My 15 year old daughter just got a job as a life gaurd for the summer. We need to turn in her avalbilty soon and she would like to be able to work week days. Husband and I both work 9-5. She suggested a cab. I'm not real sure about that.
What do you all think? Thanks

I think it might be expensive, but other than that I wouldn't see it as a big deal. You might be able to arrange a better rate with a car service or something since it will be a very regular job for the service.

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Depending on how far away it is, the cost of the cab might be more than she makes at her job

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I wouldn't hesitate, but, think that the cost would be prohibitive.

I would not, but I don't let many people drive my girl around.

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I took the bus when I was around that age. I guess it depends on the area, and how well my kids knew their way around? I wouldn't hesitate to let them here, or where I grew up.

Any chance of catching a ride with someone else that works there?

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Another thought -- can she ride her bike? My kids rode theirs to the pool all the time.

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That's going to get expensive. Maybe a friend or someone you know and trust? another girls parents that was letting their daughter swim throughout the summer. Bike I think would depend on how far and i dont know, nuts kinda seem very brave anymore with picking up kids anymore

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I think the question needs to come with some more details.
Taking a cab in a rural area in Kansas, taking a cab in Manhattan....obviously 2 different things. Different prices and different realities.
Cabs, buses, bike, friends, these are all reasonable options, but only you can decide on price, availability and danger aspect.
Perhaps there is someone you know well from church or someplace that can drive her and you can pay them.
At this point, there is not enough details to make any reasonable assumptions.

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The price is what I'm also worried about. I would see if another parent could take her with their child and you just chip in for gas.

Unless you live in an area where the cab drivers are known to be particularly low down a 15 yr old should be mature enough and wise enough to take a cab for Goodness' sake unless they are developmentally disabled, painfully shy, or have some other drastic issue. I grew up in a suburb of San Francisco and had to take the bus places all the time when I was growing up and the City was not that much worse than it is now. I saw hookers, and future crackheads and pimps trying to recruit. I had brains and sense and my Mother taught me well so it was no problem.

Honestly I would feel sorry for a 15 yr old who could not take public transportation in their own community unless it was so especially dangerous in that area.

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Anna, you would feel sorry for a 15 year old young lady whose mother loves her enough to be concerned? I think she is lucky.

Exactly! My girl is very capable, but as a personal choice, I do not want her taking a taxi. I am just not comfy with it. I have nothing against those who are, though.

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We live in a suberb of chicago. I won't let her ride her bike the road is very busy speed limit is 55mph on the road.
I am working on an idea for my husband to take her on his lunch, and if she has to sit there awhile till her start time so be it.
The cab I will use only for emergency.
Thanks for all your input. Worse case she will only work Sat and Sun, still not bad for 15 years old.

It is so nice when they get their first job. My daughter is 15 and is working for a restaraunt that is close by. She does well with her tips and hourly pay. Anyway, she has only been working Friday and Saturday nights(family place closed Sunday). During the summer, she might be working more, but lucky me, I am off all summer.

I know the ladies that work with her have told her to let them know if she ever needed a ride home, so maybe that would be an option for you. Good luck!

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Interesting. We live in a very safe suburb. You rarely see cabs here, except maybe at a hotel or something. We also don't have public transportation here. They do have buses downtown, but that's 30 minutes away and a dangerous area.

My 15 yo daughter has probably been in a cab maybe 5 times in her life and that was on vacation when her dad hailed it. She wouldn't know the 1st thing about taking a cab. I don't feel sorry for her at all. She has no reason to know how to take a cab or a bus. I never took a cab until well into adulthood (and have only a few times) and have never ridden a city bus.

I think you're forgetting or unaware of a whole lot of situations where someone wasn't raised in San Francisco or another huge city.

Lisa

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LOL. I am in a big city and have still never been in a cab or on a public bus. My daughter probably won't either. There has just never been a need. Glad I am not the only one.

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I can't speak for Anna, but I think part of loving your kids is knowing when to let them grow up a little bit. If you don't do it while they're still in your home, then you're leaving it to fate for them to know what to do when they leave your home. I think that's why a lot of kids get into trouble when they go off to college.

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I already said, though....she is capable, but I don't want her to and she has no need. I have never been in a cab, but I am quite capable of surviving. Being able to take care of yourself has nothing to do with a taxi ride. BTW, I have two grown children with their own kids that never rode a cab and they do quite well.

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My granddaughter was standing on a corner with 2 adults and herself and another young man. A young man came up and put a gun to the stomache of the young man and pulled the trigger and killed him dead on the spot. The bus pulled up at that time and the witnesses got on the bus and the each got off at a connecting busline and disappeared into the night so that the killer would have a hard time finding them. It was reported to the police that there were witnesses.
She still rides bus the bus and is not afraid.

Okay then....????

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I think I'm lisacb's double. I don't ever see cabs around here.....now, one town over, you do see folks taking cabs from "the projects" to the grocery store, etc all the time. We don't much have public transportation either. Not saying it's right, but it's just the way it is in the 'burbs.

We've taken a cab a few times on vacation or busy travel to large cities or outside the US. We took the subway in NYC for the experience (and didn't enjoy it) and have also traveled on the Metro in DC (good system!), but that's pretty much it. DS1 has taken the campus bus system a little bit, but not much...and that's about it for us.

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close to 40, never rode in a cab, never rode a bus. last year was the first to ride a plane to my grandfathers funeral.

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I have only been on a plane once, and I was in my 30's. I am 46 now and have never really wanted to do it again. It was a trip I won on the radio. I have no desire to ever ride a bus or get in a cab. I just don't see the need.

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Oh, okay, well I guess you don't like to stray too far from home. But some folks like to get out and about and see the world more than you. (Maybe if you had traveled when you were younger you would see the benefits of it.)

Anyway, the OP was trying to figure out a way for her daughter to get from point A to point B and using a cab was one option. If you never have to get to point B without your own car, then I guess you never have to worry about taking a cab or using other modes of transportation.

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Oh, I travel a lot, especially when I was a kid, but not by cab or bus. We like to drive ourselves around! How silly you must feel for assuming I have not traveled.

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In the future, you might want to consider and figure out the logistics PRIOR to applying and getting the job.

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Not at all. You and I have different ideas of travel.

Most people, at some point in their lives, need to get from point A to point B without the use of a car. Learning how to take a bus or a cab at 15 seems reasonable to me, which is what the OP was asking.

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Logistics were figured out she was to work sat and sun. She approached us to work more I was just seeing what I could do.

That's what I am talking about! A 15 yr old should be able to navigate somewhere safely. That is what you teach them. My son grew up here nothing like SF and he could go anywhere on public transportation at 15. Even the kids who live in the country out here can navigate public transportation.

I didn't mean to sound mean but if your child is of average development and cannot take a cab at 15 there is a problem.

Now whether you want them to go or not might be a problem too. A parent's job is to teach your children to live without you and at 15 that time is just around the corner. Unless we are talking about going to or coming from a very dangerous place the only thing that would bother me is the fare.

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again.....I already said, though....she is capable, but I don't want her to and she has no need. I have never been in a cab, but I am quite capable of surviving. Being able to take care of yourself has nothing to do with a taxi ride. BTW, I have two grown children with their own kids that never rode a cab and they do quite well.

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I do understand your concern, but I know kids in bigger cities take cabs alone quite frequently. I think she would be fine, but it would get expensive. Too bad she can't just hitch a ride with co-workers. I let my 13 year old ride the bus with a friend home from the mall for the first time last month. . .and they were fine! I know I had taken the bus a few times with friends at that age. I worried a bit, but I agree that it's a letting them grow up thing. BUT get this, my 13 year old is flying to Germany by herself next month. Ugh! The ex-inlaws live in Munich and they did get her a direct flight, but still. I will be worried, but I'm sure she will be fine. I have to find out about having her escorted to her gate. . etc. That's the part she is concerned about. She keeps asking if I can go to the gate with her, but I told her they don't let you do that anymore. I'm sure the airline has something set up for minors flying alone to ensure they make it on the plane. My baby is growing up. . .whaaaaaaa!

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I think the crime rate in New Orleans is pretty high compared to national averages. Not only that, but post-Katrina when people from New Orleans were relocated to other cities, those cities saw their violent crime rates, homicide in paricular, increase! Maybe that's part of why gg isn't comfortable with her DD taking a cab or public transportation....


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references:
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1320056
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/neworle...890.xml&coll=1

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Hambirg,
You should be able to get a gate pass for yourself that will allow you to go to the gate with her. I did it last year so I could walk with my aunt, who is elderly, to the gate. I live near Charlotte, NC. Call the airline before you go to double check. It was free last year.
HTH,
Judy

Ahhh. .she's in NO. Yeah. . .I can understand the concern. We teach our kids not to get into cars with strangers. . .but that's what you're doing when you take a cab. It's probably pretty safe, but you are sending your daughter off in a car with a strange man (well, most likely a man).

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Thank you! I will call and check into it. I know we will both feel more comfortable if I could go with her and see her off on the plane. Also, I don't know how long she will have to sit waiting at the gate, since it is an international flight. I'm sure she would be fine. . .you just worry though. . .what if they want to strip search her going through security. . .who's watching her. . .what if she has to use the bathroom. . .will somebody follow her. . etc. KWIM? We're parents. We worry. That's our job. LOL!

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Let her do it.
It gives her independence... let her have an experience even if your not comfortable. Chances are, at some point in her life, she's gonna have to take a cab...
If SHE is uncomfortable SHE'LL let you know...

I'm sure she'll be safe.

I took the subway and bus to work at 15 and several times rode in a cab...I would have allowed my children to take a cab at 15 but around here the subject never came up, you just don't see many cabs in our area.

Thanks, but actually, we are not directly in the city. I just don't like the idea of her being driven around by a stranger. Also, there is no need. As I said, I have never taken a taxi. My point is that it does not make her less capable of surviving.

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You can request a woman driver and even ask if there is someone religious or grandmotherly or whatever you're looking for.

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That's okay....lol. I will drive her myself.

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I'm with the most of the other posters here; the cost would be most prohibitive in my area.

When I was younger, I walked, rode the bike, and as soon as our small-ish town got a public bus line, I was on it. It helped me learn the streets (in the bigger city) and IMO was educational as far as learning points of interests, routes, managing time, things like that. My niece and nephew ride the bus; and my son rode before he started driving. This is good in case his vehicle fails and he needs an alternative mode of transportation.

However, I realize not everyone is comfortable with sending their kids out using public transportation, so I guess it really depends on your comfort level as well as theirs.

Working Sat and Sunday sounds like it would be ideal, at least until she's acclimated herself at work.

How fun for her working this summer.
Good luck with your decision.

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Honestly, I think you're missing the point, but I guess you are happy to have her dependent on you to get everywhere she needs to go.....

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Yeah, I gave up on trying to get the point across too. She just doesn't get it, or doesn't want to get it.

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I agree that the cost would probably make it out of reach. That being said I would not be afraid to have them ride a cab or a bus.

Yes, I am very happy! She is quite capable, as am I, and I still say taking a taxi does not make one able to survive.

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