What does what tell who?

I was being indiscriminate of age, just using a child's relationship with their parents as an example of how relationships come and go.

as if it's a girl naturally shifting out of some pedo-lover phase.

I can't speak for AK and tell you what he meant. But I think it's less "shifting out of a pedo-lover phase" and more of a "holy shit, hormones rule. I'm going to go on crazy adventures and forget about my shit back home". You know, adolescence.