to think 25 year olds shouldn't be hanging around with 18 year olds?

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My daughter is 18 and has plenty of friends a similar age to her (the oldest is 21). However, there's this 25, almost 26 year old who seems to be integrating with her and her friends an awful lot. She is often there on nights out with, has been at sleepovers, etc. it's rather strange to me. What I like even less is it's not like she is particularly delayed for her age (she lives on her own etc) and often DD and her friends will be at her place or 2 of DD's friends are sixth formers/in college and she has picked them up from literally school before. I just find it all a little strange. I can't see what a 26 year old has in common with teenagers.

When i was 18 i was friends with ladies my mums age. Over 20 years later were still friends

Exactly - each to their own.

When I was 18/19 I shared a house with other students in their mid-late twenties, one was even in her thirties. It was absolutely fine. Even in halls we were all a mix of ages from 17 right through to early 30's.

Same - one of my best friends as a 19yo was a lady I met online who was in her fifties - we were (and still are) total opposites and in totally different "life stages" but she's one of the closest friends I've ever had.

We've met up in person and due to the distance, even had sleepovers

I originally met my best mate online about 20 years ago, they were 19 and I was 25. We've been through different life stages, bereavements, marriage etc. together.

They are adults, if still teens, and some of them are in their 20s

Berlinlover
Is it weird if I ask my friend who's turning 20 to come to my house? To just hang out? I'm turning 27 soon. We're close but our friendship is platonic nothing more?

I'm with you, OP- I would also find this inappropriate and strange. I was teaching 18-year-olds at 25, so the thought of spending time with them socially would have felt completely wrong to me.

I don’t think it’s a big deal at all. At 18 my boyfriend was 27. Our friend group was large and had an age range from 17 to 30! 32 years later we are still together & we were out last night with 80% of the old group, who are a real mixed bag but all still get on famously.