No, it is not my daughter (thank goodness). It is my daughter's best friend from high school. The friend spent a lot of time at our house and even went on vacations with us. My daughter recently found out that her friend just started a seven year prison sentence. She will be in jail until 2024.
The friend's family moved to a neighboring state shortly after high school graduation. My daughter and her friend lost touch and then kept in casual contact through facebook. Her friend had two children and fought a battle against addiction even getting sober for a year.
Unfortunately, she relapsed and had a DUI. Two months later, she was the driver in a terrible accident in which the passenger was killed. She was charged with another DUI and driving on a suspended license. After the passenger died, more charges were added. I was able to find the newspaper article about the accident. It was big news at the time.
She is a beautiful 32-year-old woman with two small children who will now spend the next seven years in prison. Her young children will be without their mother during critical development years.
My daughter is really upset. She said it could easily have been her. She has reached out to the friend's mother on facebook and wants to write her friend to provide support and encouragement.
I hate addiction.
~Kathy
The friend's family moved to a neighboring state shortly after high school graduation. My daughter and her friend lost touch and then kept in casual contact through facebook. Her friend had two children and fought a battle against addiction even getting sober for a year.
Unfortunately, she relapsed and had a DUI. Two months later, she was the driver in a terrible accident in which the passenger was killed. She was charged with another DUI and driving on a suspended license. After the passenger died, more charges were added. I was able to find the newspaper article about the accident. It was big news at the time.
She is a beautiful 32-year-old woman with two small children who will now spend the next seven years in prison. Her young children will be without their mother during critical development years.
My daughter is really upset. She said it could easily have been her. She has reached out to the friend's mother on facebook and wants to write her friend to provide support and encouragement.
I hate addiction.
~Kathy