My best friend is being abused at home, When she comes to school she's always covered in bruises, burns and cuts. She lives with her dad and I think he's abusing her. I love her so much but I promised not to tell. She's getting really hurt and I hate seeing her this way.. What do I do?D:
Right, I've took this because i have personal experience for the same thing with minor differences. I won't go into greater detail about me though. Okay, you're a great friend for being there for her and keeping this secret of hers but if you cared deeply about her you would tell social services about this, as soon as you do this, this will all stop for her. If you don't know whether to because she might fall out with you, you need to ask yourself, which is more important to you? Your friends safety or your friendship with this person? However, if you would like a second opinion then I'll give you two options, 1) i would recommend you call up childline to get a professional point of view or 2) come back with another question asking for other advice sites, we follow about 7 and get your opinion from there. I do hope you do the right thing here and protect your friends safety. (Owen)