15-year-old daughter traumatized after overhearing loud sexual activity

3 articles · Updated · Slate · May 5

The girl, staying at a summer house after a 17-year-old's graduation, said she woke at 3am, heard the host and his ex-wife next door, and later saw him in underwear.
Her parents said she now wants to avoid the ex-wife and possibly the family friend, while they debate whether to explain their distance or simply limit contact.
In Slate's Care and Feeding column, the adviser said the adults' main lapse was volume, urged honest communication with the friends, and suggested counselling if the teenager cannot process the incident.

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