the world, there are just as many wonderful and fantastic things on our planet and out in the cosmos, human nature seems to dwell on the negative, but it mustn't blind you to the beauty out there.
I was once told by my mother, and feel free to pass this on to her if you think it will help, to think of the humble flower that over time pushes its way through thick concrete to bloom into beauty amongst the dark grey slabs of the city around it. She's that flower, things are tough and people can be very horrible, but push on and great things can happen.
|