Evening all!
My eldest daughter (13) is having a sleepover round her friend's house on Thursday night, along with a few other girls, to celebrate the friend's birthday. They are having pizza delivered to the house on the night, watching DVDs and 'being left to it' according to the mum (although she will obviously be home). All fair enough and lovely.
On Friday, the plan is that the girls will go into town unsupervised for a spot of lunch, shopping, a milkshake etc. Individual parents have to pay for this. I didn't realise until now this was part of the plan, and had given my daughter £30 for some new clothes as a holiday treat just the other week.
I dunno, it just feels a bit crap that we're going to have to send M. to this party with money in her pocket. When M. had her birthday sleepover, I covered the expense of any treats between drop-off and pick-up the following day. It also seems a bit of a cop out. They have two cars, so why not take the girls for a picnic on the beach, or something else cheap or free.
AIBU? Thanks all.