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Should i let me DD 20 yrs go to the Nottinghill Carnival in August?

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piano10 · 11/08/2011 11:01

Is it now safe?
With all the rioting going on should i put my foot down and insist she doesnt go?
At the end of the day , she is 20yr and i cant stop her.
Please give me your opinions mumsnetters.
Thank you!

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Fooffy · 12/08/2011 21:41

Well OP your OP has left you wide open to the arsey cut the apron strings brigade. Any excuse eh?

Of course you can't tell her whether she can go or not. Just give her the "Take care of yourself or there'll be trouble" talk then sit at home and worry. Sorry. That's all you can do.

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piano10 · 14/08/2011 20:07

The apron strings are well cut here. I just dont want my DD dead like my best friends son who died at 20 yrs old.....

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 14/08/2011 20:13

Don't worry about it Piano. The question you were asking was pretty obvious, some people just prefer to be arsey for fun.

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usualsuspect · 14/08/2011 20:16

You can't stop her going,but you never stop worrying about them do you?

My 18 year old went to a gig in Camden on Friday night and I worried about him all night

ManicPanic · 15/08/2011 01:13

Hope I didn't sound arsey OP, I just meant that it shocked me that while you still think of your 20 year old as your 'baby' and vulnerable (normal maternal feelings), my family by contrast forced me out on my ear when I was 16, with a £5 note and a bin bag full of belonging...

I actually think it's rather lovely that you are so concerned! will you be my mum

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piano10 · 15/08/2011 08:41

shame the carnival is going ahead,,,, just hope she cant afford it and is skint.

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WiiUnfit · 15/08/2011 15:34

piano, while I understand your worry about this, you cannot tell her not to go but you can explain why you're worried, ask her to contact you regularly .etc to keep you sane from worrying. I'm 20 & have my own DS (9 weeks), my Mother hasn't been telling me what to do since before I turned 18. I'm sure your daughter is quite capable of keeping herself as safe as she can possibly do, besides, it seems to have calmed down a fair bit. Relax.

meditrina · 15/08/2011 15:37

I'm sure I saw on something (but cannot now find it) that said some of the Carnival timings have altered and it's running a couple of hours earlier (apparently earlier finish is likely to reduce potential difficulty). your DD might want to check (and advance apologies if I'm starting a mad hare running).

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