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**DJkillos** · 09-21-2012, 05:25 PM

Hi. I'm new to this forum. I wanted to post here because I have a question on behalf of a Thai friend of mine.

My friend came to live here (in America) from Thailand when she was in 8th grade. She started misbehaving when she got to high school so in 10th grade her mother (who's re-married to an American and has four children by him) shipped her back to her family in Thailand. She came back to the states when she was 18 to live permanently and has since gone back to Thailand to visit for a year (she's now 24.)

My question/problem is this: my friend is very lost now. Her mother kind of ignores her (and we all know how important Thai's family is to them) and my friend doesn't really feel like she fits in here (in America) or in her native country. She's having problems reconciling her Thai culture with her American culture; basically she's really confused and she has no social or familial support system.

Is there anything I can do as her friend to help her? Does anyone reading this forum have any experience in this matter? Is there a website or a support group online that I can direct her too?

Any advice that you can give me will be helpful. I'm a little scared for my friend, she's really depressed.

09-21-2012, 05:25 PM	#8
DJkillos Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 382 Senior Member	How to Help a Thai Friend Reconcile American Culture w/ Thai Culture Hi. I'm new to this forum. I wanted to post here because I have a question on behalf of a Thai friend of mine. My friend came to live here (in America) from Thailand when she was in 8th grade. She started misbehaving when she got to high school so in 10th grade her mother (who's re-married to an American and has four children by him) shipped her back to her family in Thailand. She came back to the states when she was 18 to live permanently and has since gone back to Thailand to visit for a year (she's now 24.) My question/problem is this: my friend is very lost now. Her mother kind of ignores her (and we all know how important Thai's family is to them) and my friend doesn't really feel like she fits in here (in America) or in her native country. She's having problems reconciling her Thai culture with her American culture; basically she's really confused and she has no social or familial support system. Is there anything I can do as her friend to help her? Does anyone reading this forum have any experience in this matter? Is there a website or a support group online that I can direct her too? Any advice that you can give me will be helpful. I'm a little scared for my friend, she's really depressed.
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