And easy child was furious with me when I stopped her from going to an out-of-state wedding with a friend's family. I had discovered that her "on-line" boyfriend (she was 15 yrs old) was from that state.
"Mom, he is on the other side of the state - hours away." "I don't care - you are not going."
Scary thing, the kid's brother was at the wedding - happened to know the groom.
The other sad part is that easy child's friend's parents did not share my concerns and thought I was over reacting. "We will be there to supervise." Yeah, right, these are 15 yr old girls, you will not have your eye on them every second.
They allowed their daughter to meet someone on line, go to a weekend concert to meet him face to face, and bring him home to live with them when she was 16 yrs old. They married this summer (she is now 18). They don't know how lucky they are that this did turn out to be a good person.
I continue to hold title of "MEANEST MOM IN THE WORLD". Maybe some day she will appreciate how I kept her safe?