I lied about my age so I could visit his house

Dear Pastor,

I am 17 and in high school. I have a boyfriend and we have been friends for one year. He is 19. He lives with his mother and I can go there anytime. I don't look my age, I look older. He told me to tell his mother that I am 18 years old.

When I went there, the first thing his mother asked me was my age and I told her 18. She said that if I am 18 I am welcome to her house because I am of age. When I go there I am not in my uniform, so she doesn't know that I am in high school.

I can stay in his room as long as I want. His mother doesn't interfere with us. She would even cook and give to me. I always leave and go home on time, so my parents wouldn't question me a lot.

Sometimes, I have to stop at a certain place in the public bathroom and change back into my uniform. I love his mother because she treats me well. My boyfriend told me that she warned him not to get me pregnant.

I love my boyfriend so much that sometimes when I try to study I can't, because my mind is on him.

R.O.

Dear R.O.,

You are 17 years old, but you are talking as if you have more experience than adult women.

It is time for you to think about your future. Please end this sort of behaviour. Stop going to your boyfriend's house to have sex with him. Concentrate on your lessons. Stop behaving as if you are a good girl. In fact, you are a bad girl. You will be making life very difficult for yourself if you do not put your education first.

Pastor