Ariana Grande dilemma

You’re being overprotective. She’s an adult. I spent 3 months going all over America alone at that age for gods sake!

I wouldn't take my kids anywhere near America while he is in charge.

I’ve flown alone since the age of 14 and travelled alone at 18, so I’m with your husband! They will be fine!

You are .

The flying and airport part wouldn't bother me, but the navigating to, around and back out of Atlanta would worry me tbh. Maybe its reputation is exaggerated but Id be hesitant in sending 2 young women that v much stick out as tourists there

It’s away from home , a city they don’t know and it’s 2 hours flight away .
I agree with you , I would go with them .
You can go and have dinner , see the city etc .

Personally, the flight wouldn’t bother me but I would be anxious about getting to the concert/hotel/airport. I would go with them.

Just a bit of info...from experience a long time ago, Atlanta airport is huge! It was almost overwhelming as an adult, and I just googled to check but it's also classed as the worlds busiest airport!
Also dependant on where the concert is, like any major city, there are parts of Atlanta that are dangerous. (My flight was delayed so I missed my connecting flight and ended up stranded in Atlanta for the night and felt unsafe).
I think if you're good to go then why not, but I was also traveling the world myself at 19, so it's also dependant on how mature your niece and daughter are.

Of course your 19 year old niece can do it. She is an adult.
As others have said by that age I was backpacking round the world, without a mobile phone. Don’t infantilise her.
unless your daughter has behavioural issues that you aren’t mentioning

It’s a 19 year old and a 15 year old? yes I would let them go, if I trusted my niece. My son was travelling 13 hours to China with mates at 18 I am not sure what the issue is?

Not sure what you’re implying, but at least I didn’t feel the need to drop the fact that I went to law school in a conversation about 19-year-olds traveling alone and airport weather.

That’s usually what people do when the actual point they’re attempting to make can’t stand up on its own, so they prop it up with a credential nobody asked for. Very odd to mock someone for an imaginary lanyard while gripping your own little badge of authority with both hands.

What is it with treating adults like babies these days? A sensible 19 could easily manage that. In 3 years your daughter won’t have to be accompanied by her mother.

😂

Did someone put you in charge of weather or something? Were you clutching your lanyard really tightly as you composed this?

No, you said “bad storms,” spoken like someone who has no idea what a bad storm in Chicago actually looks like. Also, funny how my parents flew out of Chicago last night and my neighbor whose dog I’m watching flew in, and neither of them had delays. But sure, let’s pretend the entire hub collapsed over one “strong storm” to the east because your pilot made an announcement. Weather can affect some routes without becoming the grand unified theory of every delay at O’Hare. Maybe save the MA and law degree flex for an argument that isn’t being held together by a single cabin announcement and a weather app screenshot.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/morning-storms-lead-to-ground-stop-at-ohare-with-more-storms-on-the-way/3945328/

Planes arrived late or not at all and there were knock on delays and cancellations all day due to this. When we did eventually leave, our flight path was rerouted to avoid the strong storm to the east. Or maybe our pilot was lying?

I'm American, by the way, and did both my MA and law degrees in Chicago. I don't think I said anything about a natural disaster? My point was how easily delays and cancellations stack up at these hub airports.

If you're going to be snide and superior at least know what you're talking about.

Why would they be questioned and detained on a domestic flight? You literally just show your ID, scan your boarding pass and go on your merry way. That's it.

Age of majority in the US is determined by states. It's definitely 18 in Georgia and in Florida and the vast majority of the remaining states. I believe a couple have 19 and one has 21.

By federal law, the voting age in every state is 18.

As previous posters have ppointed out, some hotels will not allow someone under the age of 21 to book a room even though they are an adult at 18.

You are an adult at 18 in the US.

Just because you can’t buy alcohol, that doesn’t mean you’re not an adult.

From your other threads, I thought your kids are 5, 8 and 11, OP?

Absolutely go. Yes your niece is an adult but she’s new to independence and travelling across America with a younger teenager is still a big deal. What if they miss their flight? Where will they stay after the concert? what if a weirdo follows them? Are they confident they’d be able to get themselves out of a tricky situation?

For me, it would be I go or no one goes.

Travelling in the US is very different to travelling in the UK. What if they were to be questioned and detained because one is a minor and they don’t share the same last name or for any other reason. Would the 19 YO know what to do? It’s just not worth the risk when the OP could easily be there.

19 is not an adult in the US.

Some US hotels have a minimum 21 age limit to book rooms especially some of the bigger brand names. That could be your clincher.

Sensible and mature 15yo and 19yo this would be fine.

I’ve been there too. Often. Have family there. But I’ve never actually seen a shooting so by this token I now disbelieve all the reports of gun crime in the US. I have also never personally seen anyone arrested here in the uk so assuming our police are just phoning it in at this point. Look at the stats

If you'd feel happier going with them, then its simple, go with them.
But I'd be wanting a ticket to go to the concert too... why miss out?

I don't understand the fuss pp are making about why not let them go alone, they are old enough etc/
I daresay they would manage.
's clear you trust them, but there are easier solo trips for them to take on first, especially your 15 year old/

Also. It sounds like a lot of fun the three of you could have together and a nice way to spend more "grown up" time with your 15 year old, outside of the school run/exams environment. Your dd has plenty of time ahead to go on adventurous trips in the future.