Next Time You Want to Lock Your Teen Out of the House, Think of Leslie.

The other day I was scrolling through my Facebook news-feed and one of those call to action posters came up. You know the kind where they ask a question to get engagement and see what people’s answers are. Ya those annoying ones.

This poster and question came up, again. I’ve seen it before and every time I read it the hair on the back of my neck stands up and I want to jump through the monitor and strangle every single solitary douchebag that answers negatively.

I can’t find the poster but here’s the question…

If your child passes curfew, would you lock the door and make them sleep outside?

UGH!!! Such a horrible question but the answers are even worse!!

“Yes that’ll teach them to disrespect me and my house rules!”

“Absolutely! They have to learn there are rules to follow!”

“Without a second thought!! If you can’t listen to me, you can sleep outside!”

There were hundreds of comments and they all pretty much said the same thing. I wanted to punch them all in the fucking head.

Let me take you back to Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The year was 1991. The girl was Leslie Erin Mahaffy. She was 14 years old soon to turn 15.