[EZ2Luv]

A few of you know that my boys are young given my age (10,9,and8years old). My best friend and I had our first babies a few months apart so they are both 10 years old. Her little girl is an only child and she is a single parent. Our parenting styles are quite different as far as rules, boundries and discipline goes.
My friend had moved away for a few years and then moved back about 5 years ago but we kept in contact. He daughter A is my God daughter and I love her very much but sadly, I am afraid for her.
Let me just say that none of my boys have cell phones and I limit their time and use parental controls on the computer. I personally think 10 is far too young for a cell phone, never mind one with all the bells and whistles
I was always able to talk to A and she would listen. Tonight I visited my friend and she shared with me that A has been saying that she hates school, the neighborhood, the after school program and that she wants to move and "start a new life" This a 10 year old child saying this. So I offered to talk to A thinking maybe she had a quarrel with a friend or school mate causing this attitude. Well I cannot begin to tell you what I witnesed. All this child did was fiddle with her cell phone text messaging while I was talking to her. Apparently A has been texting teenage girls that she has met online that are not even local girls.
I finally told A I think she is rude texting while I was talking to her and that her mother needs to shut that phone off. Her Mom agreed but A went storming off mad slamming doors.
My friend feels the child has problems and she was thinking about sending her to some kind of boot camp. I told my friend that never mind boot camp, she needs to start setting boundries and fast.
She did take the phone away from A a couple of weeks ago and A dialed 911 on her mother. Needless to say the police repremanded A and sided with her mother.

I am truly at a loss here I am sad and mad at the same time. I am angry that my friend let it go this far and I am sad that this is happening. My friend has always spoiled A because she felt guilty for being a single parent. I understand her trying to compensate(not that I agree with her) but this little girl was not like this a few months ago. Now she is in her own electronic world of texting and blocking everyone around her out.

I need advice here. My friend is a wreck and it is almost as though A is controlling things. I guess I am not the only one concerned about this because my friend's mother is just as upset as is my friends fiance.

EZ