Reality of the Times

Saturday morning my oldest comes home and she looks like she's hung over. Truth be told, she and 3 friends stayed up until 4:00 in the morning talking, and crying. One of her best friends opened up to them about the problems in her life, things none of the girls ever guessed were happening. Of course she wasn't supposed to tell me, but Ashley confides in me a lot. I would love to help the friend, but of course, no one is supposed to know. Ashley is going to try to get her to come talk to me (guess her mom has been drinking a lot and she says she can't take things her mom says seriously), and I hope she does, she need a stable adult to guide her in the right direction.

That same night, Ashley and her friends were driving to get something to eat, when they pass a group of kids on the street. Ashley sees what appears to be her sister, helping someone walk. They back up and low and behold, it is Morgan and two of her friends trying to help 2 very drunk 8th graders walk home. In fact, one of Morgan's friends had one of the drunk girls flung over her shoulders (good things she's a big, strong girl). Ashley made them get in the car and they took the girls to one of the girls' house. Seems they got a bottle of liquor from some older guy. Evidently, both girls had to be taken to the hospital and one of them had to spend then night. They weren't even supposed to be at Morgan's friends house, but they showed up there, liquor in hand, to see her friends older brother. The brother wouldn't take them home, because he's already been in trouble and didn't want to get caught with them. So he leaves 3 13 year old girls to walk drunk girls home. I am thankful that both of my daughters have level heads on them and that they were responsible enough to help these girls out.....but really, should kids this age be already exposed to stuff like this?? Does anyone else find this scary???