There isnt that much difference really, its only a few years. And what do most people do in those few years? Either work or University, and a hell of a lot of partying. Plus having kids makes you grow up pretty fast anyway, you usually have no choice.
When I think about the story though, it is filled with a lot of social pressure and judgement. We all do shit when we are young and inexperienced, we all make mistakes etc. Seems like we are just trying to protect the younger members of our society from making the same mistakes that we did or heard about. But arent those mistakes a part of everyones life? Isnt it what makes us who we are today?
I for one are are/was sick of certain people telling me what I should be doing or what I did was wrong or a mistake. Fuck them, I'm not gonna listen to them anyway, who does? I'm gonna go out and make those mistakes for myself and learn the hard way. People who are over cautious never live life to its fullest or anywhere near it. Making mistakes is the best way to learn about life. In fact its one of the most important parts of life. If you dont learn to make mistakes well, you end up not living life. This is something I'm not good at. We are taught that making mistakes is bad when what we should be taught is how to handle mistakes, because its a fact of life that we are going to be making a hell of a lot of them.
Who knows, these girls could end up with no real problems concerning their plans. Which will just mean that the observers will try and find any little thing to pick on, and to be honest, is anyones life perfect?
I know myself that watching my kids grow up and make all the same mistakes that everyone else does is going to be the hardest thing in the world as far as being a parent is concerned. That and slowly letting go over time.