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Am i being unreasonable for wanting to go to Paris ?

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user1492692746 · 21/07/2020 14:08

hello, i'm a 14 yo woman. Am I being irresponsible, unreasonable and selfish for wanting to go to paris (i'd like to stay a week or less) ? I live in France, i'm french and I live about two hours away from paris, i've already been there plenty of times so it's a familiar place. I would like to go there to meet up with friends that live there and that i can very rarely see, i've already met their families. I've talk about it to my mum but she's doesn't want me to go because i'm "too young", and i know it's for my safety that she doesn't want me to go, but this is an experience i would love to have, that's one thing she doesn't understand. I find it very hypocritical of her to say that because when she was younger (13+) she used to go on vacation with her friends, far from her home. I am extremely independent and i've always been, i can defend myself, and if ever i have a problem I can call my uncle who lives in Paris. All i'm trying to say is should i be able to go to paris or is my mum right ? (Please try and put yourself in my point of view.) x

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Fifthtimelucky · 21/07/2020 14:28

Sorry. I agree with your mother. I wouldn't have let my 14 year daughters go to London for a week unless they were staying with family or family friends and I knew that they would be supervised properly.

You are not a 14 year old woman. You are a 14 year old girl and your mother has made a responsible decision.

ninachtln · 21/07/2020 15:03

@Fifthtimelucky

Sorry. I agree with your mother. I wouldn't have let my 14 year daughters go to London for a week unless they were staying with family or family friends and I knew that they would be supervised properly.

You are not a 14 year old woman. You are a 14 year old girl and your mother has made a responsible decision.

I will be staying with a friend and her family.
SerenityNowwwww · 21/07/2020 15:06

Another thread, another name?

Just speak to your mum. Don't just go.

ChicCroissant · 21/07/2020 15:08

You have excellent written English OP.

Fifthtimelucky · 21/07/2020 16:33

Ah I misunderstood. Apologies. In that case my decision would be based on whether I knew the friend and her parents, and trusted her parents well enough to look after you safely.

My daughter stayed with a friend in London for a few days when they were about 12-13. But I knew that the girls were not going to be allowed out alone without an adult and was happy to let her go.

dementedpixie · 21/07/2020 16:37

stop making multiple posts in different topics with the same subject. Its very annoying

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