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based on the few articles about this that I read, she had a good relationship with her parents and she just didn't want that to change-- that was her reasoning-- she thought she'd "be in trouble" or disappoint them.
That doesn't mean they were bad parents. Just like a child would hide drugs/alcohol/arrests from their parents-- typically having sex at 14, especially unprotected and getting pregnant isn't something parents necessarily jump for joy at, either...so she thought she could hide it from them and avoid confronting the situation entirely. That doesn't make them bad parents.
I know some would say-- well the parents should have talked to her about sex--which is true-- but her hiding a pregnancy does not necessarily mean that they didn't talk to her about sex. My personal opinion is that parents can talk to their children about sex, as well as tell them that it is not acceptable behavior at 14. I don't think that you have to condone children doing whatever they want to be considered a good/supportive parent.
