Mother and daughter seem seriously disturbed. Sorry, but if my college aged daughter texted me about her much older, very wealthy school placed mentor:
Late at night on Feb. 7, 2012, Clougherty texted her mother:
“Joe really really really seriously likes me.”
I don't think I would write back, "Yikes,” Anne wrote back. “How does this keep happening

”. Nothing smiley face about it even at that point. I've no thoughts beyond that since every story has two sides, but since this was quoting texts, I'm sure this part was accurate and bizarre.