Teens out and about with friends

StiffyByng1 · 2021-01-03T22:38:31+00:00

No judgement, just very curious to know, are your teens all meeting up with their buddies. I’m in tier 4 and it’s pretty rife around my way. Wondering if it’s the norm.

132orbust · 03/01/2021 22:40

No they are not. Neither of them would be so stupid. We are in Tier 4 too.

ineedaholidaynow · 03/01/2021 22:42

Mine isn't, Tier 3

SpongeBobYFonts · 03/01/2021 22:44

When in school DD was spending maybe an hour after school with 2-3 friends that she'd been in a classroom with all day. They probably met 2 or 3 times a week.

3littlewords · 03/01/2021 22:45

Tier 3 mine have gone on bike rides or played football with friends, and have done a fair bit of sledging and snowball fights the past few days, so yes to seeing them outside they don't go in each others houses though.

Imiss2019 · 03/01/2021 22:46

No but to be fair even Pre COVID they all socialised via Xbox and gaming anyway

Lululatch · 03/01/2021 22:46

No.

Janus · 03/01/2021 22:47

No but I’d be happy for mine to go for a walk outside with a friend, no more than one though.

IDoAllMyOwnStunts · 03/01/2021 22:47

No - mine are 18 and 19 and sticking to rules.

movingonup20 · 03/01/2021 22:49

My 19 year old goes cycling and running with a friend, my 22 year old never leaves the bedroom unless for university, bribed or there's food with no pandemic (lives at home)

nancy75 · 03/01/2021 22:49

No, tier 4 here with a 15 yr old dd. None of her friends are meeting up or going out at all, others she knows but not in her group have been.
I’m worried sick about this - year 11 are due back at school on 11th January - we are doing everything possible to stay at home & safe but in a weeks time she’s going to have to be in school with a lot of kids that we know have not been following the rules at all.

Bazinga007 · 03/01/2021 22:56

No, because my teenager daughter isn't a selfish idiot.

gardenwoe · 03/01/2021 23:03

Yes - DS meets up with his gf a couple of times a week, and she comes home here sometimes - and having watched him sadly battle with self harm and suicidal thoughts over the past 9 months, I am happy for him to take the risk/us to be put at risk (as are his gf parents it would appear, one a paramedic) rather than see his mental health take a nose dive while his locked in his room with his own tragic thoughts 24 hours a day

EndoplasmicReticulum · 03/01/2021 23:03

No, lots of online gaming.
If they were meeting up though, I can't imagine they'd be in groups of 100s, no masks, indoors for 6 hours.

3littlewords · 03/01/2021 23:04

I suppose it depends what tier you live in, tier 4 it isn't allowed but tier 3 mixing in a public place outside in groups of 6 is allowed. If and when my area goes into tier 4 or beyond then I'll make sure my dc stay indoors, but until that time comes they can do what the restrictions allow them too

SquidInALid · 03/01/2021 23:06

Occasionally for outdoor walks as was Tier 2. Now Tier 3,no they are not.

Donotgogentle · 03/01/2021 23:06

Yes, we’re Tier 4 and DS meets up with a friend to exercise.

Scabetty · 03/01/2021 23:07

Dd is not doing anything as a sensible 20 yo but goes back to university to a house share next weekend. Ds 18 yo is still meeting his gf but that is all.

Bellie99 · 03/01/2021 23:09

Tier 4. DD is meeting one friend for a walk but she is only doing this once a week.

Scabetty · 03/01/2021 23:10

Gardenwoe, my ds is struggling too so I am not making a fuss about gf.

balzamico · 03/01/2021 23:10

T3 meeting friends usually 1:1 occasionally 1 or 2 more but always outdoors, I'm comfortable with that, it's good for them

LimitIsUp · 03/01/2021 23:14

@gardenwoe

Yes - DS meets up with his gf a couple of times a week, and she comes home here sometimes - and having watched him sadly battle with self harm and suicidal thoughts over the past 9 months, I am happy for him to take the risk/us to be put at risk (as are his gf parents it would appear, one a paramedic) rather than see his mental health take a nose dive while his locked in his room with his own tragic thoughts 24 hours a day

Absolutely fair enough!

Mreggsworth · 03/01/2021 23:16

I live next to a park so hear / see all the teens. (Not curtain twitching from where I sit to watch tele I can literally see the entrance to the park) Theres nightly big groups of teens sometimes 20+. Few 'raves' in an old building next to park have been broken up by police with a lot of young people.

I feel it's hard to pass much judgement on young people in these situations. I often see groups of three maybe 4 teens In the park when walking the dog who have grabbed some fish and chips or something and found some benches to sit on, or are just wondering around playing some music. I really don't see the major risk in this. Rather they do that than sit in doors. Massive groups gathering is taking the mick and I wonder how the parents are being so oblivious to this, but the occasional outdoor meet with one or two others is fine in my opinion.

As an adult I feel a lot more tolerant that I can go without seeing my friends for a while, as a teenager I would really struggle.

LimitIsUp · 03/01/2021 23:19

I agree with you Mreggsworth
I can cope with these restrictions far better than my two teens

NailsNeedDoing · 03/01/2021 23:20

My late teens and their friends have been home from university, and decided not to meet in person. They’ve been loudly online a lot instead. I wouldn’t have been too worried if a few of them had decided to meet outside, but they haven’t.

Kolo · 03/01/2021 23:23

No. Since schools closed before Xmas mine have been out 4 times, with me each time.