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I can think of a couple of obvious ones right off the bat.Since you are asking about whether they see your grades, let’s tackle that first.Generally grades are mailed, and if you have a parent home who gets the mail, they can just open it. You’re still a minor.However, FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), 20 u.s.c. §1232g, 34 CFR Part 99, prohibits releasing college records unless authorized by the student.Other than that:People under age 18 cannot legally enter into contracts, so your parents are going to have to sign on all the legal forms for tuition, financial aid, enrollment, etc., etc.Your classmates are usually going to be 2–6 years older than you; if you end up in a situation where you end up having sex, since you’re not legally an adult, the person you have sex with is guilty of statutory rape, and can go to prison on the order of 20 years, and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of their lifeYou may not be permitted to live in the dorms, and some colleges and universities require freshmen to live in the dorms, minimally for their first year; you won’t be able to go there without some form of waiverIf you are not an emancipated minor (which is usually the equivalent of a pretty acrimonious “divorce from your parents”), then you will need a parent or guardian to live with until you are 18You may not be able to participate in some activities which are considered “dangerous”, in the same way you may not be permitted to work at those activities prior to age 18, without special dispensation; for example, the lab work for an organic chemistry class will likely violate OSHA standards for a 16 year oldSchool sponsored sports are pretty much outSchool sponsored field trips, such as to archeological digs as part of a class on archeology, or trips to off-campus sites, such as museums might require permissions slips, since whoever you’re going with will have to act in loco parentisAvailability of drugs and alcohol means you will likely be exposed to them before you are legally permitted to be exposed; for example, most junior and senior year college students working on a bachelor’s degree are 21 and 22; you’ll be 19 and 20The last two years of college, you’re not going to be able to go to any of the clubs and bars your friends go to, even if it’s just to attend a study group because it’s a convenient pizza place with cheap food during happy hour, and no one will be drinkingThere may be legal issues for the college or university itself, due to you being a minor; for example, you can’t legally make your own medical decisions, so if you are injured on campus, you can’t consent to even something as simple as getting stitches; your parent or guardian has to consent insteadSome colleges and universities have minimum age requirements; you won’t be able to go to those; on the other hand, most community colleges allow younger students, as long as they have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalentEntrance testing may be a problem; sitting the ACT or SAT test may require a parent or guardian be present to sign you inThere are often specific reporting requirements for college employees regarding child abuse for minors who are students — in California, for example, it’s California Penal Code §§11165 and 11166There are likely courses or programs which would require parental consent; human sexuality would be one of them, gender studies might be another, comparative religion anotherI’m sure there are other issues. Those ones seem relatively major.See also the Quora answer: How could one go to college at 15?, which covers many of the topics that also apply to anyone under 18.

Although many adults don't realize the incredibly harmful effect, one of the most damaging things we can do (or say) to our children (of any age) is to bad-mouth their other parent and/or keep the other parent out of their lives. In my very humble opinion, this is a form of child abuse - emotional abuse.Children see themselves in their parents. Children want nothing more than to be loved by both parents. For both parents to be proud of them. To be with both parents. When a parent is put down, all of a sudden the child sees half of themselves as worthless. They also feel they must pick sides. Seriously?? Asking a child to choose between their parents? This is no better than asking a parent to choose between their children. A real "Sophie's Choice."Story 1 - My StoryMy parents divorced when I was in 8th grade. It was a very bitter divorce. My brother and I lived with my mom after the divorce. My dad had cheated on my mom and she was extremely angry. We began hearing what a S.O.B. he was, how worthless he was, how he made her feel worthless, and quite a bit worse. After the divorce, we spent every Sunday with him. I loved every minute of it. My brother, not so much. It just wasn't his cup of tea. As he got older and went to college (still in town), he became angry with Dad and made the personal decision to stop visiting Dad. However, I didn't. Suddenly, every Sunday night became impossible. When I got home, I was completely ignored. If I had the audacity to spend the weekend with my dad (he had a small house in the Ozarks), I was ignored for days on end. For 7 very, very long years. Talk about major guilt trip! Things changed when I was around 20. I was still living with Mom, going to college full time (in-town) and working 2-3 jobs. I've never been one to confront anyone. There finally came a point I couldn't stand it anymore. So I chose between my parents (it seemed the easiest thing to do at the time). I stopped seeing or speaking with my dad.Fast-forward a few years......I'm now living on my own. I began talking with Dad again and eventually spending time with him. Of course, behind Mom's back. But living in my own place made this much easier. I had a couple years of peaceful bliss. And deceit.The first major hurdle was getting married. Mom was very involved in every step. I was very grateful! I didn't think about the complexities involved in having parents not speaking. I was only 20-something. Of course I wanted Dad to walk me down the aisle. But Mom was paying for the wedding. I knew her feelings on the topic without even asking! I didn't see how to do this without hurting someone. I could ask Dad to walk me down the aisle - I would be thrilled, Dad would probably be happy, Mom would be ticked beyond belief and very possibly not contribute to the wedding. I was just starting out and knew I couldn't pay for it myself. I was also honest enough with myself to know Dad wouldn't pay either. I could ask someone else to walk me down the aisle - I would feel as if I was stabbing Dad in the back, Dad could feel hurt, Mom wouldn't be mad. I didn't know what to do, so I temporarily set aside the decision.One day, completely out-of-the-blue, my mom said, "I made this offer to your brother before he got married. I want to make the same offer to you. If you want to invite any of the .......... (my dad and his family) to the wedding, there won't be any hurt feelings." Suddenly, I saw a compromise! I could have my dad at my wedding and ask my brother to walk me down the aisle. You have absolutely no idea how ecstatic I was. I asked my brother to be by my side and he was extremely honored. All was settled.A week or two later, after my fiance and I had created the guest list, I learned otherwise. Mom had received the guest list to send out the invitations and she was not a happy camper. "How dare you invite your father and his parents!!!" she exclaimed. "But Mom", I cried, "you said I could". "I didn't mean it!" she retorted. Well, they were invited anyway and they all came to the wedding. They didn't stay for the reception, but it was wonderful to have them share in my very special day.Along came our beautiful daughter. Knowing that children eventually learn to talk and will talk about things they love (including PawPaw), I knew there would come a time I had to face Mom and come clean. Considering what a volatile topic this was, I wanted to be the first one to bring it up. So when my daughter was about a year and a half, I arranged a meeting with Mom to talk about having Dad in our lives. Wow!!! Not a pleasant meeting.After some small-talk, I launched into the topic of the day. I had no idea what would come out of her mouth. For the first time in a very long time, I was completely honest about my family's relationship with Dad. I suppose I should have been more prepared. As I learned from the wedding invitation incident, Mom doesn't do well with unpleasant surprises - especially those involving Dad. After telling her, as nicely but as plainly as possible, that Dad had become a part of all our lives, including our daughter's, she had a few choice words to add. She told me quite plainly, but not especially nicely, that I owed her my loyalty and that I would have to choose. Still being 20-something, very sheltered and naive, I just sat open-mouthed. She slammed down money to pay and stormed out of the restaurant. In retrospect, I should have simply told her I would refuse to choose but she could if she wanted. That was the last time I spoke to Mom for 12 years!Because of anger between my parents:I spent 7 years visiting my dad and feeling guilty all the whileI spent 3 years with no contact with my Dad (he has now passed and I'll never be able to build a relationship with him)I spent 12 years with no contact with my momMy brother, once very close, is now distant at best; sometimes downright angryWhen I don't see Mom, I don't see him. So I didn't see him for 12 yearsHe only knows I stopped coming around, not whyAfter 14 years, he doesn't want to hear itStory 2 - My Daughter's StoryNear the end of our 14 year marriage, my husband (now ex-husband), began to say negative things about me to our 12 year old daughter. I was living in the same house, so she just reported it to me every time he did it. I always made sure she knew it was ok, Dad was frustrated about something and didn't mean it. I spoke to him about this and that he needed to speak to me and not our daughter when I did something that angered him, but unfortunately things never changed. As long as I lived in the same house, everything stayed on an even keel. However, she still felt she had to report on her own Dad. That was very uncool as far as I'm concerned.When we separated shortly after, our daughter came to live with me. I made sure she at least said "Hi" to her dad when he called and went to visit him when she was ready (it only took her about a week so it never came to figuring out what to do if she didn't want to visit him even though she was a minor).Everything was going along fine. Visits continued on a regular basis without the need for a court order. After my experience, I know every child needs both parents (unless there is an extremely good reason not to). I can honestly say there were, still are, times I felt something close to hate toward her dad. Being a teenager by now, I repeatedly expresssed to my daughter that I never wanted to put her dad down. And I have expressly told her that if I ever do, she should call me on it and tell me to stop. It's wrong and she shouldn't have to deal with it or listen to it.There came a time, after one of these visits, that he showed up on my doorstep alone. He informed me that my daughter decided to live with him because I hit her (I've never laid a finger on her). Over time, he managed to convince her I was evil incarnate and she stopped wanting to speak to me. I lost total communication with her for 3 years.At one point, she accused her dad of sexually molesting her (that didn't happen either). Since I hadn't been allowed in the picture so hadn't been part of her life, the state took protective custody of her.When she turned 18 and aged out of the system, the state released her into my sole custody. Although she was 18 and normally was in no one's custody, it was a bit different in this situation. She quickly got in the groove of things and was doing great. She earned her GED within months of coming to live with me (first try). Because of her awesome scores on the GED, she was given a free ride when she decided to go on to become a CNA. She accomplished this with no problem. She got a part-time job, continued college and had friends at school.After a couple peaceful years, I became ill and she moved back to her dad's. As of today, (she's 23 and an adult) she has decided to let her dad make her decisions for her. Like me, it's easier. She can only deal with so much. So, she's not allowed to come to my house and not allowed to go anywhere with me. If she wants to visit with me, I have to go to her house (over an hour away) to see her and he has to be present in the same room.I'm still too ill for her to live with me so she's still at her dad's. She's told me many times that she feels caught in the middle. All I know to do is tell her how much I love her and that my feelings will never change - no matter what she does. That if dad needs for her to not be at my house, it's ok. We'll meet at hers. And give her as much assurance as I can.What has all of this done for her?Attempted suicide more times than I care to countUsually hospitalized 1-2 (or more) times A WEEKCan't hold down a job of any kind, not even babysittingNot going to college and no plans to ever returnOnly "friends" are onlineGets SSIOn MedicaidOn MedicareSees a psychologist/therapist twice a week - sometimes moreSees a psychiatrist every 2 weeks - sometimes moreRecently diagnosed with depressionRecently diagnosed with PICA (persistent eating of substances such as dirt or nails with no nutritive value) She eats batteries and anything sharpDon't get me wrong, I have certainly made mistakes as a parent. I know I'll make plenty more. I know I make mistakes that I don't even realize are mistakes. But I also know, children must feel safe. And to feel safe, they need to know both parents are in their corner and there for them.EDIT Dec 2020: I'm extremely excited to share the happy events in my daughter's story…At one point, my daughter had been prescribed so much mood-altering medication, that her entire life was spent sleeping. For the first time, I found the courage to speak up. I let her psychologist know, in no uncertain terms, that my daughter was capable of much more and she (the psychologist) needed to figure out how to fix the situation quickly because I had already started the process of securing a place for my daughter elsewhere. The psychologist actually listened and today my daughter is one semester away from graduating from college with a degree in early childhood, is working full-time as a preschool teacher, lives on her own, hasn't been admitted to the hospital for anything in years, and is engaged. Call me a proud mom.

I would say Jodi Arias.Both lied, but there is evidence Casey Anthony was not lying about some of the things, for instance, her being sexually abused as a child. As an example, one of her teachers in high school had said she presented with signs of being abused sexually by her father George.. She was promiscuous and wanted attention, which often is seen in children who are sexually abused.Casey Anthony Juror: 'Sick to Our Stomachs' Over Not Guilty VerdictInstead of murder, Casey Anthony, 25, was found guilty of four counts of lying to law enforcement and could be released from jail as early as Thursday. Ford agreed that Anthony was a "pathological liar" but said "bad behavior is not enough to prove a crime" and her actions could be blamed on her family dynamic."The family she comes from and the family that made her what she is had some influence," she said. "What do they say? You're as sick as your secrets? I mean, the family seemed to have a little something going on."She added that she thought Casey Anthony's father, George Anthony, was "dishonest.""I don't know if he had anything to do with it, but I think that he was there," she said. "He and Casey have something."There is definitive proof Arias lied about everything, whereas there is no concrete evidence Anthony had everything, lied about. It cannot be proven or disproved.Dr. Janene DeMarte had literally caught Arias in the lie of her false abuse allegations, because she reported something not associated with PTSD, she completely forgot and then magically remembered.Arias made false abuse claims, Anthony may not have. There is a possibility she too had, but without there being evidence, there is no way to ascertain.I do not know enough about it, but Anthony could have had some form of postpartum depression, whereas Arias killed Tyler out of a need for revenge.Cindy Anthony Blames Seizures, Postpartum Illness for Casey's BehaviorCindy Anthony said that her daughter's bizarre behavior during the time that Caylee was missing might be the result of gran mal seizures. During the time that Caylee was dead and was yet to be reported missing, the young mom partied at clubs, got a tattoo that read "Bella Vita" and spun a web of lies about her daughter's whereabouts.Cindy Anthony raised the possibility of Casey Anthony suffering a seizure on the day Caylee died."I don't know if she had a seizure that day and blacked out," Cindy Anthony said.Cindy Anthony said that her daughter's ex-fiancé Jesse Grund called 911 when she suffered a seizure in November 2007. She also claimed that her daughter suffered a seizure while she was home on bail in 2008."I don't know why she's having a seizure. Does she have a brain tumor, were the seizures caused by stress?" Cindy Anthony speculated to McGrawCassie Anthony also was very young, not yet, a fully grown adult, Arias was.This by no means excuses the crime, but I would like show of what Dr. Elinor Greenberg has said about how someone younger than 26 cannot as well think of consequences..Elinor Greenberg's answer to Can a 47 year old man date a 19 year old woman?Can he legally? Yes. Should he? That’s more complicated.Neuronal Connections and AgeThere is a crucial piece of information that I believe needs to be taken into consideration when ANYONE dates someone younger than their mid 20’s. The current state of knowledge about brain maturation and age suggests that our brains are not fully mature until around age 26. Before then, the neuronal connections to our prefrontal cortex in the areas that relate to long term planning and anticipating the consequences of our actions are not fully in place. The younger the person, the less time they have had to develop the understanding and the impulse inhibition and emotional moderation that full wiring provides.People under 26 or so are not full grownWe call people over 18 years old men and women, but from this particular brain-based perspective, they are still not fully adult. This seems like an unfair trick by Mother Nature. We are often at the height of our desirability with our highest sex drive and ability to reproduce at the time when we are still not fully armed mentally to appreciate the consequences of our decisions.Elinor Greenberg, PhD, CGPIn private practice in NYC and the author of the book: Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations: The Pursuit of Love, Admiration, and Safety.http://www.elinorgreenberg.comEven if she had lied, she was not in as much a position to be malicious as Jodi Arias was. Arias was in her 30’s, Anthony only was 22, had her child at only nineteen.. Someone who cannot as well control emotions and impulsivity who lies is not at as much culpability as per say, someone who fully has those parts of brain in place. Arias was a fully grown woman, Anthony was not. Matter of fact in Michigan jurisdiction, Anthony had chance to not even have the crime on her record if decided by a judge:Youthful offenders (17-23), HYTAAnthony is more innocent because:there may be a possibility she is telling truth of sexual abuseshe was not a fully grown adultshe has a medical history that may be contribution to her psychologic demiseshe was actually founded as not guiltyIt is very common (not excusable) for people who are younger parents to abuse and/or take lives of their child. It is partly fault of government for allowing people to become parents premature to when someone is most ideally equipped to safely be one. You cannot even supervise a minor past curfew if under 25, and I specifically also know you cannot pick up a minor under emergency circumstances because a few years ago when I had been at a camp, my camp counselor said anyone who picks me up must be twenty-five plus. The exception for both is if you are younger than 25 and the legal guardian.Catalina Island Camping FAQs | Visit Catalina IslandCURFEW FOR MINORSIt is unlawful for any minor under the age of 18 years to be present in a ‘public place’ between the hours of 10:00 PM on any given day and sunrise of the immediately following day, as defined in Los Angeles County Ordinance 13.56.010 B. Additionally, no unsupervised minor is allowed in the interior of the island from sunset to sunrise. A supervised minor is defined as a person under the age of 18 who is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or an adult at least 25 years of age or older, authorized by said parent or guardian to have care and custody of the minor and who will assume full responsibility for said minor at all times.If you cannot entrust to watch minors in under even just particular circumstances, you should not entrust to parenthood.She was very young…Look at her..picture source:Casey Anthony trial: Grandma breaks down during testimonypicture source:Casey Anthony Trial: Timeline of Key Events in the Murder Trial of the Florida MotherPicture source:https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article239286058.htmlpicture source:Casey Anthony Bombshell Opening Arguments: Accidents, Incest and Cover-Upspicture source:Defense: Caylee drowned in her grandparents' poolPicture source:Casey Anthony docu-dump, October 9, 2009She looks on the fence of being a teenager and adult. She has both a teen and adult look to her. She looks like she is an adult trying to transform out of being a teen, her face looks young..Look at Arias:Picture source:Arizona jury begins to weigh death penalty in Jodi Arias murder casePicture source:Jodi Arias begs for life: 'I'll donate my hair'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiIER6JAG_QThis source is wrong, she had her baby at 19, but yeah, some of her behavior was typical for a twenty-two year old, even psychologists write that:Casey Anthony Is Normal, That's the ProblemThis is what young people do when they are in emerging adulthood, an exploratory stage of life in between adolescence and adulthood, typically between ages 18 and 29. During these years, individuals feel 'in between' and ‘not fully adult.' They spend their time exploring their worlds, collecting experiences that provide them with information about what they like and don't like to do in adulthood. They see so many possibilities ahead of them, they tend to be optimistic about what their lives may become.Theoretically, Casey Anthony was normal, she was acting just like a 22-year-old.----BUT...Casey Anthony wasn't a typical 22-year-old. She had a baby. She was, in fact, quite different from her peers who were working full-time or in school full-time. None of them were married or had become parents. The average age for having a first child among young women is age 25; Casey had a baby when she was 20.Anyone who is a parent knows that becoming a parent kicks your ass out of emerging adulthood and into full-blown adulthood. Overnight. Once you have a baby, self-focus is difficult because a baby demands so much attention. As a parent, you no longer spend a great deal of time thinking about what your life might become. There is more reason to focus on what your life has become and to devote your time and energy to what commitments you have already made to your child. In turn, this devotion and attention to responsibilities and commitments to others defines a person as an adult.I would not even call Anthony a young woman when she had committed her crime. More and more research is showing you do not become a young woman until around 24–26. For boys, it is a few years later; 25–27..The psych is right, that it does kick you out of emerging adulthood, but the issue is this: why allow someone who is still not fully adult, to have a baby? When.. They cannot even be trusted younger than 25 BY LAW to supervise minors in curfew or pick up from emergencies, unless legal guardian. .? The answer is it should not be allowed, but people are slow to change what the know. Even if it socially defines as adult, it does not mean her brain was adult..It is easy to not have as much sympathy, when a life is taken, but looking objectively, you cannot compare a kid to a grown woman, and a kid like Casey, who has underlying medical conditions.I can give you an example of a 21 year old shaking her baby.. It is normal for a 21 year old, who cannot as well control impulses, their emotions and think about consequences, especially when they don’t have support.. You can’t expect people without an adult brain in place to intake adult obligation:Mother Shook Child, 6 Months, Caused Brain Bleeds, Deputies SaySheriff’s detectives say the baby remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition.Paola Yanis Perez, 21, of the unincorporated Clearwater area, was charged with two counts of Aggravated Child Abuse with Great Bodily Harm.Detectives began their investigation Tuesday (Oct. 22) after the boy was admitted to All Children’s Hospital with multiple brain bleeds. Paramedics took the infant to the hospital after a family friend noticed the child vomited, was crying excessively, and was stiff and shaking in his sleep.Detectives said they learned from doctors the baby had substantial hemorrhaging on the brain with different stages of healing indicating multiple traumatic incidents, which included a fresh hemorrhage.Detectives interviewed Perez; the baby’s father, 25-year-old Guillermo Torres; and witnesses. Detectives said Perez made inconsistent statements.On Thursday (Oct. 24), deputies interviewed Perez who admitted to detectives that on at least two occasions she was frustrated with the baby and forcefully grabbed the child up causing the infant’s head to jerk back and forth multiple times without support.She did it out of frustration, which yes, it harms the child, but why should someone be a parent when they cannot as well control these emotions, impulses and anticipate consequential action?Do you not think our government should have any accountability for allowing this?Dangerous activities are normal for people in their early twenties. We have the highest rate of substance abuse, highest rate of fatal car crash indices, and higher liklihood of divorce… You’re going to fully blame her, a 22 year old GIRL, not fully woman, who cannot even legally of kids not her own, watch them in curfew or pick them up in an emergency like a fire? Addiction Statistics | Drug & Substance Abuse Statistics, Fatal Crash Stats by Age Groups (Who's Not #1 May Surprise You), Divorce Statistics and Facts | What Affects Divorce Rates in the U.S.?Read all those. You will see how normal it is for someone in their early twenties to have risky, impulsive, dangerous behavior. Even in people who are normal..Try thinking of this in terms of legal age. If legal age were the exact time someone is an adult, a 22 year old would be like a 15 year old. So.. It is sort of like holding a fifteen year old accountable like that, minus of course, a 22 year old is more developed than 15, but I specifically am talking about in the implications of when an adult is and as if 18 really were when someone is adult.I today had a discussion with Ryan Curnow about how you are not adult until around 25.. And how it especially is foolish to expect someone like he and I who are neurodiverse, to be a full-on adult at 18. He understands.. Most people don’t, and I think it is because they were expected be adult at 18 and they never challenged the notion. I don’t think people realize how much someone in their early twenties is a kid. To point, you have restrictions, to point in some jurisdictions, they have youth programs to not have any crime on your record.Anthony has not repeated her crime since being out, and Arias still exhibits of emotionally abusive behavior, and does not have opportunity to murder because incarcerated. She said she wanted to kill a woman who had taken her place, though. Anthony would possibly never have committed her crime if our law took legal age more seriously and made of it at an age where someone actually is adult and able to be held accountable unto the functioning of an adult.