A report by The Gawker delves into what made 18 year-old Rachel Canning sue her parents because they forced her to grow up. Canning's goal to seek legal action against her parents, Sean and Elizabeth, has been largely aided by her friend's family, whose father John Inglesino coincidentally is a lawyer and a political player in New Jersey.
Sean and Elizabeth has since rejected their daughter's claims that the kicked her following her 18th birthday last November. The Gawker noted that as part of the Cannings' defense against their daughter, they highlighted the fact that their daughter might have been just spurred by the Inglesinos's lifestyle.
Sean Canning submitted a written testimony, which detailed the Inglesino's nonchalant attitude towards their children's access to booze. Part of it read, "The Inglesino household, according to Rachel in the past, is more lenient. She would often tell us how the Inglesino parents would allow alcoholic parties to be held at their house. Rachel was angry because we would not host an alcoholic party. Rachel's first time drinking alcohol was at the Inglesino house, in March of 2011 and on other occasions including their daughter's 15th birthday where they have freely provided alcohol."
Sean's testimony, said The Gawker, bolstered the couple's claim that Rachel left their home on her own because she wanted to live the life of an Inglesino and that she wasn't feeling the house rules her parents had imposed at home. The investigative news blog said that a transcribed voicemail of her disrespecting her mother with vile remarks, along with the Cannings' testimony, also showed how the lawsuit was the result of Rachel being a spoiled child. The presiding judge could have also agreed with this hypothesis, the Gawker said, when he later rejected the 18 year-old's demand for a $650 monthly stipend for living expenses and payment for her high school and college fees.
