Just looking for a sounding board. My daughter 15 has had a really tough time at secondary school. She has a cousin ( a boy) same age. A couple of years ago my daughter became friends with cousins ex girlfriend, the ex girlfriend was a complete psycho. The ex girlfriend was responsible for some pretty bad bullying against my daughter. The cousin did nothing. Just stood by and watched the bullying.
The cousin then dated my daughters best friend. That turned sour as well and he ignored my daughter for the next 3 or 4 months during another bullying stage. That bullying resulted in my daughter leaving school and going to another school.
Fast forward a year and 12 months of counselling for my daughter following the bullying and here we are again the cousin is now trying to date my daughters current best friend. My daughter is in bits again and is not keen on the best friend and cousin dating. The best friend reluctantly agreed to stop talking to the cousin but the cousin has been going round saying he hates my daughter etc etc. yet a month ago they were the best of friends. This has all got back to my daughter, who is not emotionally tyat resilient and who is now saying she just wants to sleep and never wake up.
not only that but the current situation has driven a massive wedge between me and my sister. We used to speak every day and she was my first friend, my absolute light, and she has now put me on ice. I’ve not even said anything to her about the situation.
I just don’t know how to handle it or help the daughter with her pain.
any ideas?