Tips for new freshman parents
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Anonymous
No way my teenage daughters get in strangers cars alone.. Friends parents all seem to feel the same way. We pick up. |
Anonymous
This is so true. Seriously. Don’t come on there saying your kid is homesick, has lice, needs a tutor because they are failing chem, isn’t getting along with their roommate, etc. Word gets out. |
Anonymous
WOW. I don’t know any parents that don’t allow Uber in high school. |
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Anonymous
According to Uber official rules, passengers must be 18... To have an Uber account and be able to request rides, a rider has to be at least 18 years of age. Anyone under that age must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older on all rides. As a driver, you should decline the ride request if you believe the person requesting the ride is under 18. |
Anonymous
I know a ton of teens that uber. It's really odd to not know how to uber unless you live in a super small town. |
Anonymous
| Gosh, I'm not that old and I remember packing my car and driving myself to campus for Freshman year. I felt very grown up and independent. My parents didnt even wake up to say goodbye that morning, as I left home at 5 AM so I'd arrive with lots of time to unpack (8 hour drive). I can't imagine parents sticking around for days or weeks. That's crazy. |
Anonymous
How did you receive your daily, freshly expressed breast milk? When did your parents allow you to be forward facing in a car, let alone drive yourself? That would be negligence today! /s |
Anonymous
| Every parent on here thinks they are the best parent in the universe and thinks every other parent is a failure. |
Anonymous
Do parents cover this cost or are the teens paying? I pick my kid up or she drives if the car is available... I am assuming it is just an upper-class luxury to put that task on someone else. I mow my own lawn too! |
Anonymous
People like you are so tired. It's nice that they have this rule. But it's not what happens. My DD has been put in Ubers alone since she was 13. I track her ride. I meet her outside when she arrives. When I'm ordering the car I tell her the license plate. Never a problem. |
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Anonymous
| My comment got bundled but "sick" kids take Uber or Lyft home from HS school all the time. I know because we have to get an administrator involved, but if a parent and administrator approve in FCPS... |
Anonymous
NP. I'm in Los Angeles and my kids took the bus or I drove them until they got their license and now they drive themselves. A few years back I was talking to some LAPD officers and they were pretty clear that there are a lot of sexual assaults that go on that seem to never get into the media. Think about it, predators want situations where they have unsupervised access to their prey. So...coach, teacher, priest/pastor, tutor, camp counselor, uber driver, doctor etc...obviously the vast majority are not predators but it is where predators will gravitate to |
Anonymous
| All of you are spoiling a good thread |