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mopinko

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3. this sends chills

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Wed Mar 12, 2014, 11:26 AM

Mar 2014

seems like caving to an authoritarian jerk to me. ymmv

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NJ teen Rachel Canning who sued parents goes home [View all] Laxman Mar 2014 OP

Gonna be a few frosty conversations around THAT family home. mac56 Mar 2014 #1

No, if it were your kid - Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #16

Not at my house growing up. mac56 Mar 2014 #25

not after she hinted her Dad was inappropriately with her... bettyellen Mar 2014 #34

Sanity indeed! This should have happened long ago. Beach Rat Mar 2014 #2

Welcome to DU, Beach Rat! calimary Mar 2014 #17

I wonder if Inglisino threw her out adigal Mar 2014 #81

this sends chills mopinko Mar 2014 #3

Authoritarian jerk? Marrah_G Mar 2014 #5

^this n/t Mojo Electro Mar 2014 #26

Caving? MynameisBlarney Mar 2014 #6

yes parents those authoritarian bastards - dont they know kids should be able to do what ever they leftyohiolib Mar 2014 #10

hey, i got 5 kids. mopinko Mar 2014 #11

It's New Jersey. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #39

Well, that's going to be an awkward couple weeks. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #4

Suing for peace in a literal sense perhaps? ck4829 Mar 2014 #7

some day soon they will be able to look back and laugh Enrique Mar 2014 #8

Hopefully davidpdx Mar 2014 #72

Good news DiverDave Mar 2014 #9

++++ mopinko Mar 2014 #13

That's what I thought, too. calimary Mar 2014 #20

Isn't it a wonder when they grow up good? DiverDave Mar 2014 #55

Sometimes it happens in spite of... ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #61

Yep, anything can happen DiverDave Mar 2014 #65

Surprise! lol All I have to say is, what a spoiled monster her parents created. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #12

I wouldn't be suprised if the boyfriend was a major part of this ripcord Mar 2014 #40

I think youth is a time of madness and rebellion. That's why it's good to have Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #45

My daughter did the same thing. Took quite a bit more than just a "talking to" riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #51

I didn't have that much of a problem ripcord Mar 2014 #62

She is 18 oldandhappy Mar 2014 #14

DING DING DING! Oldandhappy, you're our grand prize winner! rocktivity Mar 2014 #15

She has a scholarship to a good college, according to an article I read Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #18

She has a $20k scholarship to the University of Vermont tammywammy Mar 2014 #32

Thanks for the link - I can't believe the cost of college these days Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #38

I'm a current grad student tammywammy Mar 2014 #41

Fellowship or grants? Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #44

In-state tuition and fees for U of Illinois, a state school, is $29k LAST year. riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #50

She could always join the military and go to college on the GI bill when she gets out.. olddad56 Mar 2014 #52

She's already gotten enough scholarship $$ (thank god) the military option isn't necessary riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #56

None, but I work full time and get tuition reimbursement. n/t tammywammy Mar 2014 #54

Which still has me wondering.... AnneD Mar 2014 #19

Perhaps that's what her college fund should now be redirected? calimary Mar 2014 #22

Her current school tuition was covered by a fundraiser & forgiven by the school. tammywammy Mar 2014 #42

I'm not so sure it was the daughter wanting them to pay the lawyer fee as it was the numbnut of Bodhi BloodWave Mar 2014 #69

Can a lawyer collect $$$ from an underage client? Walk away Mar 2014 #53

I'll bet her mask slipped, and the family that took her in saw what a handful she really was. MADem Mar 2014 #21

My Feeling Is That.... Laxman Mar 2014 #23

Well, he certainly sounds like an asswipe of a parent. MADem Mar 2014 #33

The payout they expected didn't materialize. NYC Liberal Mar 2014 #46

That, too. Might have been a bit of a perfect storm! nt MADem Mar 2014 #47

Back in the nest. Downwinder Mar 2014 #24

good of the parents to take her home, when whoever homed her before found there was no Sunlei Mar 2014 #27

well since she just limited her career prospects for life snooper2 Mar 2014 #28

This would have made a great After School Special! Dread Pirate Roberts Mar 2014 #29

awkward! RussBLib Mar 2014 #30

after she hinted that her Dad was inapproproiate by saying he loved her "more than a daughter" bettyellen Mar 2014 #31

Valid point, that. MADem Mar 2014 #35

I put up with crap from sociopathic assholes for years, so now it's a hard limit with me... bettyellen Mar 2014 #37

Some people have serious personality disorders. They just can't help it; can't stop doing it, MADem Mar 2014 #49

I agree, she wouldn't be allowed back.Go get your own place.There's the door. SummerSnow Mar 2014 #76

I would not have returned her to the prior posh surroundings eilen Mar 2014 #36

Here Is An Addendum To The Saga.... Laxman Mar 2014 #43

Why not a counter-suit? yankee dandee Mar 2014 #48

I'm gonna catch hell for this, I'm sure VA_Jill Mar 2014 #57

She was underage drinking and her parents made a rule against that. bravenak Mar 2014 #59

She was stealing from them, staying out ALL night (instead of abiding by a 1:30 am curfew) riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #60

After reading the mother's affidavit, I think she and the father are degenerate trash. So, I agree msanthrope Mar 2014 #63

Haven't seen any of that VA_Jill Mar 2014 #66

This thread had the links to the court case.... msanthrope Mar 2014 #67

wrong parents TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #71

You've made my point...the mother's certification is a long, nasty msanthrope Mar 2014 #73

Rachel is a LIAR TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #74

Why would parents put a drunken, anorexic liar in charge of her sisters while they jetted msanthrope Mar 2014 #75

Rachel's therapist, the parents and Rachel decided to try it as a "trust exercise" riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #77

Is that from the therapist? Or the parents explaining their decision? msanthrope Mar 2014 #78

Yes, there are two sides and her parents are not innocent here. Gormy Cuss Mar 2014 #68

I knew it. bravenak Mar 2014 #58

I hope the parents don't foot the $12K lawyer bill question everything Mar 2014 #64

And now the parents have to pay for guardian! question everything Mar 2014 #70

Did she run out of clean clothes? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #79

hope she and her lawyer and her parents all grew up a bit Skittles Mar 2014 #80