Stupid parents

In yesterday's AJC there was an article about a mom throwing an after prom party, including a keg, for her daughter (the mom has since been charged). Now I will preface this by saying that I do not have kids; therefore I understand that I'm not entitled to an opinion on parenting at all (eyeroll). With that said...

What on earth are these types of parents thinking? Are they so concerned with being their kid's friend that they forgot that they're the parents? You know, discipline, enforcing the rules, that kind of uncool stuff? They're teenagers for crying out loud; if they aren't hating you about something, then you're job isn't being done.

And just what are you telling your kids with this message of "we know they're going to do it; they all do." Bull-butter. You're setting the bar low so that when (not if) it's knocked off you can pat hug yourself and say "it's just what kids do these days." Read this: it's just what kids do that don't have parents actively involved in their lives; it's exactly what kids do that have friends guiding their decisions.

This is right up there with putting a teenaged girl on birth control. Why not just write them a blank check?