Or was it because they did not want to condone their daughter having a sexual relationship with a friend who was living at their home?

I could see them just as opposed to their 16-year-old daughter having her boyfriend move into her home and bed.

Do parents get to have at least that much control over what is acceptable under their roof?

This article could have been written with this kind of perspective, but that wouldn’t provide nearly the same level of outrage.