“Ask Amy” has it all wrong?

So every morning I always skim through the Chicago Tribune and I always stop at the comics and the "Ask Amy" advice column that shares a page with the comics.  Today, however, there was some advice given that troubles me. 

A 15 year old female wrote in saying that she was friends with a girl, "Laura," who was her age, AND "Laura’s" mom.  Laura is having sex, her mom doesn’t know and this girl writing in was conflicted as to what to do.  Amy advised that the teenager that wrote in tell Laura’s mom what Laura is up to in her free time.  In this letter there is nothing to suggest that Laura is in a dangerous or abusive relationship, the biggest problem is that the 15 year old writing in feels torn between Laura and Lauras mom.  I personally think this is just another way that our society tries to hold its young females up to certain standards- without even consulting them.  Why couldn’t Amy suggest that Laura is encouraged to talk to her mom about her choices? I wrote an email to Amy, I think you guys should too! Here’s the link to the article:

Am I overreacting, or are my thoughts legit?

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