To think my 16 year old DD's life is one big party

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DD is off out again this evening...again. Admittedly it is GCSE results day today and she and her friends want to celebrate, but it seems to be turning into a very frequent occurrence. Nearly every day she has meet-ups/parties/meals/"gatherings" and I just wonder if this is typical for her age-group. She says it is, that everyone's parents are cool with it and that pretty much everyone drinks alcohol. If there any parents of Year 12/13s out there can I ask if it calms down once they go back to school or is this what I need to expect for the future too?

'I was working at 16yo. Lots of babysitting, days and nights, and I had a job organising supper for the elderly nuns in the convent 3 miles away-and I often walked there and back.'

Wearing only one shoe no doubt. And you felt lucky to even have one shoe.

Thanks for your replies.
I actually want her to be confident and socialise but am just feeling that I am facilitating it a bit too much at the moment and wanted some other perspectives.
Sorry that some of you missed out on a social life at that age, I did too (due to location of where we lived and parents who seemed to think having a social life was a waste of time) and I don't want to deprive her of something that I think is important. Anyway she had a great time on results night enjoying the piss-up party in the park that she had organised!

I think it's a special summer, that one where you leave school and will be leaving some of your friends behind, and are excited about making new ones.

I think they are scared and excited all at once and yes, it is normal to want to party and socialise all the time.

However, my DC both had to get weekend work, which is thankfully extremely easy where we live. All their friends have jobs and it does help them value money better, and makes parents less bitter fretful about what they are wasting spending it on!!

Yes, she should be enjoying herself as much as possible. Friends, parties, social gatherings, all of it.

Life will deliver the usual kickings soon enough. Why not let her have a golden summer? Why suck the joy out of her life?

Once she starts A levels, she will have to work hard, then university will deliver a lifetime of debt. Unless she is quite fortunate, she might have to rent for years before she can buy a home of her own. She may
have to work until she is 70 or older to accrue a decent pension. Watching a teenage daughter blossom with friends and a happy social life, as well as GCSE success, is surely a pleasure.

Maybe be proud you have raised a happy confident daughter who has the knack of making friends rather than grudging her some pleasure before reality kicks in.

I was the same at 16! I had a PT job though, I worked 5pm-9pm on a Friday and 12pm-5pm on a Sunday waitressing. Those hours were fine, a few hours a week don't affect A level studies IMO and I had extra money to go out with friends. Win win. Plus I loved my job and made some good friends there too.

I was out every night at that age I didn't tell my parents though