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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP this isn’t advice for your daughter, but it’s a good idea for you to take a step back and look at this whole situation.

When did it become “normal“ for a teenager to attend an out-of-town event that cost several hundred dollars and includes travel and lodging and requires a parent to miss work? Understanding that in the age of the Eras Tour this is something lots of kids did, but if you step away from the idea as a whole and examine it, it’s actually pretty ridiculous. Kids can get very caught up in stuff that their friends are doing, but as an adult, you have the perspective of understanding what’s reasonable and what’s not. The budget you’re describing would pay for half of a family vacation.

Part of your job as a parent is helping your kids understand how the world works and unless you’re a very wealthy family, out of town expensive concerts are not a one-off throwaway activity.

In short, you sound like a kind mom but put on some grown-up pants here and have a CTJ talk with DD. [/quote]
Thanks for posting this. This really does put it into perspective. [/quote]

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