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Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

hahah I was thinking about this earlier..

had it been me.. and I HAD wanted to go in my friends car.. I would arrange for them to pick me up at the next stop.

Then hop on the train one stop before 'Mum pick up' coming back.

Lucky my son's not a whiley little sod huh?

hahaha

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Oo it is 14 here.. If you are 14yrs and over.. YOU are responsible for the seat belt being worn.

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Hellooooo Weeeya! .. Peer pressure is hard isn't it.

I know passing a driving test in England has become MUCH harder than it was years ago.

MUCH more goes into it all nowadays.. which I think is a much better idea.

I know when I passed my test.. all you had to do was drive for 30mins.. (well) .. answer 5 road signs.. and 5 questions..

and BINGO!... you were on the road.. let loose. Thats very dangerous I think.

It's MUCH better now.. much much harder.

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

hahah he is a STAR! Like that.. quiet often when I come home he has done a load of housework for me..

and he virtually never asks me for money.. (doesn't really spend any on anything).. and even when he does ask.. its always so little.. and only what he needs.. bless him.

as opposed to my other two.. for which I need bottomless pockets.. haha

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Aawww.. Me too!... I can't stand when he gets a lift in any of the young ones cars.

You know what some of them are like .. hammering around...

I (nag - he says.. grrrr)... ALWAYS tell him.. PLEEEEEEASE Jake.. I don't care if it's not cool.. PLEASE wear your seatbelt.

There is a place on the road near here where over the years there have been MANY fatal accidents.. and many of them involving speeding young teens.

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

haha thankyou.. he is.. in-between 'Teen times' ..

RE: Fed up and bored with life??? Why not try a spell in prison!!!

hahahah!

RE: Fed up and bored with life??? Why not try a spell in prison!!!

Exactly....

RE: Fed up and bored with life??? Why not try a spell in prison!!!

Blimey!.. I might try and get my kids in there for the summer holidays from school..

Sounds like FUN!



Personally.. I still believe prison should be bread and water.. well.. yanno.. virtually anyway.

Someone I know.. her husband came out like Man Mountain.. he was in there gym there everyday. Made loads of friends.. played on Playstations.. had 'Movie nights' .. went swimming!.. etc..



Sod that.. I think that's shocking.. Some of them seem to get more than the average law abiding person ever has..

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Ohh.. and..

I did talk to him on the phone this morning (from work).. and told him he could go IF it was on the train etc.. and that I would sort out it all out for him.

He just emailed me back..

look..


Thanks :D its all right everything is already sorted out. We are getting to train to Bristol then getting on a coach outside the cinema. Poppy has already bought everyone's tickets I think. She is coming up today or tomorrow to get the money. Thanks Margoyle! I love you! I emptied the dishwasher and hung the washing out for you too :D xxx


Bless him!


ahahaha..

cracks me up that he calls me Margoyle.. (like Gargoyle)



Phew!.. anyway.. fingers crossed it will all be okay.

Thank you for all your advice and ideas! (I used lots of them)

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

hahaha OMG yeah..

RE: hello everybody

Hellooooo

Welcome to CS

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

hahaha

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Woooo brilliant!.. I just got a chance to read them all and catch up.

Thanks everyone!.. I'm really glad I asked now.

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

hahaha... Hellooo Conrad

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Right I have to get back to work..

Thanks for all the input so far

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Hmm this is true!

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Yeah THAT is my other concern.. although.. I'm hoping he's not that stupid.. but you know.. we were all teens once.. and you know what peer pressure is like..

I can't go myself.. I can't take that time off. (Plus I would have the other two)

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

hahah

I even emailed the festival .. and have told them too.. haha!

I have asked them how it stands with a group of 16yr olds.. unaccompanied.

I'm waiting for a reply.

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

That's what I think too Mano ..

I think I am leeeeeeaning that way at the moment.

I know for a start.. there is NO WAY he is going in that car.

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

yeah and me..

I would probably have lied to my parents about where I was staying.. and gone anyway. (because there is NO WAY they'd have let me go at that age either)

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Hellooo Pya

Thanks for that... I MIGHT let him go.. if he catches the train.. Then I can help him organise the tooing and froing from the station.. tent food etc. Otherwise he MAY go without my permission (I HOPE not grrrrrr!).. in a car with an IDIOT driver... and probably hardly any provisions...

I dunno.. I can't decide.



He said.. 'But all my friends parents are letting them go'

I said yeah.. 'Because most of the are always in the pub.. and don't even care where their kids are!'

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Yeah he wants to go sooo badly.. I am slightly concerned he may go without my permission..

(which would be a first!.. But I don't want that to happen)

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

bloody hell!... it's a wonder you mum wasn't bald!!

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

Faaanks for your input Stew

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

I have let him catch the train that far before ... to stay with him friend and their dad. But that was supervised almost all the way.

and a few months ago.. I did let him take a day trip to London (a 600mile round trip from here)... up and back in a day to watch his beloved Lord of the Rings.. (Musical!)

It took me a A LOT to let him do that.. but he managed fine.


I just think that 16 is waaayyy too young to be waltzing off to a festival 300 miles away with no adults.

and an idiot driver... (I think I am already decided on the NO WAY with that prat driving)..

Dilemma with my teen.. what would you do?

My son is 16yrs old (just)..

To be fair to him.. he is well behaved.. and I do trust him. He usually (I think! haha) tells me where's he's been and what he's been up to. Is never late home etc etc..

Right well.. He and some of his friends want to go to a festival.. this one -->

BUT!!.. it's about 300 miles away!

AND! there is no 'adult' going with them... well not a decent one.

The person that plans of driving them.. he is an adult (just)... but he is not the sharpest tool in the shed.. and his driving freaks me out! (I seen him driving around the town)..

I have (so far) told my son.. nope...

But he reeeeeeeeally wants to go.. I do trust him.. (and he is 'smart') but 300 miles is a bloody long way with no adults with them.


But I feel a bit mean saying no.. I feel guilty for saying no now.

What should I do??

Let him go? (and grin and bear it)..

Let him go.. IFFFF they catch the train instead..

Or stick by what I said and say no..

RE: Say Something to Someone... blah, blah, blah....!!

Helloooo

Hi Stewy tooey