But there are two sides to every story, and I know everyone here is taking up for the parents. Some other things I read set a few wheels turning in my mind, though, so let me play a little devil's advocate. First off, the kid is an honor student and doesn't cut class and like that, so on the surface at least seems to be a well-behaved girl. She's also involved in school activities and sports. There is a complaint about a boyfriend who "may be a bad influence" but that's kind of nebulous. WHY is he thought to be a bad influence? That could be a smokescreen for "He's the wrong religion, the wrong color," or even maybe "He goes to the wrong school" (code for "he's not good enough"
. I've also read comments from her that her parents pushed her to go to a different school where she might get more playing time on the basketball team, possibly leading to a scholarship, and that she felt some of their behaviors contributed to an eating disorder she had struggled with. So maybe they are a little bit overly controlling? Seems to me that everyone involved could benefit from family counseling and a mediator, but I don't think things got this bad one-sidedly. Just my opinion, of course, but I have seen this kind of thing play out before.
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