Helpless

      Happy Monday! Have you ever had a friend who seems to be going down the wrong road, and all you can do is stare helplessly? That pretty much sums up how I feel right now. One of my best friends whom I've known since Kindergarten is in a bad place right now. She's been through so much, such as her father's death, and she's dealt with it in the worst ways possible. She's one of the kindest and overall best people I know, but she's a completely different person than the girl that I know and love as a sister. She's involved in things now that I never thought she'd do, and I've tried everything I can to help her.
      One might think that I'm intruding, that I'm meddling in her business where her family should be taking over. This thought has haunted me for the past three years, because I don't want her family to assume that I think I always know what's best for her. However, she has completely detached herself from her family. She's moved out and refuses to speak to her mother. Her mother has stopped trying to reach out to my friend. My dad's dad died when he was only 16, and reacted the same way that my friend did. This is my last effort: my dad has convinced her to listen to his story. I really think that she'll see that if she continues on this road, she'll end up in a horrible situation. If this doesn't work, then I'm afraid that there's nothing left that I'll be able to do, and it's killing me. I'm her best friend, and I feel partially responsible for her, so I'm going to do everything in my power to get her back on the right track, but it's so hard because she's so uncooperative. I know that her dad would want me to help her as much as possible, but I'm scared that she'll get sick of me trying to help her, and she'll detach herself from me as well. Please send your thoughts to her, because she needs all the help she can get. I hope my dad can help her. I'm just so helpless right now, and I hate it.

Carpe Diem,
Brooke