Bet she's been cut off

Thursday, 5:39 pm

By Kate

In a striking victory for kids’ rights, the Washington Supreme Court ruled today that state law prohibits parents from eavesdropping on a child’s phone conversations. Uh-huh.

While I don’t advocate eavesdropping on your kid’s phone conversations, I think the mom in this story was doing the right thing. She had a suspicion that something not-quite-right was going on between her minor daughter and the girl’s boyfriend. She listened in. And learned that he’d committed a crime, which, I suppose, means that her daughter was now aware of said crime and some kind of accessory.

Maybe it’s just me. But as long as my minor child lives under my roof, I should have the right to keep close track of what he’s doing even if it involves periodically checking in on phone conversations. Which, actually, I haven’t done, but think I should be able to reserve the legal right to do so. Then again, I can see the point of the decision if a divorced parent refuses to let their child speak on the phone to the other parent, without eavesdropping. That does happen, frequently, I know.

Dunno. No one law (or court decision) can be the solution to all problems. I just don’t think this was a very wise court decision.