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riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:30 PM Nov 2012

My (just) 16 year old daughter has been invited to sing the lead vocals for a band [View all]

I've written about her before. Massively talented. Great voice.

Huge substance abuser. She started sneaking out to underage drinking parties, prostituting herself for drugs, selling drugs at school at 14 years old. She's already been through rehab. Twice.

I've lurked on her Facebook page (sorry DU scolds but this kid has forfeited ANY right to privacy long ago) and these guys are typical punks - heavy drinking and drugs. I've gone to listen to them and they are actually pretty good with a lot of original stuff BUT this kind of environment scares the shit outta me.

She thinks I am being a total bitch even telling her I need to think about her doing this for a few days. Please know she regularly threatens to run away. She's drug tested and so far she's clean. She's no longer allowed to drive my car so my permission is required so she can at least get to practices on a regular basis (I'd drive her).

I have zero experience with the "indie band scene". Advice? Anyone?

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I'd be extremely wary. She's under age. She's vulnerable. She's unhappy. nolabear Nov 2012 #1
the indie band scene is not good for her. Huge amounts of drugs and alcohol around TeamPooka Nov 2012 #2
It might be risky Tsiyu Nov 2012 #3
She's already taking weekly voice lessons. She dropped her instrument when she got to high school riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #4
I think you are more than supportive Tsiyu Nov 2012 #6
That is exactly what I was going to recommend... femmocrat Nov 2012 #11
Thats a tough one. Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2012 #5
I'm honestly not sure what to tell you. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #7
Very tough decision wyldwolf Nov 2012 #8
She'll go her own way no matter what you do. Give her support and MOST OF ALL... HopeHoops Nov 2012 #9
Keep her away from them. These idiots sound like bad news. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #10
Funny. kurtzapril4 Nov 2012 #15
Off topic but that is way cool. OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #17
Are these peers, or are these considerably older men? TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #12
16 - 21 years old. They all went to/go to the same high school as she does. riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #13
That doesn't sound too bad, then. Yep, if it's all about the TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #14
1 good reason.... kurtzapril4 Nov 2012 #16
They'd have to be pretty upstanding individuals for me to trust a TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #18
Whatever. kurtzapril4 Nov 2012 #20
Didn't say they were. Just that I wouldn't let my TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #21
if it about the music she/they will put up with your supervision Kali Nov 2012 #19
As someone who was the kid doing those things at 15... Chan790 Nov 2012 #22
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