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My kids are still in middle school, but already I’ve begun to take mental notes of their friends who seem most likely to become, uh, shall I say, highly adventurous teenagers. You know, the ones with whom you might not want your kid spending the weekend. But here’s the thing: When it comes to being concerned about the company your teenagers keep, it’s not just their peers you’ve got to worry about. Sometimes, the parents are the problem. Consider the scenario in which Molly Shattuck, Baltimore mother-of-three, allegedly invited a 15-year-old boy to spend the evening at her beach house with her same-age son and younger siblings present. If you were this boy’s parents, would you—before deciding whether or not to allow your son to accept the invitation—grill Shattuck on her whether or not the kids would have access to alcohol or illicit substances (pre-rape allegations)? Maybe, maybe not. Would you ask if she planned… Read More
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My kids are still in middle school, but already I’ve begun to take mental notes of their friends who seem most likely to become, uh, shall I say, highly adventurous teenagers. You know, the ones with whom you might not want your kid spending the weekend. But here’s the thing: When it comes to being concerned about the company your teenagers keep, it’s not just their peers you’ve got to worry about. Sometimes, the parents are the problem. Consider the scenario in which Molly Shattuck, Baltimore mother-of-three, allegedly invited a 15-year-old boy to spend the evening at her beach house with her same-age son and younger siblings present. If you were this boy’s parents, would you—before deciding whether or not to allow your son to accept the invitation—grill Shattuck on her whether or not the kids would have access to alcohol or illicit substances (pre-rape allegations)? Maybe, maybe not. Would you ask if she planned… Read More
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