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First of thank you NRS. You were there for me in 1994, 1997, 1998
I was a runaway, 10 times, through 2 different states. I called you for help, and sat at a payphone calling back as we were trying to get through to my mother who wouldn't answer the phone. If only she had answered, if only. All day I waited by that phone, until a man came up to me and asked me if I need help. He had noticed me sitting there, not even sure what city I was in, with not a penny to my name.
2 months later, bruised, raped and mentally abused, I called 911, and that same man was held at gunpoint and later sent to prison. I lived. It took years of counseling to overcome that.
My mother, who mentally and physically abused me, took guardianship of my daughter in 1997. Then she found religion, and I believed she was different. We've all had a good relationship up until about a year ago. They left and went to Hawaii, whereas I'm in Nevada. She cut off all contact from me, my husband and my other children.
My daughter who is now 16 years old, has run away from home. She has called me and wants to come home. I would fly her home right now, but I can't. First off my mother has prevented her from having any access to her documents, and she doesn't have a state issued ID card, nor does she have access to her mail, so she can't get on a plane. I'm pretty sure if I do fly her here, I'll be harboring a runaway. But what's better, having her in a safe home illegally, or on the streets?
I don't know where to start. I don't know what to tell her. I don't want some unknown predator man to hurt her. I have told her to call 1-800-RUNAWAY. I've told her to go home, and I will file whatever legal paperwork to get her out of that house, because I understand what she's going through. She said she's tried to call my mother (legal guardian) but she won't answer the phone. Flashbacks start coming back, I haven't left my phone since first getting the call last night.
She's a good kid, but my mother has kept her out of high school, choosing homeschool to better control her, they fight, and the psychological abuse is happening.
I need some advice, what do I tell her? Can she get resources through the Juvenile Detention Center? I believe she's at the age to choose her guardian if it's reasonable. My home passes the test. What now? What happens when 2,500 miles of water seperates you. I feel helpless. I've tried to call my mother and talk about her coming to live with me, but my mother will not answer the phone. I honestly feel 16 again myself, powerless. I can't find any help in Hawaii. She lives near Haliewa, HI and I hope she's still on that island.
Thank you.
I was a runaway, 10 times, through 2 different states. I called you for help, and sat at a payphone calling back as we were trying to get through to my mother who wouldn't answer the phone. If only she had answered, if only. All day I waited by that phone, until a man came up to me and asked me if I need help. He had noticed me sitting there, not even sure what city I was in, with not a penny to my name.
2 months later, bruised, raped and mentally abused, I called 911, and that same man was held at gunpoint and later sent to prison. I lived. It took years of counseling to overcome that.
My mother, who mentally and physically abused me, took guardianship of my daughter in 1997. Then she found religion, and I believed she was different. We've all had a good relationship up until about a year ago. They left and went to Hawaii, whereas I'm in Nevada. She cut off all contact from me, my husband and my other children.
My daughter who is now 16 years old, has run away from home. She has called me and wants to come home. I would fly her home right now, but I can't. First off my mother has prevented her from having any access to her documents, and she doesn't have a state issued ID card, nor does she have access to her mail, so she can't get on a plane. I'm pretty sure if I do fly her here, I'll be harboring a runaway. But what's better, having her in a safe home illegally, or on the streets?
I don't know where to start. I don't know what to tell her. I don't want some unknown predator man to hurt her. I have told her to call 1-800-RUNAWAY. I've told her to go home, and I will file whatever legal paperwork to get her out of that house, because I understand what she's going through. She said she's tried to call my mother (legal guardian) but she won't answer the phone. Flashbacks start coming back, I haven't left my phone since first getting the call last night.
She's a good kid, but my mother has kept her out of high school, choosing homeschool to better control her, they fight, and the psychological abuse is happening.
I need some advice, what do I tell her? Can she get resources through the Juvenile Detention Center? I believe she's at the age to choose her guardian if it's reasonable. My home passes the test. What now? What happens when 2,500 miles of water seperates you. I feel helpless. I've tried to call my mother and talk about her coming to live with me, but my mother will not answer the phone. I honestly feel 16 again myself, powerless. I can't find any help in Hawaii. She lives near Haliewa, HI and I hope she's still on that island.
Thank you.
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