Me12345,
“I’m sorry of this comes across as harsh and it only most cases not all. Most otd teens went off because of their parents. Because the parents didn’t do their job to correctly get to know their child until it’s too late!”
Your words did not sound harsh at all – I think you expressed yourself clearly and politely. And I think you made some very good points. It’s crucial for parents to remain connected to their children, and the culture in which we find ourselves is not conducive to that, so parents have to consciously and actively connect. One point: OTD teens go off because they decide to go off. They can point to their parents as reasons to justify their decision, but at the end of the day it is a choice they did not have to make.