Europeans and Brits consider 21 to be an adult not a child. Of course you are not crazy. What a great experience for your daughter. I think that you are a good parent for not instilling unnecessary fear in her and instead, instilling self confidence and the freedom to grow and mature. I emmigrated to Canada by myself when I was 18, and although I stayed with a married sister, I had to find a job and be independent. When I was 21, I travelled by myself on a Greyhound from Toront to Ft Lauderdale FLA, on Spring Break. (inside) -- HarmyBoard LifeStyles

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Date Posted: 00:54:01 08/08/12 Wed
Author: Cece
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Europeans and Brits consider 21 to be an adult not a child. Of course you are not crazy. What a great experience for your daughter. I think that you are a good parent for not instilling unnecessary fear in her and instead, instilling self confidence and the freedom to grow and mature. I emmigrated to Canada by myself when I was 18, and although I stayed with a married sister, I had to find a job and be independent. When I was 21, I travelled by myself on a Greyhound from Toront to Ft Lauderdale FLA, on Spring Break. (inside)
In reply to: chris k 's message, "apparently I'm not crazy" on 14:15:15 08/05/12 Sun

That trip turned out to be way more dangerous for me than later, travelling to Europe.

In Ft. Lauderdale, I met some really nice guys and had a lot of fun, but finally, I met a guy who turned inot a crazy, controlling, violent man who forced me to leave town early when I wouldn't do as he wanted. I was scared stiff, but I learnt from the experience. It doesn't matter where you are or how old you are, you have to be prepared to meet life head on and be street smart. You can't be wrapped in cotton wool for ever. Congrats, Chris, on raising a lovely, confident young woman and not a fraidy child. I'm sure she will pass that gift of self reliance onto her own children in the future.

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[> I was 16 when my parents sent my sister (she was 17) off on our first unaccompanied European trip. To this day, we still talk about that trip and what a great learning experience it was for us. I think it's great for young people to travel and explore the world... 21 is plenty old enough - well done to you for encouraging your daughter to do that! -- Dee, 07:05:22 08/08/12 Wed [1]

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