not to pick dd from london

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Dd1 is 24 and going up to london to watch. a sports event. It finishes at 7.30 and she is nervous about travelling across London after dark. Ordinarily her dp would pick her up. She will be going up by train and event is apparentlt half hour "walk" from xanning town train station

She hasn't been to london on her own before. I have and i find it ok about dont like using buses alone. Its just because not used to it.

She has asked if dp can fetch her home. This is probably a four hour round trip as she luves in ramsgate kent. Half an hour further past us. That is assuming we dont hit traffic. Also petrol

Is it really mean to tell her to grow a pairand get the train? That is my gut feeling but i feel mean

Bloody hell, I went travelling all over the world at 17, then moved overseas at 20. A 24 year old who can't get from one location to the other without calling on mummy is simply pathetic.

Well, that's a shame she's not going LEM.

Trills i don't think you need worry your head about that

Yeah i agree she should have gone but it was £££ and not so much fun on her own i guess. £42 for the train- if i hadn't have been sitting down.......

Has this thread at least persuaded you that you weren't being mean?

I was a bit nervous about travelling around London by myself before I moved here in my early 20s. But I never would have asked my parents to drive me. So sympathise to an extent.