The safety that someone under 12 requires is very different than the safety that someone over 12 requires. Seems like the teenage you were content with just cursing your dull suburban neighborhood, rather than setting your neighbors&#x27; houses and cars on fire for shits and giggles.<p>Yes, it is part of parental responsibility to provide an environment stimulating enough that vandalism, arson, or drugs aren&#x27;t an attractive option.