Quick - need an answer asap!! 15 year olds and festivals , yay or nay?

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Ds wants desperastely to go to a festival, camping for the weekend with friends all 15 years old. Some have got tickets already. Ds is on the site now with his own hard earned cash (paper round).

All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult at all times according to the festival rules. Friend's 18 year old brother is prepared to 'get them in' but I have no doubt he will take absolutely no actual position of responsibility.

Ds is hard working. Very sensible and doesn't drink. His friends are 'good kids' and will probably be fine.

Head says let him go. Heart says he is too young and as his mum it's my job to say no to a Bad Idea.

Ds says it's the only thing he has ever wanted to do in his whole life and his chance to show me I can trust him.

Help!

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they can pick the stuff up when they arrive, & leave it for recycling at the end (if they can be arsed to take it to the drop-off point...)

Oh he'll be peed on alright .

Last time we went, a man hammered a windbreak in a U shape and used it as a urinal right next to our tent as he and his friends were too bloody lazy to walk to the toilet. I had very strong words with them. It was the last night, thank god, or I would have had to pack everything up & move along elsewhere.

Par for the course there!

DN is going for the day this year when she will be 16. It's her first proper festival (she went to Evolution for a day last year) and my BIL wouldn't let her camp as he feels she needs to be a bit more festival savvy before camping. I've got to say I agree with this. Let him go for the day this year and let him camp next year.

I am in the same boat, only with a 15 yr old daughter, whom I have to say I don't trust one bit. She wants a weekend ticket for Reading. She says ' all my friends parents are letting them go'. I think this means they are trying to manipulate their parents too. I have discovered through Face book that it is likely thst she and her boyfriend are smoking dope and having sex! Don't know what we as responsible parents should do. If anyone has some good advice, bring it on.