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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was doing this with friends at age 13. The three most important things:

1. They must stay together. Even if they get in a fight, nobody can flounce off in a huff.
2. They must remind each other to stay hydrated and keep drinking water.
3. They must keep reapplying sunscreen.

Rule #1 needs to be more detailed. The one who “flounces off in a huff” is usually being ganged on.

Ganged on by whom? The ONE friend they're there with? That's ... just an argument between two friends. The first rule doesn't need to be more detailed at almost 15. It means if one girl wants to walk around with a group of boys they just met there and one girl doesn't then they do, don't, or do for an hour and then ditch the boys. It's not rocket science. If I was doing this regularly starting at 13 with no problems, girls almost two years older can surely do it.

If the girl is not allowed to walk away from a toxic situation, there should be rules like “the person saying no is the priority”, “nagging after hearing no is forbidden(but polite negotiation is ok)”, etc.

FTR, I would allow a teen to walk away from a friend at six flags.

This is ridiculous - there's not going to be a toxic situation with two friends going to Six Flags for a day! Micro-managing is not the way to raise kids - letting them work out differences is.

If you have raised your kids to have responsibility and independence in age appropriate ways, this shouldn't even be a question. They should have more than enough problem solving and decision making skills by 14/15 to handle a day at a theme park.

Many of these posts sound like they are about 8 or 9 year olds.

I would drop them off and tell them to have a great day and to call me if needed.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the people who say heck no concerned about exactly. I haven’t let my 13yo go alone yet but when we’ve gone together, I’ve never once seen anything that made me worry. Everyone is just doing their thing enjoying and there are many families with small kids around. I would pick up before dark and check in several times a day but would probably be ok with it.

Actual answer: some people are not comfortable with the existence of black people and certainly not if they exist around their teenage daughter.

Insane but that is where we are.

There are a lot of trashy people of all races at 6 flags. Yes there have been many fighting incidents involving Black people but it’s more the middle aged white weirdo men that freak me out.

No, go with them.

Bowie 6 flags is incredibly sketchy.

Six Flags is sketch. So that's why I say no....

But the key is that they never separate. Even going to the bathroom- must go in the facility (not stall obv) together. There are weirdos with season passes that watch young girls.

Anonymous wrote:What are the people who say heck no concerned about exactly. I haven’t let my 13yo go alone yet but when we’ve gone together, I’ve never once seen anything that made me worry. Everyone is just doing their thing enjoying and there are many families with small kids around. I would pick up before dark and check in several times a day but would probably be ok with it.

Actual answer: some people are not comfortable with the existence of black people and certainly not if they exist around their teenage daughter.

Insane but that is where we are.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was doing this with friends at age 13. The three most important things:

1. They must stay together. Even if they get in a fight, nobody can flounce off in a huff.
2. They must remind each other to stay hydrated and keep drinking water.
3. They must keep reapplying sunscreen.

Rule #1 needs to be more detailed. The one who “flounces off in a huff” is usually being ganged on.

Ganged on by whom? The ONE friend they're there with? That's ... just an argument between two friends. The first rule doesn't need to be more detailed at almost 15. It means if one girl wants to walk around with a group of boys they just met there and one girl doesn't then they do, don't, or do for an hour and then ditch the boys. It's not rocket science. If I was doing this regularly starting at 13 with no problems, girls almost two years older can surely do it.

If the girl is not allowed to walk away from a toxic situation, there should be rules like “the person saying no is the priority”, “nagging after hearing no is forbidden(but polite negotiation is ok)”, etc.

FTR, I would allow a teen to walk away from a friend at six flags.

Anonymous wrote:The idea of letting a teenage daughter go there at all, let alone without adult supervision, is parental malpractice.

lol this is the type of lunatic responding here.

During the day, 100% I've let my teenager and her friends go around without me. It's fine. We have season passes.

The idea of letting a teenage daughter go there at all, let alone without adult supervision, is parental malpractice.

OP here - Interested in the same - folks who say no, what's their concern and if something has happened with their kids or if they know of something that happened

I've anecdotally heard folks have a good experience and also secondhand stories of some inappropriateness - so wanted to understand other folks experience and what they would do

my specific concern - inappropriate behavior towards two or three teenage girls or accidentally getting into an argument due to a misunderstanding, while together of if they get separated


Since someone mentioned guidance if a fight happens... has fights occurred with girls at six flags or just cautionary guidance

I started working at 14 at an amusement park and would often be wandering by myself. That was like 20 yrs ago though.
I generally wouldn't think there is anything wrong with this scenario though.

[quote=Anonymous]I would think that the park itself is as safe or safer than most places in the DC area. What exactly are you concerned about?[/quote]
Safer than many places. It’s totally fine. They might meet some boys- always did, honestly.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was doing this with friends at age 13. The three most important things:

1. They must stay together. Even if they get in a fight, nobody can flounce off in a huff.
2. They must remind each other to stay hydrated and keep drinking water.
3. They must keep reapplying sunscreen.

Rule #1 needs to be more detailed. The one who “flounces off in a huff” is usually being ganged on.

Ganged on by whom? The ONE friend they're there with? That's ... just an argument between two friends. The first rule doesn't need to be more detailed at almost 15. It means if one girl wants to walk around with a group of boys they just met there and one girl doesn't then they do, don't, or do for an hour and then ditch the boys. It's not rocket science. If I was doing this regularly starting at 13 with no problems, girls almost two years older can surely do it.