Flying with 14YO daughter and her friend tomorrow, friend does not have TSA Precheck

[Anonymous]

… and what a great start for travel “together”.

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Just get there early and go through the regular line together. There’s no reason you have to use the pre-check line, you just don’t want to wait. In my opinion, that’s not a reason to leave your minor guest to wait in the other line alone.

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Anonymous wrote:FFS what is wrong with you.

It’s insane people like this exist.

Simmer down. She's not sending her to a foreign country alone. She's sending her to a different line 2 feet away. What's wrong with you??

OP, I get you on the medical issues. I have a kid with one and get the ease of using precheck. I'd send the two girls to the regular line together.

You are vacationing together not going on a work trip, just stand in line together, it's not that big of a deal.

It's not about safety it's about having manners.

OP said she had a medical issue that is quicker to go through precheck with.

If you have a medical device that cannot go through the body scanner and you use precheck to avoid that, that's a good enough reason to separate. Otherwise you have to wait for a patdown and search of your devices.

OP ignore the harpies on here. Send the girls together. They will be fine. It's not like you won't be able to see them the entire time.

Bad advice unless you get the ok for this crazy plan from the girl's mom. I would be pretty mad if someone left my child that was a guest with them unaccompanied at the airport like this.

Your 14 year old can’t go through a line alone? You probably wouldn’t have agreed to the trip in the first place. 14 year olds don’t need to be in sight of an adult at all times.

Not PP, but it's basic courtesy. If I'm the adult in charge of a minor guest, I do not leave them to deal with an unfamiliar line in an airport. If I can't accompany them, I get someone else to do so: my own kid.

It's a point of etiquette.

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I MIGHT decide it is fine to send my own 14 year old alone in the airport but I can’t fathom taking responsibility for someone else’s and then sending them off alone without their parent ok’ing it. It’s not like they are walking down the airport hall to grab a bite - it’s the most important step of the airport process.

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OP here. Thanks for the helpful comments (and not so much for the unhelpful, judgy ones, but that is DCUM). Your points are well taken. For those wondering, the issue is a medical condition that almost always results in additional screening. Precheck is easier and less embarrassing. It's not just me being a diva.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the helpful comments (and not so much for the unhelpful, judgy ones, but that is DCUM). Your points are well taken. For those wondering, the issue is a medical condition that almost always results in additional screening. Precheck is easier and less embarrassing. It's not just me being a diva.

Except it kind of is you being a diva. You can absolutely go through regular security with her. It’s just “Easier and less embarrassing” for you. What about your guest? Maybe consider what’s easier and less embarrassing for her?

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Anonymous wrote:Should be fine. DS flew today from BWI with no pre check and said security completely empty virtually no line for anyone.

iCloud to BWI all the time and the security there sucks sometimes you get lucky, but in general it’s pretty BWI sucks. It’s mine boggling Nick TSA can’t staff properly. It’s not like it’s a surprise that a certain number of people show up in a given time period. and they also have a pretty good idea of what security checkpoint they’re going through.

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I wouldn’t send her alone that’s basically saying to her we are better than you. I’d send the two girls together.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the helpful comments (and not so much for the unhelpful, judgy ones, but that is DCUM). Your points are well taken. For those wondering, the issue is a medical condition that almost always results in additional screening. Precheck is easier and less embarrassing. It's not just me being a diva.

Except it kind of is you being a diva. You can absolutely go through regular security with her. It’s just “Easier and less embarrassing” for you. What about your guest? Maybe consider what’s easier and less embarrassing for her?

You are a peach. They are 14, they probably WANT to stand in a different line than mom for LESS embarrassment. Take their bags for them thru pre check and it will be so easy for them.

OP stop coming back to this thread and just do what you need to do.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the helpful comments (and not so much for the unhelpful, judgy ones, but that is DCUM). Your points are well taken. For those wondering, the issue is a medical condition that almost always results in additional screening. Precheck is easier and less embarrassing. It's not just me being a diva.

Except it kind of is you being a diva. You can absolutely go through regular security with her. It’s just “Easier and less embarrassing” for you. What about your guest? Maybe consider what’s easier and less embarrassing for her?

You are a peach. They are 14, they probably WANT to stand in a different line than mom for LESS embarrassment. Take their bags for them thru pre check and it will be so easy for them.

OP stop coming back to this thread and just do what you need to do.

Try reading. She wants to send the friend alone. Like what another poster said, that’s like saying “we’re better than you, go to your newbie traveler line alone”. If she sends both girls, like others have suggested, obviously that’s fine.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the helpful comments (and not so much for the unhelpful, judgy ones, but that is DCUM). Your points are well taken. For those wondering, the issue is a medical condition that almost always results in additional screening. Precheck is easier and less embarrassing. It's not just me being a diva.

Except it kind of is you being a diva. You can absolutely go through regular security with her. It’s just “Easier and less embarrassing” for you. What about your guest? Maybe consider what’s easier and less embarrassing for her?

You are a peach. They are 14, they probably WANT to stand in a different line than mom for LESS embarrassment. Take their bags for them thru pre check and it will be so easy for them.

OP stop coming back to this thread and just do what you need to do.

If being considerate of a minor guest makes me a peach, I’m happy with that!

[Anonymous]

Sending the two girls together through regular is an okay solution but it would still be better to all go through regular together. You’re the host, it’s your obligation to accompany the friend.

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Anonymous wrote:FFS what is wrong with you.

It’s insane people like this exist.

Simmer down. She's not sending her to a foreign country alone. She's sending her to a different line 2 feet away. What's wrong with you??

OP, I get you on the medical issues. I have a kid with one and get the ease of using precheck. I'd send the two girls to the regular line together.

You are vacationing together not going on a work trip, just stand in line together, it's not that big of a deal.

It's not about safety it's about having manners.

OP said she had a medical issue that is quicker to go through precheck with.

If you have a medical device that cannot go through the body scanner and you use precheck to avoid that, that's a good enough reason to separate. Otherwise you have to wait for a patdown and search of your devices.

OP ignore the harpies on here. Send the girls together. They will be fine. It's not like you won't be able to see them the entire time.

Bad advice unless you get the ok for this crazy plan from the girl's mom. I would be pretty mad if someone left my child that was a guest with them unaccompanied at the airport like this.

I’d hardly consider this unaccompanied. They are splitting at the start of the line and merging at the end.
You use your precheck, the girls go together through the regular line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the helpful comments (and not so much for the unhelpful, judgy ones, but that is DCUM). Your points are well taken. For those wondering, the issue is a medical condition that almost always results in additional screening. Precheck is easier and less embarrassing. It's not just me being a diva.

You are a diva. Have said why this child is traveling with you? Did you invite her? I can’t believe you are even considering this, except I know people like you so yes I can.

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If she’s your guest I’d go through the line with them or at least have your daughter do if.

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Anonymous wrote:Then send the girls together. Definitely not cool to have one go through precheck and the other not.

Agree! I can’t believe this even crossed your mind to send her alone. What if there was an issue.