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[Entwood]

While I appreciate your candor, and your concern for your daughter, you have made the right decision - if you had made any other things would get so much worse.

Look at it this way... your daughter cares about and respects you enough to ask, if you try and force her to "obey" just because she lives at home .. you could end up losing her very easily.

My daughter went to University at 18, from which point on I had no control over what she did and HAD to trust her. Now 22, she now lives back at home and has total freedom, however she knows and respects the "house rules".

I know from my own childhood all about rebellion ... my father was extremely strict, sometimes just to prove he was "in charge" - I rebelled and left home - my choice - it took many years before we reconciled our differences and he learned to respect me, having always demanded I respect him.. regardless.

Please don't risk alienating your daughter - the short term "win" could end up a very long term "loss" - trust her just as she trusts you.

[Elite Pete]

You could always offer to go with them

[miggy]

You could always offer to go with them

Yeah...... just imagine that....

[Marks DTM Calib]

I could go along for you      

[Vamps]

Its a tough call, but like you say she is a sensible girl.
Cast your mind back to when you were that age and then try and see her view.
Hard i know, but i think you have done the right thing in telling her the things to look out for and letting her go.
Thats my view anyway.

That might be why he is worried.

[Richie London]

ive found by trusting my kids a more and let them get on with things(as long as i know where they go) they have become a bit more respectful to me and  help me more. even though they dont live with me im always worried about where they go and who there with.  i guess thats being a parent.

richie

[Jay w]

a difficult call and one that i will have to face one day.

You expressed your concerns about the weekend, if she is a level headed woman then she will respect your concerns and try and make sure your concerns don't come true.

As everyone here has said there comes a time when you have to let go, bit by bit, and it is difficult, she knows that you are there for her if she needs that support.

[dad1uk]

Its a tough call, but like you say she is a sensible girl.
Cast your mind back to when you were that age and then try and see her view.
Hard i know, but i think you have done the right thing in telling her the things to look out for and letting her go.
Thats my view anyway.

Is this why you don't want her to go!!!!