Was it my fault? Should I confess? Or am I overreacting? It all started on Yahoo Messenger...

My closest friend and I were watching Naruto spoofs (yes I know….degrading but still fun. I have my moments) only about fifteen minutes ago. We were exchanging links of them. The last one was shared by me. While watching it, the f-word came up in the middle, to our surprise.

Some background facts:
My friend comes from a very strict family: a very protective and easily angered family. To give you the idea: when our class took a trip to D.C., her mom called every evening to make sure she had not been “shot.” There was one point when her mother wished her to return early because of the “danger.” Another time, her dad went for a loop when he discovered that she had been watching Avatar: The Last Airbender secretly on the computer. Her family tries to protect her from every whirlwind in life, and clamps down on her in the process. They monitor her every activity.

I come from a family with contrasting habits. I was “exposed to life” prematurely. I was “educated” about life early (e.g. the birds and bees talk etc). I am mostly responsible for myself, and I am allowed significant amounts of freedom, with the only parental intervention occurring if I am going down a bad direction unawares. Because of this, the ways of my friend’s family are completely foreign to me.

Back to the f-word instance. When it popped up (on her speakers), her dad lost it and she signed out faster than a race horse. At this point, I have no idea what kind of punishment she’s going through. I wouldn’t be surprised if her parents banned her from chatting with me again.

Even though neither of us had prior knowledge of that word in the clip, I still feel responsible. I was one the sent my sheltered friend the link. I never knew of the existence of the word in the video, until it was to late. Should I step up to the plate with her parents? Should I defend her? Or should I just stay out of it?

P.S. Is my “little kid guilt feeling” justified, or was it truly an accident that I shouldn’t be blaming myself for? Help?