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First time clubbing

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mondaytosunday · 22/10/2023 10:49

Introverted non drinking daughter has met a few people on her one year pre uni course that want to go clubbing on Halloween in Soho. She's told them she will not be drinking. She's not that keen but she is curious. Clubbing back in my day was going out late, drinking, having a dance and maybe meeting someone.
I think going out on Halloween to Soho is jumping in at the deep end. The group have only known each other a couple months (four girls one guy, all 18 or 19). My worry is she'll want to leave but will be on her own, very late at night in an unfamiliar area full of intoxicated people. Or as the one sober person will become responsible for the others and not know what to do to get them all home - at least one lives outside London. She's meeting them this week and will ask for more detailed plans. Am I being too overprotective? What's clubbing like these days? I'm not saying not to go - totally up to her, but she's not sure herself.

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Sofaz34 · 30/10/2023 10:41

Let her go but make sure she had a back up plan. It's a great way for her to see if she likes it and bond with her new friends.

WhiskerPatrol · 30/10/2023 22:21

I get it, OP. I got up to all sorts from the age of about 15 with no parental involvement at all and survived just fine, but when you're in the parental role it feels different. Also teens are a bit clueless even though they think they're grown-up. I had a chat with DD before her first night out clubbing and there were a few things she hadn't thought about at all (for a start, she thought the club she was going to would stay open all night and she could get a train home in the morning... I had to tell her it would close at 3 and there would be no trains). You just want to set them up for a good time and know they'll be safe!

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