[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Livia

You say that your parents tried desperately to control you behaviour... and that you got the help you needed and was back to normal after a few months. I'm guessing your parents were instrumental in getting you that help. I'm sure lots of kids go off the rails, but you have to agree that in many cases parents don't give a monkey's where their teenagers are or what they're doing. When something bad happens to them, or when they do something bad, it's always someone else's fault. I know that at 14 you think you're very sophisticated and grown up, but you're not, you're a child. If their parents aren't responsible for them, who is?

Oh yes definitely.

I'm not saying this case is anything at all like mine, was just trying to point out how the parents cant always stop things like this. Of course they need to take responsibility for their child, but prosecuting them over something they may have tried to control is a bit harsh IMO. I would say they have been punished enough by having their daughter go through this in the first place :S

Of course theres always a chance they simply didnt care and just let her get on with what she wanted to do because they couldnt be arsed to look after her properly...but I dont think its always as simple as saying that the parents should have stopped it.