Three sons — ages 18, 15, and 7. One daughter, age 10 going on 17 if she had her way. Which she doesn’t!
One might THINK that they can teach their children right from wrong in all situations. It’s not, however, that simple. Youngsters can runs up against a situation about which they—in their inexperienced way—might think something along the lines of, “It’s different for me” or “He loves me more than my mother/father could possibly understand” or “Things have changed since Mom/Dad were young.”
They’re too young to realize that we really DO know what we’re talking about.