AIBU to not let DD walk home in the dark?

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DD8 is at her friend's house about 8 minutes walk away. Along a main road, but doesn't need to cross it. I don't want her walking home alone now it's dark. DH says I'm being PSB.

There's a similar walk between our house and DD's friend's. She didn't walk home alone in the dark until she was about 12/13.

I would not let my now 12 year old walk home in the dark .

YANBU

Age 8? No chance. YANBU

At 8 no way

Not at all unreasonable

If its a well lit road and a straight walk I'd be OK with it.

8 is so young. Why would you?

Too young.

seems a bit young for these days.
how dark/ late is it.
it would be good experience for her. but maybe better to start when it's light and you meet half way, gradually reducing.
walking is cert good; could you or husband met her half way, with the visited parent coming out half way.

No chance. I'd offer to pick my teen up tbh.

Is the road well-lit? Could you walk there and walk back with her?

No, I wouldnt either. If its not far it's not like you're making a fuss by walking a short way to make sure shes ok.

No she is too young. You or her dad should go and get her from friend’s house, or If she has a phone she could call to tell you she is on her way and one of you could meet her.
My dad used to walk our dog and meet me half way from my mate’s house as she lived halfway up a long, dark street which had very inadequate street lighting. The street lighting improved when we were 16 or so, but he still would watch out for me, and I appreciated that care.

8?! I would necessarily let her walk home on her own in the light! But my child is still very young so I can't imagine ever letting them walk home along 😂

Nope (and I’m one of those who usually despairs of others not letting their wains do things to gain independence).

Ask your DH this, if he was driving home from work and passed a little girl alone walking in the dark what would he think?

At 8? Over a mile in the dark? No.

Sorry, more like half a mile, isn’t it? Still no.

Your husband is an idiot. Go pick her up, ffs.

No way. I wouldn't be comfortable with it in daylight at 8 to be honest

I've just picked my Y11 15 year old up from an after school activity as, in my opinion, it is too dark for her to walk the 1.5 mile home. We've had a few reports of potential abductions in the area over the past 6 months, so you can't be too careful. With an 8 year old? Absolute no-brainer to go and pick her up.

YANBU - your OH is. She is too young.

When I was little I had to take a bus to school and walk about half a mile from the stop to get to home. I hated it!!

NO. Too young imo.

No. Even in the 50s and 60s, when as so often said on MN, children were allowed levels of freedom that were positively dangerous by today's standards, a girl would not have been allowed to walk alone in the dark, the friend's father would have walked her home.

I’m normally fairly chilled but YANBU