12 year old daughter is on school holidays and arranging to meet up with friends. All they want to do is hang out at Westfield. On Saturday a mum drove 3 of them there and they had lunch and did a bit of shopping with pocket money. Fine. Happy daughter and as it was one of the girls birthday it was kind of a birthday treat. But now she is organising with a different friend to do the same tomorrow and then another friend wants to go next week. I think it is a) a waste of money-she has to take her own pocket money for clothes (which she doesn't need) but I will end up giving her lunch money and b) just so mindless.
Don't get me wrong, I love a bit of retail therapy, but I wish they would do something more positive/productive. And 3 times in a week is ridiculous. I have said no to next weeks jaunt but I wish I could come up with some suggestions for things that they could do that would compete with flipping Westfield.
Wise Mumsnetters with tweens what do you suggest?
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All she wants to do is go to Westfield!
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Blue48 · 10/04/2019 22:43
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