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06-22-2007, 01:37 PM
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40 y.o. track coach marries his student :(
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06-22-2007, 01:47 PM
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WTF? Why did they sign the consent forms?? Totally the parent's (and the coach's) fault. When I was 16, I was convinced I was going to marry my current boyfriend...and then the one after that, and then the one after that... Living with an upset teenager I'm sure isn't easy, but as a parent, it's your JOB. I'm so disgusted.
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06-22-2007, 02:23 PM
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Seriously, I saw a Lifetime movie a few weeks ago that could've been this story...
OK, he started reeling her in when she was 14. He's a PEDOPHILE. Why would her parents give her over to a pedophile?!
And her name is Windy? At first I thought it was a typo.
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06-22-2007, 02:35 PM
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Well, she'll be set for college when she divorces him at 18 and gets half his stuff.
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06-22-2007, 02:41 PM
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Well, she'll be set for college when she divorces him at 18 and gets half his stuff.
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He's now unemployed, formerly a Track coach (which probably means highschool teacher), how much "stuff" do you think he has?
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06-22-2007, 03:42 PM
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Ah, Love is strange! 
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06-22-2007, 04:47 PM
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Okay, let the betting start on how short this marriage will last.
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06-22-2007, 04:50 PM
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Ew.
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06-22-2007, 04:58 PM
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And her name is Windy? At first I thought it was a typo.
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Yeah, I saw that and thought, "Well, your first mistake as parents was naming your child after a weather pattern."
Seriously, having taught for several years, I see some kids' names and think: With that name, I can already see there are going to be problems. Other teachers, back me up here.
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06-22-2007, 05:03 PM
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Seriously, having taught for several years, I see some kids' names and think: With that name, I can already see there are going to be problems. Other teachers, back me up here.
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Darius. Never met a Darius who turned out well.
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06-22-2007, 05:29 PM
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Ew.
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And, is your post something that has not ever happened before?
EW!
Where do you live and well, I guess your posts says it all!
Do I condone it, no, does it happen, yes. Get friggen real in the big world! 
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06-22-2007, 05:37 PM
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They act like her life is completely over because of this. I somehow think that's up to her ... people have survived much bigger "tragedies"
Apparently I'm weird on this, but really. Is it that big of a deal? I agree that they shouldn't have been involved while he was in a position of authority. There is a lot that is strange about this particular relationship. But on general principle, I really don't have a huge problem with 16 year olds getting married, or with the age difference thing, or even with the student-teacher thing (it shouldn't happen WHILE the teacher is still the student's teacher, but afterward, who cares?).
[Of course, my dad was my mom's gym coach in HS, they started dating the summer after she graduated, and got married her sophomore year of college (there's an 11 yr age difference). They've been married for 27 years and I don't think she feels she threw her life away (although her parents certainly felt that way).]
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06-22-2007, 05:39 PM
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I wonder, if her parents hadn't been restrictive of any kind of contact . . whether it may have just played out without marriage.
There is a big difference between dating someone and marrying them in terms of life impact.
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06-22-2007, 05:47 PM
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DSTRen, I think you are right if you look at this in terms of stark reality.
However, social fashions tend to color people's perception of what is "good" or "bad". And most people seem unable to see beyond that.
So 50 years ago there would have been more outrage if a white girl married a black man no matter what their ages, a Christian married a Jew, or whatever was frowned upon at that time.
Fashions change. But, good critical thinkers understand the larger context and perspective.
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They act like her life is completely over because of this. I somehow think that's up to her ... people have survived much bigger "tragedies"
Apparently I'm weird on this, but really. Is it that big of a deal? I agree that they shouldn't have been involved while he was in a position of authority. There is a lot that is strange about this particular relationship. But on general principle, I really don't have a huge problem with 16 year olds getting married, or with the age difference thing, or even with the student-teacher thing (it shouldn't happen WHILE the teacher is still the student's teacher, but afterward, who cares?).
[Of course, my dad was my mom's gym coach in HS, they started dating the summer after she graduated, and got married her sophomore year of college (there's an 11 yr age difference). They've been married for 27 years and I don't think she feels she threw her life away (although her parents certainly felt that way).] |
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06-22-2007, 06:09 PM
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Oh this isn't meant as disapproval but I thought it was funny:
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