The Associated Press: Sea of criticism for adrift young sailor's parents

16 used be old enough to get married and have children.
Now it’s too young to go on a trip by herself?
I think that is probably as young as a someone should do it but if you are old enough to drive a car you are old enough to leave the house by yourself.
Period.
/grumble, grumble, nanny-state gen-X losers, grumbble, grumble