Probably because it is fiction for teenagers https://twitter.com/kathryniveyy/status/1297611664049799172

Throwing The Mortal Instruments on the ground dismayed that yet another novel for teens I have purchased is not written with a 42 year old mom protagonist

It’s like asking why so many YA novels have a dead parent lol it’s an obvious choice to remove the whole issue of like, parents wondering why their kid keeps running off with random strangers they met recently

Anyways this must be why every YA novel review section is full people being like I hated that the teens acted so immature and didn’t think before acting and kept having petty conflicts