AIBU to not let my 17 year old daughter go to the cinema at this time?

I totally agree and can't believe the number of people thinking you are being unreasonable. In this day and age, young women are NOT safe anymore being out at such a late time and without male company.

I totally agree and can't believe the number of people thinking you are being unreasonable. In this day and age, young women are NOT safe anymore being out at such a late time and without male company.

I totally agree and can't believe the number of people thinking you are being unreasonable. In this day and age, young women are NOT safe anymore being out at such a late time and without male company.

I totally agree and can't believe the number of people thinking you are being unreasonable. In this day and age, young women are NOT safe anymore being out at such a late time and without male company.

Basically, my 17 year old daughter wants to go to watch the new Spider-Man movie at 845pm this Wednesday, and she's going to the town about a thirty minute drive from us because that's where her friend is (and this is a town we are very familiar with etc. we used to live here but it's still obviously not super near as a local cinema).

She'll reach there by about 730 and hang out with her friend for a bit till the movie but the movie is about 2 hours 20 mins + adverts so I don't think it'll be finished till close to 12am. Then I have to go and collect her and I'm really worried about her safety of being out so late at night and I feel like I shouldn't allow her to go because it's so late and it will be dark by that time obviously even though it's summer...

She booked this time because all the other times were sold out and she wanted to see it specifically on opening night but I'm having serious doubts.

Do you like to have a few drinks before bedtime in order to help you sleep OP? Because in real life it was always the mothers who liked a drink who didn't want to do the late night drives.

If so, just don't drink for that night.

At 17 my daughter was working in a bar/restaurant.

this was a pain as it meant many Saturday night late pickups. We did have a reliable taxi driver until he became less so and had to be reported!

She is now a strong bolshy no nonsense young adult of whom I am extremely proud.

at some point you have to relax the controls

Made me smile. I was married at 17, admittedly not the most sensible thing I ever did. I'd have been safer at the cinema

There's a roomful of people with yes older teens laughing so out loud! Re-read your response LOL.

‘A CHILD’. I can assure you a 17 year old doesn’t consider themselves a child and has a lot of their own ideas. She’s not 10, she’s nearly an adult. A lot of 17 year olds would just do it anyway if forbidden. Do you have an older teen? My dd passed her test a couple of months ago. Before that, I was driving her around all hours and often went to bed early and set an alarm to collect her. That’s entirely normal.

There's a roomful of people with yes older teens laughing so out loud! Re-read your response LOL.

Surely she’s 17 and it’s her parents’ decision!

Basically, my 17 year old daughter wants to go to watch the new Spider-Man movie at 845pm this Wednesday, and she's going to the town about a thirty minute drive from us because that's where her friend is (and this is a town we are very familiar with etc. we used to live here but it's still obviously not super near as a local cinema).

She'll reach there by about 730 and hang out with her friend for a bit till the movie but the movie is about 2 hours 20 mins + adverts so I don't think it'll be finished till close to 12am. Then I have to go and collect her and I'm really worried about her safety of being out so late at night and I feel like I shouldn't allow her to go because it's so late and it will be dark by that time obviously even though it's summer...

She booked this time because all the other times were sold out and she wanted to see it specifically on opening night but I'm having serious doubts.

There's a roomful of people with yes older teens laughing so out loud! Re-read your response LOL.

Basically, my 17 year old daughter wants to go to watch the new Spider-Man movie at 845pm this Wednesday, and she's going to the town about a thirty minute drive from us because that's where her friend is (and this is a town we are very familiar with etc. we used to live here but it's still obviously not super near as a local cinema).

She'll reach there by about 730 and hang out with her friend for a bit till the movie but the movie is about 2 hours 20 mins + adverts so I don't think it'll be finished till close to 12am. Then I have to go and collect her and I'm really worried about her safety of being out so late at night and I feel like I shouldn't allow her to go because it's so late and it will be dark by that time obviously even though it's summer...

She booked this time because all the other times were sold out and she wanted to see it specifically on opening night but I'm having serious doubts.

Absolutely not! She is a CHILD. And living under your roof. You're expected to stay awake and worry until after midnight?! Just because she wants to see it on the "opening night". You must be joking. Jog on!