Teen Son 15 Wonts to Visit His Girlfriend in Bristol

I'd change up the plans and say something like - "you can go and I'll pay, but we'll go on this trip as a family and sight see and stuff on the way. And I want to talk to her parents before we go."
Then if it's a predator they'll probably cancel the plans.
If this girl is legit, she and her parents will contact you and help make arrangements for the trip.
I don't think there is anything wrong with him having a girlfriend in another town, but I would treat this girlfriend like I would anyother girlfriend my son had (and I have a 15 yr old son too). I have to meet her. I have to talk to her folks.

Um, a 15 year old is totally too young.
Next, they are impulsive.
You best make sure, he does NOT try and travel there, anyway, by himself. And, why does he have an online girlfriend anyway? You don't even know if this is a "girl" who is 15, or a man posing as a teenager. LOTS of child predators out there.
I would be very careful about letting him be online or having social networking accounts.

It is very very in bad judgment to allow it. And what if the girl offers him a plane ticket? This would be a red-flag. What 15 year old girl, has that kind of money? AND you don't even know her, nor her family, nor the place she lives in, nor the laws, nor everything.

I think, this is a very bad thing. You have to teach him about the dangers of online interactions...

No way.

I have a 15 yr old daughter. I am probably one of the most open minded on this site. I would not allow my daughter to go.

How do you know it is a girl? There are a lot of posers on FB and other sites. The key here is safety for your child.

I'm sure he won't like your answer but down the road he'll understand.

The curiousity in me would investigate and see if it is really a girl and not some lure to trap him. The creeps are getting smarter!! We have to stayone step ahead.

um.... NO! funds or not, he is FIFTEEN! sorry, it is our job to be PARENTS, not FRIENDS. that is completely and totally inappropriate and unsafe.

I say that is a good thing that you do not have the $! I think he is too young for that.

I agree with everyone here. He is 15! He will have plenty of time to go "visit" girlfriends when he is over 21!

Put your foot down and make sure he doesn't go.

Good luck and God bless :)

Well even though many of these parents are probably right there is an easy way to find out if it is "for real" and that would be to get to know the parents first. Have not one but many phone calls with them, and offer to have a family visit. Of course he is too young to go off and meet this mysterious unknown alone and unattended.

no no no he isnt old enough and everybody know how these usually turn out.

I took my first trip at 15 which was a 4 week program at a university. I had a boyfriend before I left, had a hand holding experience while in school and came home to my life. Boys and girls are always there. Not only consider not having the money to give him for this but why would you at age 15? Boys and girls have hormones and hopefully they have interests in school, extra curricular activities, sports, music, all of the things that help shape a well rounded child that will turn into a healthy adult. I encourage you not to encourage this. And after all if he is so grown as to have a long distance romance, make him pay for the trip. That is how it happens in the real world and he isn't too far away from that. "No" is a good thing.

I agree with what others have said. This is a huge no-no. Could easily be a predator of some kind. Even if it's not, would you really want your son going to meet someone that far away and risk it being a bad experience. What if they had sex and she got pregnant? How would you feel then if he has a baby that lives hours away and he's only 16 by the time it arrives?? This whole thing sounds like a disaster no matter what way I look at it.