Anonymous wrote:I have a teen mixed up in this kind of scene. For some, it’s a lot more real than any of us would like to believe. Btw these kids I know are 90% from good, caring homes. The kids are athletes and good students. I know way more than I wish I did. And yes, a lot of parents are totally clueless or purposely looking the other way.
Can I ask an honest question, without judgement I promise? My kids are.too young still. I'm only mid 30s so my teen years were long ago but 20 years, not 30-40+. I just wasn't "allowed" to get mixed up in this kind of scene. I probably may have veered that way. I'm social and like to go out, etc. But I just wasn't allowed to go out and be back by curfew. I had to actually tell my parents who I was going with, how I was getting there (no public transportation really so that made a difference) and what exactly I was doing. so I was always at a movie, at my friend's house, getting pizza and ice cream etc. Bc their parents were basically the same. It didn't seem overly strict but maybe it was. I couldn't just say "I'm going out with Mary and Karla, I'll be home later" until after graduation. Lying would have had to be on a big scale since they knew the parents of my friends.