To be upset DD couldn't go out with her friends to celebrate A level results?

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Just that really. DD is 17, not 18 until late August. She is the youngest in her friend group and they all went out clubbing to celebrate, she couldn't go because she's not 18. She is devestated as now they're all posting pictures on social media.

Oh that’s really rotten.

I remember this well. It is bad luck, but I am now loving being the last to turn 40!

Why couldn't she go? I used to go clubbing when I was 14. I wouldn't normally encourage kids to break the rules, but a one-off to celebrate end of results? Could she not blah her way in? Borrow someone's ID? Couldn't all the group have gone to the pub instead so they could include her?

This was me 20 years ago! My birthday is next week, so I turned 18 last of of my class. It's just the way it is

(Ps. I did go out and did some underage drinking )

Poor girl. Couldn’t she have urmm borrowed some ID?

There was a local pub known as the Sixth Form Common room when we lived on the NW, no names but Perter Kay would know where I meant!

YANBU to be upset, and neither is she, but YABU if you choose to dwell on it.

It’s happened, there’s nothing you can do to change it, and in the grand scheme of things it isn’t that important.

Maybe try and encourage your dd to meet up with her friends next week for a non-clubbing celebration. Help her be positive and move on.

It's another down side of being a summer born. Last to get a PT job, to learn to drive, last to be able to go out for a drink.

I know it won’t help her now, but when everyone in her friendship group are turning 30 or 40 or 50, she’ll be glad she’s the youngest! I’ve spent the last 10 months making fun of my husband for being 30 until I had my 30th last week!

It was a bit rotten of them to do something that excludes one of their friends though. Hopefully she makes some better friends wherever she’s going on to next, be it work, uni or travelling.

I’m guessing the ID checks are a lot more serious these days its late especially on results days when they know under age teens are likely to be out

I'm a summer baby and just went out with my friends, hid in a group to get in and my friend brought me a few drinks.

That's a bit shit of them, I suppose in a couple of weeks she can have another night out with them to celebrate again and for her 18th.

Me and my mates all were of age but looked underage with no id so the extent of our celebrations was an afternoon picnic on the local hills, we knew how to party

Very surprised you didn’t have a friend who could eerm “ help her in”, I teach that age group, as well having dc of that vintage and any of the younger ones in the year group always manage to borrow some id.

Not you didn’t have a friend, she didn’t have a friend, sorry!

My sister took my Id when she went out 2 years ago on results night. I was already 18 when mine came out so didn’t need to find someone’s to borrow, but it seems it’s normal now to borrow id.

My summer born DS would not have used a borrowed ID, he's very sensible and wouldn't have wanted to.

My DD turned 18 on results day! She was so delighted because she hasn’t even been able to go to the pub drinking soft drinks until now. They really are much more strict than when I was her age.

Already dreading results day for DS. He doesn’t turn 18 until nine days later.

Same with one of my DD ‘s - and the clubs near here are very vigilant about fake/someone else’s ID so not worth it. She wasn’t actually that bothered because it had been that way throughout the year as all her friends gradually turned 18.

Made up for it thoroughly at uni, though !

Most have fake ID at that age. Can they go somewhere she can get into this weekend? Tapas or similar type restaurants rarely ask for ID (according to my DDs!)

I know exactly how she feels, I'm a late August baby. I turned 18 about two weeks before I left for university... My first big boozy night out was in Freshers' week

17 yo girl cant get into nightclub, that's a bit unusual isn't it?

Mine is 18 today, he was considering going out at midnight last night but then decided he couldn't be bothered.

For this occasion I'd definitely have borrowed some ID!

Don’t most people just pretend they are 18 or borrow ID? I certainly did when I was younger

Actually once when I was 17, my mum left me and my friends off at a nightclub, and watched to make sure we got in. When the bouncer looked like he was going to turn him away, she got out of the car and persuaded him to let us in. We were mortified obviously, but glad to get it! Do t think it did me any harm as I’m quite a boring, bookish person now, and haven’t been near a club for over 20 years.

The joys of summer birthdays. I am sure there are plenty of nights out for her to enjoy soon once she’s 18!

For everyone saying fake id.. where I live they wee incredibly strict on underage drinking. A few years ago you could probably get in easily but now? No! It’s not worth the risk imo. If a 17 yo girl was to go out with a group of 18 year olds hoping to get in, what if she can’t? What if she’s turned away at the door? Definitely not worth the risk.

My friend forgot her id once. She was actually older than me and most definitely old enough. It ruined our whole night.