Did you hear about this story?

[KaciBlakely]

Did you guys hear about this story?

A couple of teenage girls around 14 did something unbelieveable.

They are best friends.

They'd been missing since Sunday morning.

Now police initially thought they were run a ways but now families of theirs think their might be more involved so they hired a private investigator.

This story is a great warning, for parents of teenage girls, so here's what happened.

So Destiny went to spend the night with Alana on Saturday night and early the next morning Alana's parents woke up and realized the girls were missing from the home.

Now what made police think they were runaways was because one of the grandparents that lives with Alana's family car was missing.

And the girls had mentioned to some friends that they wanted to leave.

But the parents couldn't wrap their brains around that, because there was no fighting in the household, or anything.

So since the police considered them run a ways, the family stepped in and hired a private investigator immediately after the police said there was nothing they could do.

Alana didn't have a computer in the home, but she would go to friends' houses and set up social networking accounts, like facebook, and myspace, and everything else.

So after they found that out, the private investigator found out that the fourteen year old girls had been chatting with grown men and giving out ever bit of personal information you are not supposed to give out.

Like your phone numbers, and addresses.

So they find this information and find chat logs from the girls to all these different strangers that are saying they are 23 when they look like they are in their thirties and older.

So some time goes by and Monday night the families got the phone call they were hoping to get, that the girls were safe.

Here's what had happened and it's mind blowing to me.

The two fourteen year old girls had stolen the grandmother's car and had driven to North Carolina.

They were planning to meet a guy the found online.

They drove from Irving, Texas, which is by Dallas, to North Carolina, to meet a guy they met on myspace.

At fourteen!

As a parent I wouldn't even know how to punish the girl or anything.

I'd just be glad that they were safe and at home.

This was just mind-blowing to me.

I couldn't believe it, but yeah it's true.

Crazy one here.

How would you guys deal with it, if you were these girls' parents?

[freeringo]

I know where my 14 year old daughter is 24/7.
the parents suck at parenting

[KaciBlakely]

Those were my exact thoughts.

How could parents not know this was happening.

You can still let your kids have access to things.

But you can control their intake of such websites, texting, phone calls.

They may say 'I hate you' when you take things away, and punish you.

But they will be hating you in their bedroom.

Rather than in North Carolina.

You know?

[Pokerkitty6]

I started sneaking out of the house at 13 after my Dad went to sleep. I had an extra car key made for myself and would usually let my friends drive because they were older. Eventually he caught on...one night, my sister and I were getting ready to sneak out the window as always and our hands went right thru the screen. My Dad opens the bedroom door and says, "Going somewhere girls?" We say, not now. Turns out he had put nails on the outside of our window screen so when we would go to push it out, we would break the screen. He also made us give up our key. He found out about the car thru one of the neighbors. Can you say busted? He would never oil the doors to the house so he could hear them open and shut. From this point on we the only way we could get out was with permission.

[freeringo]

One night my brother (16) and I (17) snuck out to go to a party.
I left 10 minutes before my brother to go home.
I snuck into the laundry and through the kitchen and up the stairs.
3/4 up the stairs, the phone rings, I freeze.
My dad says "let me check his room" he opens his bedroom door and sees me standing on the steps and says "what are you doing up"
"I was thirsty Dad."
"you seen your brother?"
"no, who's on the phone?"
"Go back to bed"
My brother got pulled over by the cops that night.
I got away with it and my parents never found out.
Thank God I stripped down to my underwear in the laundry room.

[KaciBlakely]

I started sneaking out of the house at 13 after my Dad went to sleep. I had an extra car key made for myself and would usually let my friends drive because they were older. Eventually he caught on...one night, my sister and I were getting ready to sneak out the window as always and our hands went right thru the screen. My Dad opens the bedroom door and says, "Going somewhere girls?" We say, not now. Turns out he had put nails on the outside of our window screen so when we would go to push it out, we would break the screen. He also made us give up our key. He found out about the car thru one of the neighbors. Can you say busted? He would never oil the doors to the house so he could hear them open and shut. From this point on we the only way we could get out was with permission.

How did you get a copy of the key?

I was just wondering how you got the key to get an extra key made.

That part of your story made me very interested and my interest peaked at that.

That going somewhere line really happened?

No wonder that's popular on tv shows and movies.

Was it surreal to experiment it?

I bet it would be.

I never snuck out as a kid.

I had pretty strict parents and was so afraid to step out of line very often.

I don't know though.

I appreciate you sharing your story with us.

Did you feel like you were on watch until you got out of your house from that point on?

Just wondering.

[Pokerkitty6]

First of all, my Dad caught me with everything I've ever attempted in his house. I could never outsmart him. As far as the key goes, he went into the grocery store and I said I wanted to wait in the car to listen to the radio. As soon as he went in, I went to the hardware store right next to the grocery store and got my own key made. He used to take me to the skating ring and would wait until I went inside before he left. He told me you're not allowed at the bowling alley on the other side of the parking lot. Well, you know just as soon as he pulled out, I was well on my way to the bowling alley where all the "older" kids hung out. Sometimes my friends would come inside the door of the skating rink and would say, don't come out your Dad is circling the parking lot. When they said the coast was clear, I would take off. Well, once again, my Dad caught on and started borrowing the neighbor's cars. He drove up to me in the neighbor's car in the bowling alley parking lot and asked me what I was doing there. I asked him why he was in the neighbor's car and he said to catch me because none of my friends knew the neighbor's car. He told me to get in and he is the one who would ask the questions, not me. It was a long drive home. From that day forward, I stayed in the skating rink and became a very good skater. I was always on watch with my Dad. He was everywhere I turned around. He is the best. We can tell each other anything. He is my very best friend and I can depend on him no matter what the situation is. Even now he calls me every single day. How many Dad's do that? I have a one of a kind thats for sure. I'm very lucky he is still in my life. He will be 70 in Aug.

[KaciBlakely]

First of all, my Dad caught me with everything I've ever attempted in his house. I could never outsmart him. As far as the key goes, he went into the grocery store and I said I wanted to wait in the car to listen to the radio. As soon as he went in, I went to the hardware store right next to the grocery store and got my own key made. He used to take me to the skating ring and would wait until I went inside before he left. He told me you're not allowed at the bowling alley on the other side of the parking lot. Well, you know just as soon as he pulled out, I was well on my way to the bowling alley where all the "older" kids hung out. Sometimes my friends would come inside the door of the skating rink and would say, don't come out your Dad is circling the parking lot. When they said the coast was clear, I would take off. Well, once again, my Dad caught on and started borrowing the neighbor's cars. He drove up to me in the neighbor's car in the bowling alley parking lot and asked me what I was doing there. I asked him why he was in the neighbor's car and he said to catch me because none of my friends knew the neighbor's car. He told me to get in and he is the one who would ask the questions, not me. It was a long drive home. From that day forward, I stayed in the skating rink and became a very good skater. I was always on watch with my Dad. He was everywhere I turned around. He is the best. We can tell each other anything. He is my very best friend and I can depend on him no matter what the situation is. Even now he calls me every single day. How many Dad's do that? I have a one of a kind thats for sure. I'm very lucky he is still in my life. He will be 70 in Aug.

See that's why I didn't attempt most things like the other types of kids when I was 12 to 14.
My parents would catch me.

But I experienced later on in my teen years with a few things.

Okay I get how you made the key now.

I assumed it was something like that, but you know what they say about assuming, so I thought I would go ahead and ask.

Just wondering would you ever drive to another state, clear across the country like these girls did?

I could understand rebellion, but I don't think I could imagine doing that.

That's really cool that you are close with your Dad.

I know with me growing up I've gotten closer with my Dad.

And especially now that I'm pregnant with his first grandchild, a grandson by the way, and through my divorce, I've told my parents a lot.

And our relationships have grown closer.

Which is amazing because I wasn't very close to them growing up.

[BnLM5]

I never ever tried to sneak out of my parents house, no way. I was too afraid of my dad. I never even talked back to him ever. I would have gotten a spanking of my life. Sometimes we got them just for GP's any one know what that means?

[KaciBlakely]

I never ever tried to sneak out of my parents house, no way. I was too afraid of my dad. I never even talked back to him ever. I would have gotten a spanking of my life. Sometimes we got them just for GP's any one know what that means?

Does GP mean Growing Pains?

That's the only words I could fit into that acronym.

If I get it right, I rock or something?

And I know about getting spanked too!

[BnLM5]

Nope my dad called it "General Purposes" lol.

[freeringo]

Does GP mean Growing Pains?

That's the only words I could fit into that acronym.

If I get it right, I rock or something?

And I know about getting spanked too!

Eejit gives the best spankings, doesn't he?

[GloBug]

well i remember being able to sneak out at the age of 13. it was to easy when my wondo was easy access. i was raised by a single mom and she worked mad hours so i had all the time in the world to figure things out on getting out of the house. u know it got to the point were my mom just let me go if she caguht me. i know that sounds wrong but i never lied to her on where i was going so she always trusted me. if i was a girl then would have put the clamps down on me. as for this story i agree that really bad parenting and this is one of those cases where i feel the parents should be responsible for what has happened. man i got 2 girls and i guarantee u this when they are of age for them to even think of this i will let it be known that i will always know where they are at all times. there is this new invention called a gps that will track there whereabouts. call it invasion of privacy but there my kids and i will do whatever it takes to keep them out of harms way.