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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apparently I'm the outlier here.  First, skipping school is not ok in my house.  Second, lying about your whereabouts is also a huge problem - whether it's lying by omission or lying outright.  I'd also be concerned about the fact that she seems to have no street smarts or situational awareness. They intended to go into DC but ended up in Arlington AND she didn't have enough money to get back.  At 14, plenty of kids don't think about things like this but that's what makes this stunt all more problematic. Fortunately she was *only* in Arlington and could call you and nothing happened, but these are the types of situations that can go wrong quickly under different circumstances.

I'd ground her for 2 weeks, remove social media apps/block content, no screens, and put a tracker on her phone.  The tracker would stay on indefinitely.  [/quote]
I agree. I'm really surprised by the responses here.[/quote]

I'm not the  "parents" here, for the most part, think their only responsibility when it comes to teens is providing them with food and shelter other than that they are on their own free to drink, party, have sex, and skip school on a whim.[/quote]

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