4 girls aged 17

Redshoestoo

4 girls aged 17 are coming to stay with me for a week this summer. Two of them are my granddaughters. I haven't been around teenagers since their mother was a teenage so I'm not up to date on teenage stuff. I live in Dublin. They are coming from suburbia USA. Do 17 year olds go 'clubbing'? Would it be safe to let them out at night in Dublin? I could drop them off and pick them up but they certainly would want me to be hanging around. Perhaps 17 year olds are not allowed in clubs, I'm so not up to date I'm not even sure what the legal age for drinking is in Ireland, 18 I suppose.
Any insight would be very much appreciated.

s8n

The popcorn in in the oven

LessOutragePlz

Send them off to the nuns for a week that will sort them out!

KathleenGrant

Either this is a windup or it is the makings of a movie.:D

Mike Oxlong

Oh lordy... this is going to end well

branie2

Could end in tears

Crips and coke, the other kind.

KathleenGrant

KathleenGrant wrote: »

Either this is a windup or it is the makings of a movie.:D

Quoting myself and all but hey, can I help write the script!

PropJoe10

Posting this in After Hours is only asking for trouble!

Redshoestoo

It's not a wind up! It's not unusual for grandchildren to visit their grandmother. I just wish they were much younger, it would be much easier to entertain them and I wouldn't be worried about keeping them safe while they are with me.

Redshoestoo

Redshoestoo wrote: »

4 girls aged 17 are coming to stay with me for a week this summer. Two of them are my granddaughters. I haven't been around teenagers since their mother was a teenage so I'm not up to date on teenage stuff. I live in Dublin. They are coming from suburbia USA. Do 17 year olds go 'clubbing'? Would it be safe to let them out at night in Dublin? I could drop them off and pick them up but they certainly would want me to be hanging around. Perhaps 17 year olds are not allowed in clubs, I'm so not up to date I'm not even sure what the legal age for drinking is in Ireland, 18 I suppose.
Any insight would be very much appreciated.

I'd ask their parents about their habits in the US, and what they think is acceptable with different and more lax laws here.

Redshoestoo

Is there a more sensible place to post?

Kevin Finnerty

Who's gonna be first?

pleas advice

drinking age is 21 in the US, so tell the Irish ones to keep an eye on their American cousins,

KathleenGrant

Redshoestoo wrote: »

It's not a wind up! It's not unusual for grandchildren to visit their grandmother. I just wish they were much younger, it would be much easier to entertain them and I wouldn't be worried about keeping them safe while they are with me.

You said you are unsure about legal age to drink but you are a grandmother!
I call bull****!

Charlie19

You wont have to entertain them, they'll be too busy posing for Instagram shots.

Noveight

PM me and we'll arrange something.

Snotty

Giggidy

Post some pics OP, that way if we see them wandering around Dublin lost or drunk, we'll be able to help them out, yaknow?

KathleenGrant

Snotty wrote: »

Giggidy

Force Carrier

On the plus side 17 girls aged 4 would be worse.

Spanish Eyes

Send them to the Gaeltacht. Sit back, relax and they will have a ball and will be someone else’s resbonsibility.

Ted Johnson

Dilema: how to post a jokey comment in this thread without coming across as too rapey.

upinsmoke

Give them plenty of Johnnie's, don't want them to go back pregnant

Redshoestoo

KathleenGrant wrote: »

You said you are unsure about legal age to drink but you are a grandmother!
I call bull****!

OMG. I'm the grandmother not the mother! I don't hangout with teenagers everybody I know is over 60!! I never think about stuff like that normally.

Rikand

4 coming over, 8 going back

upinsmoke

Redshoestoo wrote: »

OMG. I'm the grandmother not the mother! I don't hangout with teenagers everybody I know is over 60!! I never think about stuff like that normally.

You seem to know a fair bit about technology from your previous posts

Hobosan

I've legally changed my name to 'The Luas' for occasions just like this.

eagle eye

Ted Johnson wrote:

Dilema: how to post a jokey comment in this thread without coming across as too rapey.

Too late for that now, you got there already.

Plumbthedepths

PropJoe10 wrote:

Posting this in After Hours is only asking for trouble!

I think that was the idea, this being Troll Monday and all.

Redshoestoo

I think they'll be ok. I'll give them my high powered air gun and mace spray that I like to have with me in Dublin after dark.

Ficheall

Isn't it about time to start planning the next boards beers?

Redshoestoo

upinsmoke wrote: »

You seem to know a fair bit about technology from your previous posts

I wish!

Giveaway

Mods please put in the parenting forum.
And op pretend they are age 66 + and retired. Take em to art galleries and museums. Dinner out in restaurant etc. Turnoff the internet in your house too. Hide the router and confiscate all phones

KathleenGrant

Redshoestoo wrote: »

OMG. I'm the grandmother not the mother! I don't hangout with teenagers everybody I know is over 60!! I never think about stuff like that normally.

So you don't know the legal age to drink.........Right. We all believe you.

Plumbthedepths

Giveaway wrote:

Mods please put in the parenting forum. And op pretend they are age 66 + and retired. Take em to art galleries and museums. Dinner out in restaurant etc. Turnoff the internet in your house too. Hide the router and confiscate all phones

It's sweet that you think the OP is genuine.

Big Words

There is taspy in posters.

Redshoestoo

Redshoestoo wrote: »

I'll give them my high powered air gun

Your authenticity is shot.

KathleenGrant

Bored with this. Unfollow.

Paddy Cow

Redshoestoo wrote: »

4 girls aged 17 are coming to stay with me for a week this summer. Two of them are my granddaughters. I haven't been around teenagers since their mother was a teenage so I'm not up to date on teenage stuff. I live in Dublin. They are coming from suburbia USA. Do 17 year olds go 'clubbing'? Would it be safe to let them out at night in Dublin? I could drop them off and pick them up but they certainly would want me to be hanging around. Perhaps 17 year olds are not allowed in clubs, I'm so not up to date I'm not even sure what the legal age for drinking is in Ireland, 18 I suppose.
Any insight would be very much appreciated.

If this is real, why on earth would you agree to take on four 17 year old's if you are this unprepared? Yes 17 year old's go clubbing but they have fake id's, a network of friends to rely on and generally know the area. Do not drop them off in Dublin, hope they will be ok and arrange to pick them up later.

Surely you've talked with their mother about their maturity level and also their experiences? If they're used to going out in the US, that changes things but the legal drinking age in the US is 21, so they might not be drinking yet. It would be a bad idea to let them go off drinking if they are not used to it and don't know their limits. Do you have any other friends who have grandkids around the same age? Would they be up for entertaining them at any stage?

Teenagers haven't really changed since your daughter was one. They will be an angel to your face, swear blind they will stick to your boundaries and as soon as you are out of sight they will do what they want. The only difference between now and then, is that now they post all the stupid sh!te they get up to on social media.

Talk to the mother. If they're not allowed out in the US, they're not allowed out in Ireland. If the mother gives permission, then it's on her head if anything happens to them. Personally no way would I let them loose in the city centre at night. If anything happened you'd never forgive yourself.

dundalkfc10

My 17 year old brother and 3 of his mates will look after them.

No problem getting into bars and clubs in Dundalk, just get them to have the cleavage on show

Plenty of Johnnies too, he’s too young for Kids especially annoying American ones

Big Words

Americans wouldn’t get dole so handy or free houses.

freshpopcorn

Thread closed!
Hi OP!
There are loads of age friendly activities available in Dublin. I don't think we can encourage you to break the law here.
If you are a serious about this you might get better information in the Dublin forum or parenting one.