Should two 12-year-old girls be allowed to go to Maroon Five concert w/o adult and be in "pit"?
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Anonymous
| A friend invited my daughter to come with her to the Maroon Five concert at the Verizon Center. The catch: She has just two tickets, and they're general admission to the "pit," so they'd have to go without an adult. They're seventh-graders. Seems sort of unsafe to me but I don't have a real sense of whether it's common for kids that age to attend this kind of concert on their own, or what sort of stuff goes on in the "pit"--is it just dancing and screaming or will it turn to a mosh pit situation? Any advice welcome. |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
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I doubt Maroon 5 would turn into a pit. If it does, they can stand to the side.
I'd be nervous but probably even the creepiest guys would not grope 12 year olds. |
Anonymous
| I'm pretty lenient but I say no. Too much potential for bad situations that two 12 year olds can't properly handle. |
Anonymous
| No way |
Anonymous
Ha! |
Anonymous
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Have they been to other concerts before with adults?
If so and a lot of them, maybe. If not, no. I let Niece age 15, who was already accompanying her own sister Niece age 13, escort DDs age 12 under similar circumstances, but I wouldn't be comfortable with 2 middle schoolers going alone if they aren't already VERY experienced at attending similar concerts. |
Anonymous
| No maybe at 15 but not 12 |
Anonymous
I second PP's disbelief. At age 15 when I definitely looked like I was still in middle school (had barely started developing, if you take my meaning) a creepy guy decided it was OK to hit on me and try to get handsy. I left the area, quickly. Unfortunately not all people respect boundaries, or children's innocence. And "the creepiest guys" definitely cannot be relied upon to do so. |
Anonymous
| I took my daughter and friends to similar concerts until high school when they went alone. |
Anonymous
| Nope, and I'm also pretty lenient. I took my kids to concerts at that age and would hang back so they could have fun with their friends, but I was always there, always watching. Lots of drunk/high people at concerts on top of opportunists. |
Anonymous
| No. It's loud crowded and weird at VZ Center during a concert. A lot of drunks. Don't send them alone. |
Anonymous
| No! Absolutely NOT!! |
Anonymous
| Maroon 5 is sure to be a much tamer concert than many, but I still say hell no |