Iacisrmma – I didn’t; her mother did, and I don’t know if she has actually met with her yet. My feeling is that if she is posting, she obviously must feel a need to post. She has mentioned that her social life is not great, and she probably feels a need to vent.
If she feels a need to post, I don’t think she should be discouraged from doing so. Additionally, if she is online, this is probably one of the safer places for her to be, so it is probably good that she is here.
I do agree though that people should exercise great caution in terms of their responses. This is true whomever you are posting to, but some situations require more caution than others. You really don’t know the damage you can cause, especially when posting to someone so much younger than you. All teenagers are very vulnerable, and some much more than others. This sounds like a particularly sensitive situation.
The main thing needed is sympathy and encouragement,imho.