The article discusses a parent's concern over their daughter Frida's experience at a sleepover where she watched a scary movie unsupervised, leading to fears of a zombie apocalypse. While one parent, the father, believes it's a normal childhood experience, the mother is furious and wants to cut Frida's friendship with Ally. The advice column emphasizes that children will make mistakes, and cutting off friendships over minor transgressions is unreasonable. It advocates for understanding and offers a perspective that it's crucial to allow children the freedom to explore their experiences.
"Ultimately, he spent the evening in his office and didn't supervise the girls very well. They took advantage of it to binge on ice cream and cookies and watch World War Z."
"If children were banned from seeing each other every time they made a bad decision, nobody would have anyone left to play with!"
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