to not give my daughter a lift

[teenagersknowall]

to not pick up my daughter this morning from her friend's house? It's a 30 min walk away, or a 3 min drive. She does little or no exercise, and so my insisting on her walking her caused a text row. I just want her to move a bit and not be sat on her backside staring at screens. She's begging me now. ;(

Bloody hell, a 30 min walk is nothing! I would be concerned that she sees it as a big deal to do a short walk and I think you're right not to pick her up and if she can't bring herself to walk then she's old enough to make her own arrangements/pay for a taxi. Barely seems worth getting the car out for that distance

18?? I thought you were going to say 10 or something?? hell I was married with kids and a house at 18, get her off her backside.

Do you live in the middle of nowhere so she can't get public transport? If so pick her up. It's way hot and horrible to be walking.

Did she ever read any of the Cherub books by Robert Muchamore?

Just returned from holiday with DD who is also 18. First part of hols was a long distance walk where we were averaging 10 miles a day in some moderately rugged terrain and temperatures much hotter than UK today. Once or twice we were finding it hard going but DD admitted she had remembered a line from one of the books "this is tough but Cherubs are tougher" Must have worked for her she always managed to get to the bar at the end of the walk before I did!

In short, YANBU. Of course an 18yo should be able to get herself around short distances like that without relying on Mums taxi.

How is that a holiday!

How is that a holiday!

It was great! And we did spend a second week taking it a bit easier and sight-seeing.

lol better. I feel that way about sun lounger holidays. Lying around doing nothing is exhausting. being active with no brain work leaves me far more relaxed.