 | Have you had her talk to a professional about this? Maybe there is something deeper than the supposed curse? Maybe something is going on in her life that she is extremely ashamed of and it is showing itself this way? t Or the answer might lie in what this friend has told your daughter and whatever experiences they have together when they are alone (I am not inferring anything) Maybe not letting her be alone with this friend is another possibility. If you can moniter what they talk about, then you can be sure that the friend doesn't try to spook your daughter? Have your daughter keep a journal about her feelings. A seperate one than she may normally keep. One specifically for her thoughts about this curse and her friend or whatever else you think might be helpful in cracking this case. You could let her keep it to herself, or you can tell her that you will be reading it or that maybe even a doctor will be reading it...I'm not sure which is the right answer. I do know that she will be most honest in the journal if she knows that it is only she who will be reading it, but then on the other hand, how can you help her if you don't read it? So....maybe you can have a talk with your daughter and the two of you decide together. Is she invovled with Wicca or any "magical" practices otherwise? Why does she believe in curses? If she comes from a "christian" background, explain to her that there are no such things as curses. If she does not have a "christian" background, then explore why something or someone would try to curse her. For every curse, there is an "anti-dote" Whether the curse is real or not, she thinks it is....find the "anti-dote" real or not and maybe she will get rid of her symptoms.
Have her explain to you again that the painting cursed her. It sounds silly. Maybe by explaining this silly-sounding thing, she will realize how silly it is. Maybe not....It's worth a try. It may not be silly to her.
The curse must have some history. Find it. If it is just by word of her friend's mouth who heard it from someone else....not sure what you can do about that but explain to her how unreliable the info is....If there is some documented history on this curse, then read it and find out (or invent) a way of breaking this curse. Lies are never condoned because it breaches trust which is important in a father-daughter relatioship, but maybe in this one case it is for the best. If you make up some cure and say you talked to a friend of a friend who had the same problem.....I don't know....This would be a last resort, I think....What do you think? |
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