When teens grind, schools and parents freak

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When Susan Schmaeling’s 16-year-old son complained to her that the priests chaperoning his Catholic high school's dance didn't allow him and other students to grind, she fought her impulse to scream. Instead, she tried to stay calm yet be very direct in her response.

“I told him that grinding is not an appropriate manner of dance,” says Schmaeling, a Houston mother of two, adding: “I’m old enough to be a grandmother but you’re not old enough to be a father.”

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