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Would you let your 14yr old...

55 replies

Danceswithlightning · 11/06/2019 19:59

...stay at their bf/gf of the same age's house? Even if they said they would be in different rooms?

OP posts:
jollyhollyhocks · 11/06/2019 20:01

No

MeanMrMustardSeed · 11/06/2019 20:02

Hmmm. Depends how well I knew the BF/GF’s parents. If I knew them and thought they would mange the situation well I would in some circumstances - like where it was practical. Otherwise, no.

StoorieHoose · 11/06/2019 20:02

Nope

alfie22 · 11/06/2019 20:02

Nope. Would be naive to believe they would actually sleep separately

Figure8 · 11/06/2019 20:03

No

ElectricLions · 11/06/2019 20:03

No. Absolutely no need to ever stay over in my opinion.

Paddybare · 11/06/2019 20:04

Nope, definitely not.

Youngandfree · 11/06/2019 20:04

Nope!!

MissMogwai · 11/06/2019 20:05

Absolutely not!

Unshriven · 11/06/2019 20:06

I can honestly say none of mine even had boyfriend/girlfriend relationships on that scale at 14.

lljkk · 11/06/2019 20:06

I have a 14yo DS. Answer to OP's Q is probably yes.

Mine is fairly intrigued by girls but not truly interested yet.
I would have a chat with other parent.

ParkheadParadise · 11/06/2019 20:08

No
I had Dd1 at 15.
My parents would have never allowed me to stay over yet I still ended up pregnant.

Wallywobbles · 11/06/2019 20:12

I won't allow DD14 to go to his flat in daytime unless his mums there and even then I'm pretty unhappy about it.

BlackCatsRock · 11/06/2019 20:12

No.

My parents let me stay at my boyfriend's house when I was 14. It didn't take us long before I was sneaking into his room and having sex. I still have some resentment towards my parents for letting me stay there.

Kenworthington · 11/06/2019 20:16

No. Dd js14 and o wouldn’t allow it. Ds2 is 16 and has been with his gf 4 years and he sleeps at hers

Greensleeves · 11/06/2019 20:19

If the parents were going to be there, yes, I would. Realistically if kids are at the stage where they believe they are ready to have sex, then they won't be deterred by parents prohibiting it, and it's more important to me to have an honest, trusting dialogue where they aren't hiding things from me and don't automatically tune out when I try to contribute my views to their decision-making.

My 16yo has been with his girlfriend for a year and she stays overnight in his room occasionally. I know they've already done it, they used contraception and they've since agreed between them not to do it again for the time being because they're both shit-scared of unwanted pregnancy. I doubt I would know all of that if I'd taken the stance of "not under my roof!". I wish it hadn't happened until he was a bit older. I worry about such a serious relationship at their age. But it is what it is, and I don't think an authoritarian response would have changed that....I may be wrong, in which case I'll be back here in tears saying "help, my ds has got his girlfriend pregnant" Confused

myomy · 11/06/2019 20:21

Absolutely not.

Ohyesiam · 11/06/2019 20:24

No, I’m quite a liberal parent, but I put quite a lot of effort into making sure my dd almost 15 isn’t alone with her bf.
They are in love and do a lot of sports training together, hang out at ours ( with her bedroom door open) do baking and stuff . I try to contain it on that level.
I’ve talked it through with her and told her I think she’s too young.

I well rennet being a teen, and temptation is too much.

Ohyesiam · 11/06/2019 20:24

*remember, not bloody rennet!

theworldistoosmall · 11/06/2019 20:25

It depends. Mine had group sleepovers at that age and nothing happened. Now they are all in their 20's and no pregnancies.

BishopBoniface · 11/06/2019 20:30

Not a chance. I don't think 14 yos should have bfs/gfs at all, never mind ones staying over. Haven't they got anything more interesting to do?

My DC are over 14, and IME they sometimes do actually want you to say no, even if they make out that they don't.

BigusBumus · 11/06/2019 20:35

My DS is 16, 17 in very early September. He has his very first GF who is about the same age/month. I know they have embarked on a sexual relationship as i talked to him about it and bought him condoms. He is v mature for hs age and it wasn't embarrassing in the slightest. His GF comes over i the afternoons to revise, listen to music, chat etc and i should imagine from the closed door and silence that they are having sex. I would let her stay the night, but haven't met her parents yet and so I would say no at the moment until i ok it with them.

Mac47 · 11/06/2019 20:37

Categorically no. My dd is not even near the bf stage, so not even a thing for me yet, but the stuff I got up to at 13/14 means I would absolutely not put her in that situation.

BlackCatsRock · 11/06/2019 20:44

@BigusBumus
So you'd ask your son's girlfriend's parents before you'd let her stay over, but you haven't had a conversation with the parents about them having sex at your house? Do you think her parents are aware that she's having sex with your son?

Millie2018 · 11/06/2019 20:47

@BlackCatsRock same story here - no way would I let my DD.