daisytrail
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Because her response was in response to a post I made earlier. I was making the point that either a child under the age of 18 is accountable for their actions in all cases or they aren't in all cases.
Relevant because the relationship being discussed here started when the daughter was 16. Either she is accountable for her actions at 16 in which case maybe she understands the implications of her relationship. Or she isn't accountable which makes this wrong.
Thank you for clarifying. I do find that I disagree. I think that there is a developmental aspect in that children are ready for some things at some ages and other things at other ages. I object to the power discrepency between the father and the daughter. For instance, I do not think it is especially earth-shattering or damaging if a 16 year-old has sex with another same age peer. I think many teens (not all) are capable of understanding the consequences and often do not feel inappropriatedly pressured. I think fathers always have power over their children, whether they have been an ongoing part of their lives or not, just as I think teachers always have power over their students and psychiatrists always have power over their patients. It is wrong because it is an exploitation.
(About one single age of consent for everything, I just don't believe in it.)
Is the young woman foolish? Of course she is. Is she as culpable as her father? No. Being 18 does not make her so.