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Amy is a poor girl in my class. She has a dysfunctional family. Her father is always drunk and sexual abused her. This morning, Amy didn’t bring her homework because her father was drunk again last night. She said that she was afraid of this and was concerned that her father would hurt her, and that’s why she didn’t do the homework. What a poor girl! The social workers knew about this situation and planned to take her away from her father. She told me she doesn’t want to leave her father but she felt afraid of him especially when he is drunk. I don’t know how to help her. Personally, I wish she could leave her father, but I know every child needs their parents even if their parents are not good. I just told her that she should be brave to face this problem and choose the right way to protect herself. I’m not sure whether she can understand what I’m talking about. What I can do now is wish God could help her to overcome this most difficult problem in her life.