In Reply to: Guilty parent posted by cacko on Friday, 7. October 2011 at 15:06 Bali Time:
I never said letting your child roam around the streets by themselves made you a bad parent - all I said was that my 13 year old couldn't understand it - but for what it is worth I wouldn't let my 13/14 year old roam the streets in a place that is not home or very familiar. This is not about lack of trust in mine but understanding that pressures and experiences are different and that there may be others out there that would take advantage of that (just my opinion - no right or wrong). I do feel for the family involved and hope that everything possible can be done to help (although I fear the worst especially as it is now a big story internationally). I don't judge anyone on how they bring up their kids as differences are what makes the world go around.