I remember a highschool teacher of mine who would normally tell us that if we are able to make it through the time frame of adolescence it should be considered as a major milestone. It truly is a critical phase. Theresa clearly made a mistake which is bound to happen to people her age as well. The problem with teenagers is that they fail to consider that the repercussions of their actions doesn't have to do with them alone, somehow there parents would be involved in it. The parents would only shield them from things that are for their own good. But they may be too young to see it that way