Police called to Senator Cruz home - 14 year old girl suffers self-inflicted ...

[DURHAM D]

Link to tweet

?cxt=HHwWgsC-sd-jwbUsAAAA

Not familiar with this source.

[Lunabell]

1. Oh no!

His little girl who came out as bisexual! Poor baby, I really wish her well. Get well, little lady. ❤️

And I hope her father croaks!

[Beaverhausen]

27. Where did you hear that she came out as bisexual?

[area51]

43. I saw this article mentioning it.

link to advocate article.

[onenote]

2. Don't see any confirmation yet, but Cruz does have a 14 year old daughter.

[Gaugamela]

3. Cruz has a 14 year old daughter, according to Wikipedia.

[Sneederbunk]

4. BNO is the Netherlands.

[TomDaisy]

5. Jesus. Let me tell you...

right now...

as the parent of a teen girl, there is so FUCKING much stress on these kids. Even those not in the public eye. For grades. Activities. College acceptance. Instagram FOMO. All she missed due to COVID. Everyone, everywhere is demanding so much from them. It is so hard.

And as much as I try to keep an exact temperature on how she is (away at school) there have been times she has a total and complete meltdown because she has been covering and hiding her stress until it is too much.

When she was in high school - three kids committed suicide.

We need to do something. These kids are living in a pressure cooker and the stress on them is leaving a permanent mark.

Something is very very wrong.

[Nevilledog]

10. Just saw a graph earlier with correlation to social media

Pandemic certainly didn't help, but the despair of our young was trending up before it hit.

[lindysalsagal]

18. Yup. Cell phone life. The stats prove it.

Machines really did conquer us. And we let it happen.

[OAITW r.2.0]

15. +1 can't add to this.

I was a parent in this age group 15 years ago....but I am glad that my kids didn't have to deal with today's realties at 14. I hate Cruz, but he's brought a lot of this home with his national personna. I hope he he thinks about the reality he's delivered to his kids.

[msfiddlestix]

21. My granddaughter just turned 14, and she is intreatment for self harm, via cutting.

I blame it on Covid Shutdown and social media. combined the isolation and then she enters high school right after schools reopened, and bam. fron a straight A student to this heartbreaking, heart wrenching, gut punching, confusing tormenting situation. just can't describe the degree of heart break and sadness,. and helplessness and all the rest of it.

Thankfully for my granddaughter, she's been in treatment since October.. and it looks until past crhistmas, we don't know yet.

[TomDaisy]

22. they are so vulnerable at this age. what is happening to them is not fair.

[msfiddlestix]

23. It's tragic and a crises and yes very very unfair

thank you.

[TigressDem]

39. At least she has you and is in treatment.

I've known two women who struggled with this and one of them not only recovered but went many years dealing with more and more situations that would implode most people's minds.

The other woman was doing well last time we talked and had found her stride and place.

The difference for them they said was supportive friends because their family was batshit crazy.

That and a rubber band bracelet for one. She snapped it instead of cutting. It gave her the "wake up" and her system still released the chemicals the cutting did and took her out of the altered state she got into when her thinking had her at the edge of the cliff.

I hope your granddaughter finds all she needs for healing and becomes the strong woman who results from surviving such ordeals.

[cbabe]

6. HPD called to River Oaks neighborhood where Sen. Ted Cruz resides

https://abc13.com/ted-cruz-home-ella-lee-houston-river-oaks-police-activity-hpd-responds-to-neighborhood/12535892/

HPD called to River Oaks neighborhood where Sen. Ted Cruz resides

ByJessica Willey via KTRK logo
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 7:20PM

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department sent officers to a part of River Oaks on Tuesday night where U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is known to reside.

HPD told Eyewitness News that it responded to reports of a 14-year-old with self-inflicted stab wounds on the arms at 7:44 p.m. in the 3000 block of Ella Lee Lane, which is just off Kirby Drive.

The video above is the ABC13 Houston's 24/7 Streaming Channel.

The teen, whose gender was not disclosed, was taken to the hospital.

Police could not say whether the call involved anyone living at Cruz's family home.

…more…

[LeftInTX]

20. Police called to Houston home of Sen. Ted Cruz

https://abc13.com/ted-cruz-home-ella-lee-houston-river-oaks-police-activity-hpd-responds-to-neighborhood/12535892/

[chillfactor]

7. His daughter?

OMG! Poor girl has such a dumbass father.

[Takket]

9. You can bet the only thing Cruz is thinking about right now is how to spin this to blame

Democrats.

[Beakybird]

12. Word!

[Effete Snob]

13. If it is his family

He is probably concerned about his daughter.

“Cutting” is a behavior that doesn’t depend on the politics of a home.

[TigressDem]

11. Sounds like "cutting" vs "stabbing" to me.....

Lots of teen girls in impossible situations do "test cutting" and the "close attempt" relieves some kind of tension.

It still needs treatment both physical, mental and emotional to overcome.


BUT it is a huge warning sign that someone needs support instead of constant judgement.

[milestogo]

19. It could be "cutting" or it could be a suicide attempt.

It depends on where and how deep the cuts are.

Being a teenage girl is rough, and so is having a parent in political office.

[TigressDem]

36. Yeah, even "cutting" is practice for suicide, so it's plenty serious.

AND having Cruz for a parent?

In political office or not, he sounds a bit rough on everyone around him.

[Mister Ed]

14. God, I hope she'll be okay. Both now and in the long term.

This tragic scene may be more widely noticed because of her prominent father, but there are so many more like her. The young are suffering.

[albacore]

16. I'll be out of character for a minute here....

Instead of dumping on Cruz, I'll send my hopes for the best for the kid.
The poor kid... for a number of reasons... the poor kid.

[lunatica]

45. I agree with you

Poor child! But I have to admit it doesn’t surprise me that it happened.

I hope she gets help! Poor kid.

[Renew Deal]

17. The internet says he has a 14 year old.

I hope it's an erroneous report.

[LeftInTX]

24. They confirmed it's his daughter...now he wants privacy

[DURHAM D]

25. Are you watching local news? nt

[LeftInTX]

31. I watched the ABC 13 clip out of Houston

[Kaleva]

40. Which I would do as there is a very troubled minor involved

We are not talking about Palin's drunken, fist fighting adult son

[Victor_c3]

26. I don't wish that situation on anyone who has children

I have two daughters, 12 and 14 years old. This hits really close to home for me.

[dsp3000]

28. maybe this will open his eyes on how his dumbfuckery caused his daughter to do this

[demmiblue]

29. Very sad... I hope she gets the help she needs.

[nolabear]

30. That poor girl. Whether cutting or a suicide attempt

It’s an attempt to deal with something that feels too big to handle. It’s an indicator of tremendous pain. I hope the press and people around her give her space and the care she needs to try to heal from this. That means not speculating about her parents in this case, or using it in any way.

Poor baby. I’ve treated kids who cut and they’re trying so very hard to be okay. They need all the love and support they can get. From everyone.

[DURHAM D]

33. Very sad.

Link to tweet

?cxt=HHwWgIClyd_exLUsAAAA

[Irish_Dem]

34. Perhaps she is cutting and not suicidal?

But yes either way, it is a serious cry for help.

Yes my heart goes out to her and I hope she gets into treatment.

[nolabear]

35. Seems a weird thing to hope but I hope so.

Well, I think I do. It all depends on what happens now.

[Irish_Dem]

38. It is not weird to hope for a less serious diagnosis.

One that does not result in death.

Yes I hope her parents do the right thing and get her into treatment.

[Disaffected]

32. I wonder if she is the one

who, a few years ago, pulled away from him on camera when he tried to hug her?

[Celerity]

37. BNO News is a completely legitimate Dutch international news wire, affiliated with NBC

[Ilsa]

41. I hope the entire family gets the help they need. She can't and shouldn't

do this on her own. If the speculation regarding her sexuality is true, her family may have some serious unlearning to do.

I wish her the best.

[Deep State Witch]

42. Poor Kid

Being 14 is bad enough, let alone having that as a father.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

44. For this thread

Link to tweet

[Mr.Bill]

46. He won't learn anything.

He's a sociopath.