Again there a bit of a difference between a 15 year old going inter-railing and the disappearance and death of a 19 year old on holiday.
"Celebrities" and Social Media
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AndyRM
Elder Goth
Again, I know all that.
My point was about the perceived "two tiered" nature of the reporting.
Rusty Nails
Country Member
Reporting tiers are not binary. Depends on many factors beyond chavs/toffs.
icowden
Squire
Probably but she does have a history of neglecting her children.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/03/kirs...t-class-forcing-children-fly-economy-7601419/
And exposing them to violent outbursts:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45472216
matticus
Guru
AndyRM
Elder Goth
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...nterrailing-on-his-own-its-character-building
Pretty good summary I think.
Pretty good summary I think.
Julia9054
Regular
Is there a legal age for travelling abroad without an adult?
A few years ago, my now 26 year old, N - then aged 17 - my husband and I flew to Portugal for a holiday.
This was the first time we had been on a plane with either of our children.
Our children have the same last name as my husband, my last name is different.
As we arrived back at Heathrow, we got separated into different passport control lanes. N and I were together and Al had already gone through and was waiting on the other side.
N was stopped and asked where their parents were - it was obvious that we were together. N wasn’t allowed through until I had gone through and fetched Al to come and vouch for them.
Got a big lecture about child trafficking.
N thought the whole thing was hilarious “No one’s going to kidnap me, I’m far too annoying!” - (not wrong, to be fair!)
Surely 17 year olds can travel abroad by themselves?
A few years ago, my now 26 year old, N - then aged 17 - my husband and I flew to Portugal for a holiday.
This was the first time we had been on a plane with either of our children.
Our children have the same last name as my husband, my last name is different.
As we arrived back at Heathrow, we got separated into different passport control lanes. N and I were together and Al had already gone through and was waiting on the other side.
N was stopped and asked where their parents were - it was obvious that we were together. N wasn’t allowed through until I had gone through and fetched Al to come and vouch for them.
Got a big lecture about child trafficking.
N thought the whole thing was hilarious “No one’s going to kidnap me, I’m far too annoying!” - (not wrong, to be fair!)
Surely 17 year olds can travel abroad by themselves?
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BoldonLad
Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
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Weird definition of neglecting (IMHO)
No where in that piece does it say the children witnessed the breaking of the items.
But, on balance, I would agree with @matticus , why use you children as Clickbait, which was rather my point in the OP. Why do these "celebrities" think "we" need to know their parenting "techniques", we can screw up our offspring's lives without assistance from "celebrities"
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BoldonLad
Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
- Location
- South Tyneside
Son No1 travelled, alone, (by airplane) to Saudi Arabia, age 17, to join a BP Oil Tanker as a cadet.
The only "incident" was when Saudi Border/Immigration Officials confiscated the T shirt he was wearing, because it had, what they deemed, an offensive slogan emblazoned on it.
No, I don't recall what the slogan was.
