text:  And so instead of being shut out of their children's lives, parents obviously should be respected and invited into everything involved with their children because they're adults who have most likely their children, more likely than any other institution, their children's best interests at heart. And so, again, like you said, anyone who says don't tell your mom or dad, that person should be immediately suspect. Number one, you know, probably shut out of your family circle and everyone knows that.