Though Powers and Hooker said their relationship only got physical after she turned 18. The mother predicted in a Good Morning, America interview her daughter wasn't the first kid to be duped by the teacher. Powers has moved out of the couple's apartment. She professes to be shocked Hooker lied to her and says they're through.
I have to wonder how Powers could be surprised. She admitted she alienated most everyone in her life moving in with Hooker. She knew it was a little weird an adult man would leave his family for her. She says she was warned by countless people was not healthy. Now Powers says she thinks he might have had relationships with other girl students.
That's what everyone was trying to tell the girl, but she wouldn't listen. It's pretty unlikely she would be the first and only teen in Hooker's life. In this relationship, instead of getting more than she bargained for, Powers got what she asked for -- an older man attracted to young girls.
At 18, girls aren't usually savvy enough to the pattern behavior of child predators. That's what's so awkward about the age of 17 to 18 -- kids think of themselves as adults. Legally, they are treated as adults but rarely act or think like adults. They lack the experience and common sense that comes with age. That's also why it's so difficult for adults with experience to warn adolescents off from danger. They sometimes have to hit a brick wall head-on before they learn.
Powers has had a narrow scrape. She could have only discovered this years down the road. Hopefully, she'll be able to rebuild her life, sadder but wiser.
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