why would you send your kids off to these teenage discos?

Cody Pomeray

Tonight outside the Wezz disco; let me set the scene: streams of fake tan and Smirnoff spilling into the gutter; school girls, tarted up like Katie Price on a hen night and shrieking at young lads, Justin Bieber on benefits types.

In the orange glow of a streetlight, two mortified sweethearts gave their particulars to a big country Guard. An expressionless mother, clutching her keys, waited patiently by her car. A constant row of cars dispatched shrill, scarcely dressed teens in miniskirts. Many drunk.

The notoriety of this disco is well known. The Gardaí had a visible presence there tonight, yet none of the parents seemed bothered.

For the record, the accents were a broad mix. Working class, D4, whatever.

What kind of parent, knowing the reputation of this place, sends away their teenager, then drives home in time for the late late?

I'm sure this was happening all over the country tonight, in other towns, in other discos. How can parents not be alive to the dangers of exposing their kids to this sort of lifestyle? Am I being a prude? Is this irresponsible parenting?

Nodin

It was the same when I was in my teens and I'm 44 now. The world didn't end.

D1stant

You are being prudish. We all did it. This is what we do

Up Ireland and fcuk the begrudgers

anncoates

Teenagers in drinking, wearing stupid fucking clothes and banging each other shocker

WhatNowForUs?

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

Tonight outside the Wezz disco; let me set the scene: streams of fake tan and Smirnoff spilling into the gutter; school girls, tarted up like Katie Price on a hen night and shrieking at young lads, Justin Bieber on benefits types.

In the orange glow of a streetlight, two mortified sweethearts gave their particulars to a big country Guard. An expressionless mother, clutching her keys, waited patiently by her car. A constant row of cars dispatched shrill, scarcely dressed teens in miniskirts. Many drunk.

The notoriety of this disco is well known. The Gardaí had a visible presence there tonight, yet none of the parents seemed bothered.

For the record, the accents were a broad mix. Working class, D4, whatever.

What kind of parent, knowing the reputation of this place, sends away their teenager, then drives home in time for the late late?

I'm sure this was happening all over the country tonight, in other towns, in other discos. How can parents not be alive to the dangers of exposing their kids to this sort of lifestyle? Am I being a prude? Is this irresponsible parenting?

Whats a Justin Beiber on benefits types?

loveBBhate

Calm down Deirdre

Why are you hanging around outside the Wezz?

Ihatecuddles-old

How else will they learn the art of fingering?

The Backwards Man

At my first disco I drank a 3 litre bottle of cider under a bridge, puked on a girl's boobs on the dancefloor and fell asleep in a shuck on the way home and ruined my Daffy Duck tie.

That was more than twenty years ago, we were just as bad when we were kids. Worse maybe.

WhatNowForUs?

Nodin wrote: »

It was the same when I was in my teens and I'm 44 now. The world didn't end.

Did they have fake tan back then?

hoodwinked

local gaa disco is tonight, loads of jailbait around in teeny skirts,

to be honest most of us went to these in our youth-full days, i know i did and i turned out ok.....ish.....




.....i may not be the best example here

ardinn

I wish I was that age again! Havnt fingered a 15 yr old in ages!!!

LETHAL LADY

Doh! So the parents can act like teenagers silly.

Nodin

WhatNowForUs? wrote: »

Did they have fake tan back then?

...no, however some compensated by plastering their faces with orangey foundation. It was a look I despised, so ye can imagine what I thought when the tango tan arrived.

EmptyTree

You're more likely to damage your kids by locking them up and 'protecting' them from it.

Nodin

The Backwards Man wrote: »

At my first disco I drank a 3 litre bottle of cider under a bridge, puked on a girl's boobs on the dancefloor and fell asleep in a shuck on the way home and ruined my Daffy Duck tie.

That was more than twenty years ago, we were just as bad when we were kids. Worse maybe.

The three litre dispenser of Merrydown, by any chance?

WhatNowForUs?

Reese Numerous Drivel wrote: »

Why are you hanging around outside the Wezz?

OP. thiss seems like a very important question you must answer

creep

There 15 or 16 not babies. Everyone did it. I was getting stinky fingers at that age.

loveBBhate

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

How else will they learn to finger bang??

Haha that reminds me, I was at a teenage disco a few years ago and had my lady up against the wall, shifting the face of her for about 20 minutes as is done at these outings whilst 'finger banging' her. For whatever reason I turned my head and looked behind me to find a bouncer staring at me, it was only when I clocked him too that he decided to tell me "ya can't be at that in here". Dirty pervert, I can only imagine how long he was watching us for.

Ihatecuddles-old

loveBBhate wrote: »

Haha that reminds me, I was at a teenage disco a few years ago and had my lady up against the wall, shifting the face of her for about 20 minutes as is done at these outings whilst 'finger banging' her. For whatever reason I turned my head and looked behind me to find a bouncer staring at me, it was only when I clicked him too that he decided to tell me "ya can't be at that in here". Dirty pervert, I can only imagine how long he was watching us for.

That happened to me at the last AH beers.


:P

The Backwards Man

Nodin wrote: »

The three litre dispenser of Merrydown, by any chance?

Fcuk off, I'm not that old!:p:pac:

Good ole Diamond White, none of your cheap muck for me.:)

anncoates

creep wrote: »

There 15 or 16 not babies. Everyone did it. I was getting stinky fingers at that age.

ardinn wrote: »

I wish I was that age again! Havnt fingered a 15 yr old in ages!!!

This thread is really proving invaluable in releasing everybody's inner poet.

Nodin

anncoates wrote: »

This thread is really proving eigenvalue in releasing everybody's inner poet.

...just goes to show the romantic spirit is alive and well.

loveBBhate

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

That happened to me at the last AH beers.


:P

Did u have an itchy nose for the rest of the night too?

Sniffffffffffffffffffffffff :P

Awh god I shouldn't have said that.

danniemcq

Little Saints and Angels tell parents going to so and so's house etc,

Instead they all head to park/alley/home of kid where parents are less strict or away/or older persons house.

Consume an heroic amount of booze in no time and change into another outfit.

Same thing every year, most of us did it at some stage.

Plus you can't just say no the kids will be outcasts after missing all the craic

loveBBhate

The Backwards Man wrote: »

At my first disco I drank a 3 litre bottle of cider under a bridge, puked on a girl's boobs on the dancefloor and fell asleep in a shuck on the way home and ruined my Daffy Duck tie.

That was more than twenty years ago, we were just as bad when we were kids. Worse maybe.

A Daffy Duck tie? You fcuking PIMP! No wonder you were releasing your bodily fluid on a fresh set of titties.

Nice

Howard Juneau

The Backwards Man wrote: »

At my first disco I drank a 3 litre bottle of cider under a bridge, puked on a girl's boobs on the dancefloor and fell asleep in a shuck on the way home and ruined my Daffy Duck tie.

That was more than twenty years ago, we were just as bad when we were kids. Worse maybe.

It's fckin disgraceful! You should hang your head in shame...a daffy duck tie?! You're sick man!

Femme_Fatale

ardinn wrote: »

I wish I was that age again! Havnt fingered a 15 yr old in ages!!!

ur cool nd badass

Never understood the fingering obsession. It's sore for the teenage girl and just awkward and fumbly for the teenage guy. Fashionable to pretend to be really into it with someone you don't even fancy when a kid though.

Ihatecuddles-old

I remember going to Wezz, only went once. Believe it or not I wasn't into the whole thing, thought it was full of kids, I was about 15/16, everyone there looked around 13, huge difference at that age!

Drank a naggin, with a Halls soother in my mouth for flavour My friend drank a naggin and ended up puking in the toilet, the bouncers just told her to go to the shop across the road, grab a coffee and she could go back in.

The Backwards Man

loveBBhate wrote: »

A Daffy Duck tie? You fcuking PIMP! No wonder you were releasing your bodily fluid on a fresh set of titties.

Nice

It was very like this one, but there was no rubber duckies on it, it was just a few Daffys. I was one suave youngfella in those days.

Cody Pomeray

Reese Numerous Drivel wrote: »

Why are you hanging around outside the Wezz?

I was in Mao, i was waiting for some food! I am not a pervert your honour

WhatNowForUs? wrote: »

Whats a Justin Beiber on benefits types?

Bieber drinking a can in a tracksuit outside the wezz, because he can't get in.

Ihatecuddles-old

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

ur cool nd badass

Never understood the fingering obsession. It's sore for the teenage girl and just awkward and fumbly for the teenage guy. Fashionable to pretend to be really into it though.

I went to the laughter lounge a few months ago, the comedian was asking if there were any new couples in the audience, of course me and my boyfriend were together about 3 months. He started asking do guys still finger girls, is it still a thing! I don't get embarrassed easily when it comes to sex, but I just sat there blushing for 15 minutes.

ardinn

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

ur cool nd badass

Never understood the fingering obsession. It's sore for the teenage girl and just awkward and fumbly for the teenage guy. Fashionable to pretend to be really into it though.

Your the cool one - outing me like that - oh my god i'm so morto!

never be able to show my face here again!!!

You sure showed me!!!

Owww - my pride!!!

Howard Juneau

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I went to the laughter lounge a few months ago, the comedian was asking if there were any new couples in the audience, of course me and my boyfriend were together about 3 months. He started asking do guys still finger girls, is it still a thing! I don't get embarrassed easily when it comes to sex, but I just sat there blushing for 15 minutes.

Well, it was bad form of your boyfriend to be fingering you during his routine in fairness!
:P

TheHighest92

Nodin wrote: »

It was the same when I was in my teens and I'm 44 now. The world didn't end.

Justin wasn't around then though

loveBBhate

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It was very like this one, but there was no rubber duckies on it, it was just a few Daffys. I was one suave youngfella in those days.

Swit Swoo XxOo wb

danniemcq

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

I went to the laughter lounge a few months ago, the comedian was asking if there were any new couples in the audience, of course me and my boyfriend were together about 3 months. He started asking do guys still finger girls, is it still a thing! I don't get embarrassed easily when it comes to sex, but I just sat there blushing for 15 minutes.

Its easier than toeing them

Gee Bag

danniemcq wrote: »

Its easier than toeing them

or fisting them

Cody Pomeray

EmptyTree wrote: »

You're more likely to damage your kids by locking them up and 'protecting' them from it.

Who says though?

I would say it is not 'protecting' your children to endorse their socializing in some notorious disco where 14 year olds are routinely getting drunk, fingered, or worse, and coming to the attention of the Gardaí, who clearly have to keep an eye on the place, while you go home and hope nothing bad happens.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Nodin wrote: »

It was the same when I was in my teens and I'm 44 now. The world didn't end.

That maybe the case where you're from but when I was going to the same type discos (and I'm only a few years younger than you) the guards didn't have to bring in extra manpower to police the streets before, during and after them. In fact I rarely seen guards anywhere near them. Nowadays there is a full police presence around the very same nightclubs I went to at that age, there is more trouble and more stupidly drunk teenagers falling about the place, fighting, causing trouble, vandalising and being arrested than ever before.

The Backwards Man

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

Who says though?

I would say it is not 'protecting' your children to endorse their socializing in some notorious disco where 14 year olds are routinely getting drunk, fingered, or worse, and coming to the attention of the Gardaí, who clearly have to keep an eye on the place, while you go home and hope nothing bad happens.

Teenagers are like bull-calves. You can train them, condition them, tether them, nurture them, mollycoddle them until the cows come home.

But the first time you let them into a field on their own, no matter what age they are, they are going to go fcuking mental.

Smidge

The Wezz, pffff :rolleyes:

Now, "The Apartments".....

Czarcasm

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

Who says though?

I would say it is not 'protecting' your children to endorse their socializing in some notorious disco where 14 year olds are routinely getting drunk, fingered, or worse, and coming to the attention of the Gardaí, who clearly have to keep an eye on the place, while you go home and wait for your kid to call you.

Cody teenage discos are almost a rite of passage at this stage. If it wasn't a teenage disco they'd be up to some other silly shìt. Most teenagers outgrow the phenomenon unscathed, and those that don't would probably have been fcuked up anyway doing some other silly shìt.

EmptyTree

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

Who says though?

I would say it is not 'protecting' your children to endorse their socializing in some notorious disco where 14 year olds are routinely getting drunk, fingered, or worse, and coming to the attention of the Gardaí, who clearly have to keep an eye on the place, while you go home and hope nothing bad happens.

Because if you don't send them they'll turn into crystal swing or something equally wrong

Gee Bag

Sitec wrote: »

Is that Miley?

I presume you dont mean Miley Cyrus

Femme_Fatale

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

Who says though?

I would say it is not 'protecting' your children to endorse their socializing in some notorious disco where 14 year olds are routinely getting drunk, fingered, or worse, and coming to the attention of the Gardaí, who clearly have to keep an eye on the place, while you go home and hope nothing bad happens.

If all their pals are going, they'll resent not being allowed go. Plus, not all young teenagers are going to get really pissed and engage in sexual activity with randomers. I'd say most don't, despite the "We all" myths. So there should be some trust in them.
I can understand parents being concerned though - it's how any parent would feel, it's not "prudish" not to like the idea of your 13/14-year-old kid getting up to such stuff.

I was 16 when I was doing that stuff and some of it was totally to go along with the crowd, but I am unscathed.

Cody Pomeray

Czarcasm wrote: »

Cody teenage discos are almost a rite of passage at this stage. If it wasn't a teenage disco they'd be up to some other silly shìt. Most teenagers outgrow the phenomenon unscathed, and those that don't would probably have been fcuked up anyway doing some other silly shìt.

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

I was 16 when I was doing that stuff and some of it was totally to go along with the crowd, but I am unscathed.

fair points. I didn't do that stuff when I was 16 but I still think I was able to go off and enjoy pubs and even going on the lash when I got a few years older.

I'm all for letting kids have a few drinks at home, and it's a great credit to those kids who do manage to go out and not end up like the kids we all notice. But it's a big gamble to take. I've had friends who came from normal, stable homes and went off the rails when they fell in with the wrong people. I'm sure we all know people like that. Why would parents risk it?

P_1

Teenagers will always go a little bit mad when they go to let their hair down, tis one of the facts of life like a mother going spare when you don't ring them after a few days

timthumbni

My children will be locked in until they are 21. Then they will be allowed to go to the local shop to buy milk each day. That is it. We won't be raising any harlotans around here.

This is a local town... For local people.

Czarcasm

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

fair points. I didn't do that stuff when I was 16 but I still think I was able to go off and enjoy pubs and even going on the lash when I got a few years older.

I'm all for letting kids have a few drinks at home, and it's a great credit to those kids who do manage to go out and not end up like the kids we all notice. But it's a big gamble to take. I've had friends who came from normal, stable homes and went off the rails when they fell in with the wrong people. I'm sure we all know people like that. Why would parents risk it?

Because Cody as FF points out - at some point you have to trust your children, or show them that you trust them, you've done your best to guide them this far in life and you have to let them off the leash a little, let them learn to make some mistakes and hope that you'll have instilled in them the tools to be able to cope with the consequences of their actions.

Of course we all know people who went a bit off the rails, but those people are a very small minority, magnified of course by the media, we've all heard those scaremongering stories too...

And then there are the parents who just don't give a shìte what their kids get up to!

P_1

Also there is anecdotal evidence of people going completely bananas once they fly the nest after their parents keeping them under virtual lock and key in their teenage years.