Your thoughts on this 15yr girl

[Jkelmum]

On the train from Chester a 15yr old girl sat opersite us with a drunk at her table hence i made polite convosation with her as he was a bit in your face in the hour and half we was on the train i found out
she was 15 in nov
she travels twice a month to stay with her boyfriend
from sheffield to chester

I want your thoughts because my son is 14 and no way would I let him stay at his girlfriends house nor travel across the country to do so

what are your thoughts

 

[dizzyisacow]

i think travelling isnt such a good idea alone at that age. and it is a bit young to be staying over, should at least be 16.

 

[nievesmama]

I wouldnt allow my daughter to do it, not until as Dizzyisacow said, shes at least 16. But then i think id still be wary x

 

[marley2580]

I remember getting the train with my wee brother from scotland to wales when I was about 14. I think it's ok if you put them on at one end and they're met at the other end.

 

[Laura2919]

I dont think I would let my girls travel alone that far not to see a boyfriend. Kids grow up too quick these days

 

[Jkelmum]

this girl had 2 train changes x

 

[ChloesMummy]

No way, 15 is too young to stay with a boyf never mind travelling some
where to be with him. Too much can happen!

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

my boyfriend lives in Nottingham (4hrs on train from me) and even thats scary for me at nearly 23 lol

 

[MrsRoughton]

i would never let my lo trael acroos country and stay with a boyf at 14/15
if she meet a boy and wanted to see him i would arrange to take her and escort them out to cinema or to get food no way leave her alone. maybe i am oldfashioned or just over protective. but her growing up scares the hell out of me!!!

 

[Jkelmum]

you see my son is a mature 14 yr old yet i dont even let him catch the bus into town

 

[oOKayOo]

No way , my mum wouldnt even let me go to the next town at that age on a bus!

Way too early for her to be traveling that far and to stay at her boyfriends house.. No way!

 

[Alexandra91]

I think you should give young people a bit more credit guys! Catching a bus/train is pretty straightforward.. As for staying with the boyfriend that is a bit odd, i was allowed to stay at my boyfriends at 16+ only.

 

[MoonMuffin]

No way! I wasn't even allowed to the city (new york city-lived only an hour away) with a group of friends for the day (no parents) till I was 15 (and only cause I wouldn't shut up about it ). Letting her ride the train? Fine. But going to stay with a boyfriend for the weekend? No way. If my DD were that age and wanted to see her boy friend they could go somewhere public and I would drop her off and pick her up and I would be annoying and call at least once. Or he could come to our house (but not stay over, I have to sleep sometime), but doors must stay open! I'd like to trust her but I know how sneaky I was at that age

 

[mamalove]

I would let them travel on their own,if there was someone waiting for them.

However,my girls will not be allowed to stay over at their boyfriends until they are atleast 18 years old. I am uite old fashioned and i don't think it's appropriate for someone under the age of 18 to have ''that'' kind of relationship.

 

[Linzi]

I wasnt allowed to stay at my boyfriends down the road at 18 let alone travel hundreds of miles at 15!! way too young x

 

[nikkip75]

i think its too young, my daughter is 14 and my mum and dad live 2 hours away on a train, i wouldnt let her travel that far and she wouldnt want to, she would be terrified!!! we have been up and down on the train load of times and you get some proper weirdos on trains nowadays!

she is a bit dippy like but we have said if she really wants to she can go when shes 16, but i would probably be on the phone to her for the whole journey

and staying with a boyfriend!!!NOOOOOWAY

 

[Aidan's Mummy]

She is too young IMO. That drunk being sat with her just proves that she could see anyone. There are some dogy people on trains these days
xx

 

[AppleBlossom]

Personally I wouldn't want my 15 year old travelling that far. But some 15 year olds have a more mature head on their shoulders than a lot of adults do! If she was sensible enough to be trusted to get the train and do her changes then fair enough. But to stay with her boyfriend... umm don't think so! I just don't like train stations anyway because they are full of weirdos

 

[suzib76]

well assuming the boyfreind is of a similar age it is likey that he lives with parents and they would have seperate rooms and be quite well supervised anyway?

as for the travelling i started doing the trip from dundee to northampton alone when i was 15, when i went by train i had to switch, when i went by bus i had to get off at milton keynes and make my way back to northampton

when i was 16 my best freind and i travelled from dundee to london and then after a day in london on to bournmouth to my gran

it is all very well saying there are weirdos, drunks and what not on trains, at stations etc, but to be honest there are weirdos in our local towns too and there are drunks on the local bus that teenagers regularly take into town or whatever - these dangers exist everywhere not just when kids go a certain distance from home and i think if your child is mature and sensible to catch a train and look out for themselves as best they can then the distance travelled is irrelevant

 

[tasha41]

I think I'd put them on a direct trip on say a plane but heck noooo she would not be having sleepovers at her boyfriend's at that age, I'm 20 and have a child with my boyfriend and my parents are not really keen on it!