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In reply to the discussion: EXCLUSIVE: Parents of underage victim in Kate Hunt's case defend actions [View all]shawn703
(2,702 posts)Why, because they set rules for their daughter? Going by her Facebook posts to the younger girl, the older girl knew what she was doing was wrong and she could get in trouble for it. The parents gave her a couple of chances to back off, but instead of doing that she takes her back to her house to have sex. Parents know their kids aren't going to always follow their rules, but having another adult come into the picture and encourage them to break the rules is something most parents won't stand for.
Consider this scenario:
John and Jane don't have a problem with marijuana, but they don't want their son Billy smoking marijuana at the age of 14. However, the catch their son smoking it one day, and they find out that the person who gave it to him was an 18 year old senior named Mark that's on the same sports team as him. They talk to Mark and say "maybe you didn't know this, but we don't want our son smoking weed at this age, please don't give it to him again." John and Jane think everything is okay, until again they find out Billy is still smoking weed. They found out that Mark gave the marijuana to him again. They go to Mark a second time and say "maybe you didn't understand us the last time, but we don't want Billy smoking marijuana at this age. Do not give it to him again". John and Jane hope that this time Mark will get the message and as an adult make the right decision to respect their wishes as parents. Some time later, John and Jane go to Billy's room and find him missing. They spend all night looking for him. When he comes back in the morning, John and Jane ask Billy where he's been. Billy says "sorry Mom and Dad, I snuck out last night and Mark picked me up and I spent all night at his place getting high."
How would you handle what Mark did to undermine your authority as a parent? And if you don't have a problem with 14 year olds using marijuana, that's fine. Just substitute marijuana with something you really wouldn't want your 14 year old kid doing at that age.