Yes, I am ok with that, because the alternative is that everyone has to obey the law except people we feel sorry for.
Remember, the children can get out whenever they want: as soon as the father tells the judge that the children have complied, she will release them. This is not a sentence she has imposed where the children *must* stay there—it is a choice on the part of the children.
What law in the Michigan state code requires you to speak to your father?
I must have missed that one.
Tell me what crime the children have committed that legally justifies their loss of liberty?
This is a ruling from a judge and rulings can be reversed.
I think this is far from over yet.
The fact that you are ok with detaining a 9yr old till the age of 18 if she doesnt submit is frankly quite chilling.