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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HELL. NO. Let a 16- year old girl fly out of state to hang out with some online friends that neither of you have ever met in person???  ZERO chance of that happening.

Now I would be willing to fly up with her, get a hotel and let her go off with her friends during the day.

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OK, so how is this different then? You’ll be in the same city but she’ll be off with people that she’s meeting for first time in person. And even if you insist on meeting them in person too for a minute you won’t know any more about them than you do right now. So it feels safer in some way because you’re in proximity, but your actual concerns aren’t  being addressed and I don’t see that this is any different than letting her meet friends on a day trip. I’m in favor of letting kid do this on her own, you don’t keep her any safer just by being in the same city [/quote]

Of course, she's safer if a parent is in the same city! Much easier for her to get out of a situation that is uncomfortable or potentially unsafe if a parent is nearby.

I'd let her go, but go along and be in the backround.[/quote]

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