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[quote=Anonymous]I’m going to guess this is the first time this has come up. From her perspective, her friend is going and she doesn’t understand why she can’t go. For this specific experience, you just need to tell her no. But you also need to explain to her the why behind your no so she understands the boundaries. First—you are not Larlas mom. You are her mom and missing school is a non negotiable. Second—concerts are expensive these days. If she wants to attend a future concert, she needs to think about how she will pay for tix. As far as travel and your time off—only you know what you’re willing to do or supplement. If taking time off work is also a non negotiable, then she needs to be told that so she doesn’t hit you with “but we have Wed off”. And for expenses—are you willing to contribute if a hotel and food are required? If not, she needs to understand this and consider it when determining how much seeing this show would actually cost.[/quote]
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