I think that’s especially true of street youths who tend to hang only in certain areas. People claim that they are fleeing horrible home situations and some are but some aren’t so bad. Phyllis Wachtel, co-author of the Tough Love books, calls them run-tos, as opposed to runaways, because she sees them running to, as they see it a life of freedom, friends and partying, and away from rules and discipline.I bring it up because there is a movement afoot to extend the age that kids can be dependent in the foster care system, since a lot of foster kids are evidently ending up homeless and dysfunctional in the streets. I think that this is a bad idea. Instead they should be prepared, at 16 or 17 to transition into responsible adult life at 18.
Somebody named Tyler Durden writes for zerohedge?