The story of a 12-year-old girl stealing her father’s car to meet a friend online raises alarms for parents about the threats to their children in the digital age, and not to treat them as just kids. me when I look at what I can do.

Two little girls have returned home safely after their disappearance caused a stir Entering middle school is a new stage. The boys and girls have to start over at a new school, make new friends, experience the emotions of puberty, as well as adapt to a constantly changing society.

At this age, boys and girls feel that they are no longer small, but still far from being an adult. No matter how independent they are, children at this age still need their parents to take them out with friends.

However, a 12-year-old girl in the state of Florida, USA has found another solution, but it is not a good way.

According to NBC Miami, Jade Gregory not only stole her father’s Ford Taurus, but also drove it to the house of a 14-year-old friend, Khloe Larson. The two girls had left Florida together in a stolen car to visit a friend they met in Louisiana. The sudden disappearance of two children last week triggered a massive federal search.

The two girls’ journey ended in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, about 640km from home. After stopping to get gas, the two girls see themselves on the station’s television in the missing child news. The two girls decided to go to the police station to report.

Police did not release the identity and age of the “online friend”. Initially, the police did not see any bad signs. But after finding the girls, police said there were “suspicious circumstances” that forced them to investigate further. And this is not only the investigation of the state police, but also the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is involved. They left open the possibility that the two girls were acquainted with a trafficker who kidnapped children.

Certainly, stealing Dad’s car to meet a friend he knew online (who had never met him outside before) was too reckless and dangerous. But there are also some people who are surprised that a 12-year-old child can safely drive 640km, know how to pump gas and even have money to buy gas.

The Ford Taurus can go 670km when the tank is full, and the expected journey of the two girls is about 1,300km – Photo: Ford