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re: Parents of the Rant - Gameday question
Posted on 7/19/25 at 2:19 pm to loopback
Posted on 7/19/25 at 2:19 pm to loopback
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As parents would you allow him to go without an adult, just him and a couple friends? My first instinct is absolutely not, but I just want to confirm I’m not being overly cautious. They would drive there day of and be back that night. No tailgating.
No such thing as no tailgating. Doesnt mean alcohol is involved but if they are there they will partake of whatever is available.
What is comes down to is "the talk." You have to have one that emphasizes the need for control when there is nobody to enforce any rules. Also he needs to understand what fricking up driving to or from the event will do to him for the rest of his life. Being responsible more important than being cool and yes even teenagers do designated drivers to keep out of trouble.
In that situation I would be a nervous wreck.
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Posted on 7/19/25 at 2:25 pm to loopback
Only you genuinely know your son.
If what you said is true I’d say let him go.
Just give him a rundown of how it’ll be different and how yall plan to combat those differences
If what you said is true I’d say let him go.
Just give him a rundown of how it’ll be different and how yall plan to combat those differences
Posted on 7/19/25 at 2:54 pm to loopback
Why not? If he can behave as an adult when many "adults" are behaving as children, let him go. He may surprise you. At worst, you'll learn he's not ready to be a man.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 3:38 pm to loopback
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As parents would you allow him to go without an adult, just him and a couple friends? My first instinct is absolutely not
How are some of you parents?
Posted on 7/19/25 at 3:51 pm to loopback
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I would also help them plan out where to park. That will make or break the process of them leaving the game, especially if they stay the whole time and contraflow is going on
THIS!! (Quote from Boosie).
Even at 17, an LSU football game can be daunting. As long as everything goes as planned, no problem. But if the parking gets muddied and contra-flow does, or does not, happen, they can get turned around and Google Maps will not be helpful until they are a fair distance from campus.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 4:17 pm to dukeg7213
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How are some of you parents?
Well you see, when a boy meets a girl, there’s this thing they do that involves the pee pee in the vagee gee and out comes a lil wee wee.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 4:27 pm to loopback
Just to be safe; must leave at halftime and no drinking.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 5:05 pm to 777Tiger
That’s a reasonable argument. But take the kid and friends to the game, let them do their thing, and then drive them back. I would not want a 17 year-old youthful driver navigating post-game traffic and driving home afterwards, especially if it’s an hour drive from BR. But that’s just me.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 5:18 pm to loopback
I would allow him to go. This would be a good test of his maturity. Obviously, you would give him the talk about drinking and driving with the understanding that he would call you to pick him up before he would drive drunk. That doesn’t mean it ok to drink there and make sure he knows you will check him when he gets home.
If he’s a rising Junior, he will likely be making college visits over the next year anyway.
This all depends on how he’s demonstrated responsibility and maturity up to this point.
If he’s a rising Junior, he will likely be making college visits over the next year anyway.
This all depends on how he’s demonstrated responsibility and maturity up to this point.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 5:31 pm to loopback
Has he been to LSU games before? He familiar with campus, getting to/from the game/traffic? Has he and this group of friends been to events on their own before? These are things you need to be comfortable with.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 5:44 pm to LSUGrrrl
It's my understanding that Arkansas will be a day game.
Even though you're about an hour away, you might want to consider parking a car on campus the night before and bring the group to campus Saturday morning and let them drive home after the game. Park over by the Cow Palace on S. Stadium and they have an easy out on to Stanford and can get on the interstate on either direction.
Even though you're about an hour away, you might want to consider parking a car on campus the night before and bring the group to campus Saturday morning and let them drive home after the game. Park over by the Cow Palace on S. Stadium and they have an easy out on to Stanford and can get on the interstate on either direction.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 6:26 pm to loopback
Absolutely but if you’re going to be up worried and waiting, why not just go with them?
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:05 pm to loopback
I drove at 17 from Eunice to BR with buddies for games… he will be fine.
This post was edited on 7/19/25 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:32 pm to loopback
An hour drive or a 20-minute drive really makes no difference.
Educate him and his friends on the expectations of no drinking….but we were all 16-17 at one time and we all didn’t do what we were told or what we said we would do—so also let him know that if they are ‘tired’ from the long day to keep in touch with you and you’ll cover a hotel room. Don’t make it an absolute must he need to be home that night and force him to drive to meet that expectation—but he needs to communicate that to you early.
Also, educate him on the massive amount of people leaving the game that have been drinking and he needs to be cautious when driving home at a safe reasonable speed—meaning don’t put a ‘be home no later than’ time limit on him.
Key is to maintain communication with you.
Educate him and his friends on the expectations of no drinking….but we were all 16-17 at one time and we all didn’t do what we were told or what we said we would do—so also let him know that if they are ‘tired’ from the long day to keep in touch with you and you’ll cover a hotel room. Don’t make it an absolute must he need to be home that night and force him to drive to meet that expectation—but he needs to communicate that to you early.
Also, educate him on the massive amount of people leaving the game that have been drinking and he needs to be cautious when driving home at a safe reasonable speed—meaning don’t put a ‘be home no later than’ time limit on him.
Key is to maintain communication with you.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:49 pm to loopback
I went to games with my high school friends in the mid-2000s. Crazy how 2025 parenting makes the mid-2000s feel like the 1970s.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 7:50 pm to TexasTiger89
My dad was 16 when he started LSU.
But he didn't have a car.
But he didn't have a car.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 8:34 pm to loopback
In a year or so he will decide to go if he wants to go so you need to figure out how to speak some sort of reason with him when he does go. I remember my son went when he was 19, which is older than him. Almost nothing I could say at that time other than don't have the police call me for something you did.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 9:06 pm to loopback
For me it depends on the friends. Mine can be wild as a March hare left to his own devices.
Good boy, respectful, kind, honest, fairly smart. But is capable of doing something remarkably stupid, especially w girls involved. But Hingis 16. At 17 I wouldn’t really worry about it
Good boy, respectful, kind, honest, fairly smart. But is capable of doing something remarkably stupid, especially w girls involved. But Hingis 16. At 17 I wouldn’t really worry about it
Posted on 7/19/25 at 9:43 pm to loopback
Of course.
No problem.
I can think of a lot worse places they could be.
No problem.
I can think of a lot worse places they could be.
Posted on 7/19/25 at 11:40 pm to loopback
I admire that you have brought this up on this board. Have you spoken with the parents of the other friends?
I agree that the parking and after game driving are the more worrisome parts of the evening. Have you considered taking him and his friends to the game, drop them off and plan to meet up after the game to drive them back? You can present this to him as a learninng experience - how to have fun and be safe. In the future, he would be better equipped to do the whole thing without your help.
I agree that the parking and after game driving are the more worrisome parts of the evening. Have you considered taking him and his friends to the game, drop them off and plan to meet up after the game to drive them back? You can present this to him as a learninng experience - how to have fun and be safe. In the future, he would be better equipped to do the whole thing without your help.
This post was edited on 7/20/25 at 7:10 am
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