I feel like most of the letter was code for “she’s hanging out with PEOPLE BEYOND OUR FAMILY and I don’t like her having other influences”, but that’s not something LW can be helped with until she realizes it’s a problem. Helping to keep a kid safer during parkour, I know something about. :P But I’ve never understood or been able to empathize with parents who are terrified of their kids becoming their own people.
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