Eh?

jaqui59

My 20 year old son very much surprised me this morning by telling me he is going to America for a week this month to meet a girl he has been chatting to on the internet for a year, and im saying to myself "good for him"

I sent a text to my partner telling him, and he replied "does he have that £60 he owes me" ..... Eh???

OH knows it will be quite a big deal for me, as DS has been a stay at home lad for years, quite happy to go to work and spend the rest of the day PC gaming, so he is very naive about travel, and admits he is a little nervous about the adventure that lies ahead.

OH has made me feel cross with his reply, as I was feeling a little emotional anyway, and he has made it a lot worse :mad:

Spose in a way, this has been a bit of rant ... Its good to have a rant!!

The_Hurricane

It's a humourous response in a way, I wouldn't read much else into it.

lufcgirl

Has he spoke to the girl on the phone and everything?

It reminds me of the T'eo story in the American press these last few weeks. Conducting a relationship with a girl who never existed!

I hope it all goes well for him, just make sure he stays safe and has his mobile set up for roaming and calls home. In theory he could be meeting anyone!

jaqui59

From the brief chat we both had this morning whilst I was taking him to work, I did get the impression it was all genuine, but I will encourage him to talk more about it when he comes home from work today ... I might even ask to speak on the phone to this girl's mother who will be picking DS up from the Airport, but I don't want to seem too overbearing, but I guess in this situation things are a little different.

Im going to be feeling really anxious until he calls me to say he has arrived safely, and that the girl does indeed exist .. Its gonna be a long day for me.

Thankyou for the information about the T'eo story, I will read up on it.

pukkamum

He's twenty! I think asking to speak to the mother is a bit much, I would have been mortified if you had done that to me! I was living away from home at twenty, my mum had no idea where I was or what I was doing, as regards your OH's text I think it was probably a joke.

mrcow

Who is paying for the tcket?

And does your son have the £60 he owes? He should pay that back before he uses money to swan off the to States to meet a girl.

Your OH has a point.

gingin_2

Maybe your OH was miffed that he could afford to go to America when he still owed him money.

Lozzy88

I hope they have skyped so he knows she is real, amd it won't be'a wasted journey, don't ring the lasses mother tho its for younger kids IMO

pulliptears

pukkamum wrote: »

He's twenty! I think asking to speak to the mother is a bit much, I would have been mortified if you had done that to me! I was living away from home at twenty, my mum had no idea where I was or what I was doing, as regards your OH's text I think it was probably a joke.

I agree, I'd be mortified as well

Ames

Assuming it's genuine and she's a girl and not a 40 year old gamer bloke.

If he's naive about travel then this is probably the safest way for him to be introduced to it. Being picked up at the airport by her mum takes away the hardest/riskiest/most vulnerable to being ripped of aspect, and the girl will know the area so he wont get lost when he's out and about sightseeing.

The only word of caution I have is to look up the rules for the state he's going to. He's not old enough to drink in the US so he needs to know not to do that, and some states she might be too young for sex, depending on her age obviously.

Claree__x

Does the show "Catfish" spring to anyone elses mind?