Quote From: liatsunami I'm kind of curious if the boy's family are REALLY gypsies or if they just live like them. I think that a lot of people know very little about ethnic gypsy culture so they pass judgements based on improper understanding. But that isn't the point here.
This girl's parents have a legal right to tell her how she will behave in their home until either a) she turns 18, b) the state for some reason emancipates her early, or c) the state removes her from the home . She can be as mad about it as she wants but that's the reality of it. Sure she can run away again, but the police will just be able to go get her again.
On the flip side the young girl seemed to be doing just fine with her boyfriend's family. She had her own money to do with as she pleased. She seemed well taken care of as far as clothing, hygiene, shelter, and food was concerned. She actaully kept in contact with her mother,letting her know that she was alive and well, rather than just disappear off the face of the earth. While I don't condone her lying to her boyfriend's family I think the fact that she still wanted to be in contact with her family is a relatively responsible choice.
I just hope the boyfriend and the family don't get into too much trouble. I mean legally they did so something wrong in transporting a minor over state lines without parental consent, but on the other hand what if they thought they were taking her out of a bad home situation?
Even though she's agreed to go to this boarding school I don't think it'll stop her from trying to run away again. Time shall tell I suppose.
I hope the boys parents DO get into trouble and lots of it. They knew. They had to have known. There were confrontations before they left town for Petes sake. Even if you think you are rescueing a child from trouble you don't just take them out of the state.
I don't like the idea of boarding school though. Those parents need to learn how to parent just as much as that girl needs to grow up.
As for the girl "doing just fine with her boyfriends family". Oh please! What is she learning there? That her family is not worth any consideration? That premarital sex is ok starting at such an early age? Hey everyone is doing it younger and younger...nothing WRONG with that. Lets see the traits the girl displayed on the show...Deviance, deception, cursing, rebellion - lets guess which family she had learned all that with.
And the boyfriend on the phone saying something to the effect of 'she never told us' - HELLO - If I'm gonna take your kid - for months at a time - AND keep her out of school AND take her out of state - Then you and I are going to talk at some point. So lets just call that what it is - a load of crap.
