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WhiskeyGrinder

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10. But it did happen, and still happens. It can be woven into the fabric of a community, and the law

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 05:45 PM

Dec 2017

can be unclear, making it difficult for people to act. Grand Marais, Minn., is not an isolated incident, I would guess.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/02/27/grand-marais-older-men-pursuing-teen-girls

Parents can care about their children and still not be able to protect them. It's easy to believe that just because a person hasn't seen or experienced something, it didn't happen. Surely someone would have heard about it. Surely we all knew everyone. Some communities -- neighborhoods, small towns, school districts, social groups -- may be like that. Many aren't.

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The Idea That Parents Didn't Care about Their 14-Year Old Daughters [View all] MineralMan Dec 2017 OP

Exactly! Which is why those men Phoenix61 Dec 2017 #1

Yes, exactly. MineralMan Dec 2017 #3

While I agree with you in most normal situations NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #2

True, which is the whole point of the "meet my parents" thing. MineralMan Dec 2017 #4

Sounds like Mayberry. sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #5

Actually, your experience sounds more like Mayberry. MineralMan Dec 2017 #6

I grew up in the same generation as you. It was not common or desirable for 30 year old men Arkansas Granny Dec 2017 #7

I don't remember any instance of that, either. The same kids who started high MineralMan Dec 2017 #8

This sounds like the process my BIL goes through ProudLib72 Dec 2017 #9

But it did happen, and still happens. It can be woven into the fabric of a community, and the law WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #10

I lived in a small town and your description is pretty much how it went in my house too. beveeheart Dec 2017 #11