Daughter and reading festival

[saltychocolateballs]

Hi everyone I need some advice , my daughter who turns 16 in my wants me to buy her a reading festival ticket today for august. I have so no a million times and so has her father . She is keeping on saying it's just for the day . All her friends are going on a coach pick up in the morning and back late . Now because it's not over night I'm half and half but more no , just wondering what you all think and would do . Thankyou 😊

Let her go, people will know she’s only a child with her wristband and it’s only for the day, why don’t you pick and drop her off then you can make sure who’s she’s going with, if you don’t give her a little independence now she will go crazy when she’s older.

I was 16 for my first weekend at Leeds and had the best time. Let her go!!

Reading has become a bit of a rite of passage in the holiday after GCSEs.

I think young people have had a tough time of it for over a year now and they definitely deserve a little fun.

The only risk is disappointment if things don't go to plan and it ends up not happening.

Think you're too late

Festivals and big concerts are some of the best memories you can have across your youth (and beyond). There is only so much trouble so can get in on a day pass.
Buy tickets for something equally fun for you and SO to do without the babe.

Thankyou all . I will let her go if tickets are available. I'm so nervous but she's so wise for her . Nothing like me 😂 I was guzzling bottles of cider in lanes at her age . She hates alcohol, smoking and drugs . Think il need a Valium come the time 😅

I went at 17 for the weekend. I can;t see why she can;'t go for the day! She won't be able to buy alcohol or enter the campsite.

Why wouldn't you let her go? These things are tailored to people her age, what are you worried about? You certainly seem like a bit of a helicopter parent, let her live a little or she'll resent you for it.

Too late now - she's gonna be so pissed at you!

My son went. Picked his GCSE results up with his mates and went straight from school to the festival. Came back tired , smelly and happy 3 days later.
Why wouldn't you let her go ?
She'll have the time of her life.

Yeah I think you're too late. DS is going with several friends - rolled tickets over from last year- and a couple of others wanted to go just for a day. They failed to get tickets yesterday and now they're sold out

I thought it was sold out?

It would have sold out like billio because of all the rollovers from last year. In normal years the day tickets hang about for a while.

It’s true it’s for youngsters now, I last went when I was 23 and fell ancient

My daughter went when she was 15. Had a great time