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Originally Posted by DSTRen13
I can only speak for myself on this, but yes, I did talk on the phone to an older male friend late at night. I believe at the time I was 15 and he was 38 or something? Not really sure. I have no idea the exact time of night. Mostly, we discussed philosophy, Jesus, and different ideas about Christianity. It wasn't a sexual thing. He isn't a freak and I'm not a freak, and it really isn't a big deal  |
Soooo...if in the future you have a 14 yr old daughter chatting on the phone w/a man who is at least 20 yrs older than her in the middle of the night, and you can't personally attest to what the conversations are about, then you will be cool with this?
I guess what I am stuck on is that it is a parent's job to protect their child. Something like this (the 14 - 30+ coed friendship) seems like a glaring risk. To chalk it up to a unique and special friendship (I think that we can all admit that this is not the norm) just seems negligent.
) But I would really hope that I would know enough about any children that I might have to be able to judge whether or not any friendships they might have, regardless of age and sex differences, are appropriate and healthy. It just seems to me like every person and every friendship could be one way or another.
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