Groups of teenagers

[Ohlordysugarandspice]

Is it just in my town that suddenly there are groups of teenagers hanging around again. I know parents can't keep them in but surely parents must know they'll go out and meet their mates. There's no social distancing when I see them. I wouldn't mind so much if they were stood/sat apart from each other to have a chat.

Aibu to worried that social distancing seems to be stopping. My neighbours keep having visitors chatting at the door, they've had quite a few visitors go into their house etc etc. This virus is going to be here for a long, long time isn't it? Why are the British public so selfish. It's not just themselves they are putting at risk. It's their families, friends, children, paramedics, doctors, nurses, supermarket workers etc.

I've had enough of people tbh. Aibu?

[Wavey123]

Have they not been out even for a walk?

[Bairnsmum05]

British? Do you actually mean English? Remember the other 3 countries have different guidelines about lockdown.

[Onone]

My daughters friends have been meeting up ever since school finished(not my daughter),my neighbours have both had people round,bbq’s you name it

[caribooshriek]

More teen bashing.🙄

[PositiveVibez]

Had this discussion with my husband the other day when we took the dog for a walk and seen a few groups of teens hanging about together.

I used to tell my parents lies about where I was going and I'm sure they did too. 'just going out to get some fresh air', 'just going the shop', 'just going for a walk' etc.

When I was a teen, my friends were everything to me and it must be so hard for them so I don't judge, I just do what we can do for our family and that's it really.

[saffy1234]

Parents can keep them in they are 15 ,my son is and has been told so.
The problem is that people heard what they wanted to hear and interpreted it to suit them ,I won't be changing the practices I've been doing this whole time until I'm 100% told I can move freely.
People are selfish and YANBU ,they won't like it when one of their loved ones dies!

[Rosehip10]

Teenagers seem to be meeting in non-socially distanced groups in parks in my area now. Usually smoking weed too.

[choli]

Fortunately he’s not left the house since March when it was his last day of school, lots of cases around here, he’s sensible
I can't believe you really think that not leaving the house for two months is a good thing for your son. That's extremely bad for his physical and mental health.

[KnobChops]

I’ve seen quite a few teens out now and for the most part they’re practising social distancing. The community spread of this virus is now very low so we are at much lower risk than we were on all those carefree weeks leading up to lockdown. The hysteria is getting ridiculous and to be honest some people just need to be told to go back to work and normal life. The poor teenagers are probably suffering more than most, for a virus that’s of little consequence to them personally. The older people can go back to fishing and golf, there is nothing for teenagers. They can’t even get back to frigging school because of all the handwringing.

[cologne4711]

The thread is teen bashing because teens are no worse at complying with the rules than adults are - and adults are the adults, and should know better.

I've left a couple of local Facebook groups over the years because I get fed up with them assuming that every time there's a problem, it's down to teenagers, as if adults never do anything they shouldn't. For example, dropping litter. Fly-tipping is unlikely to be teens.

Yesterday evening I went out for a socially distanced run with a friend and I saw more incidents of breaking the rules than I have in the entire 8 weeks prior. I was in a different town. When I came home, my husband joked that covid doesn't really exist and our town is being used as an experiment and all the information is being beamed into us. It does feel a bit like that! People are irrationally anxious here, 2m isn't enough space for a lot of them and yet in the neighbouring town people (of all ages, maybe not the elderly) were meeting in groups who clearly weren't households - outside, so the risks are low, but still against the rules. When I was driving home I saw a group of four adult runners who didn't look like a family, though I suppose they could have been housemates.

[RedskyAtnight]

Another one finding it annoying that OP specifically focuses on teenagers and then mentions that lots of other people are also not keeping to social distancing either.

There was a thread the other day where lots of people's teens were scarcely leaving the house so clearly they are not the ones meeting in groups. I suspect that teens are no more likely to be breaking "the rules" than any other group. I do suspect that other groups are breaking them by having meetings in their own houses, so are not so visible to the general public.

[Asuitablecat]

Yes, its teenagers on benches mainly.

But my neighbours have had 2 parties when they never normally do and another neighbour is doing hair. She's pretty busy, looking at the cars coming and going.

[Destroyedpeople]

You mention 'the British public ' but there are different 'rules' for the four nations thar make up the UK.
A lot of people seem to get confused between 'england' and 'britain' esp when they live in England.

[user1487194234]

I feel very sorry for teens at the moment
Mine are following the rules
If my 19 year old chooses not too I would not try to stop him,with him being an adult

[HandfulOfFlowers]

Yep, social distancing is unsustainable as lockdown ends. It is no way to live, people are bored of it and would prefer to start living alongside the virus.

[Ohlordysugarandspice]

God I despair. I honestly give up.

[skippy67]

Bye then.

[longwayoff]

There's another thread asking if anyone would be happy to pay for MN. For this level of discourse? Foff.