Is Glastonbury ok for a 13/14 year old?

[pkand]

Hi,

I am a 13 year old now, this is my 16 year old sibling's account by the way. And I am dying to go to Glastonbury! My mum had offers to take me and by the time it is Glastonbury 2011 I will almost be 14, I want to porove to mum that it is ok for me to go but ahe is worriedthat it could be inappropriate and I could see stuff like drugs etc. And that would be bad so now she is thinking I shouldn't go. I am desperate to go I haven't been to any festival in y life nor has my mum and I am dig o o to Glastonbury I just want somebody to tell me whether or bot it is ok for me to go and show this to her. Thank you so much in advance!

[crazybird79]

http://forum.glastowatch.co.uk/attac...1&d=1280917200

Not sure if this has worked,(not v good at inserting links/attachments lol)

But if it has then this is a pic of my kids at this years glasto, they are 13 and 9.
They had a absolutely fantastic time, and want to forgo any family holidays in the future just so they can go back to glastonbury (thats a yay from me) This year was the first year that they had come to the festival with us, we spent months umming and arring as to weather or not we should take them. But i have to say it was the best thing we ever decided to do
The things that your mum is worried about you seeing is very few and far between, yeah some ppl do take illegal drugs, but there's lots and lots of ppl who dont !
Most ov the things she is worried about you seeing happens in the small hours of the morning up in Shangrila, Arcadia and the Healing fields.
These places we visited through the day, and found that they were fine for our children to see. (we also took them up there 1 night at 11:30pm to watch the fire show,but then came back to the tent)
we spent so much time walking around the site trying to show our kids what Glastonbury has to offer, that by the time it got to late evening they were ready to go back to the tent anyway.
They had the best time in the world, seeing people dressed up in fancy costumes (men in tutu's or wedding dresses), spending hours in the kids field, or the circus field, watching bands from around the world !!!
We now wonder why it took us soooooo long to take our kids,
Hopefully we will be there nxt year, kids in tow, tell you mum if she has the possibility to go, then she should grab it with both hands !!!!!!!
Glastonbury is a place that you should experience at least once in a life time (although once youve been, you cant wait to go again) Takin our kids has changed the festival for us......... ITS NOW EVEN BETTER

[stinkywitch]

Well said Crazybird. Its a magical place for children and adults. Its also very educational for the next generation to know organisations like oxfam and greenpeace exist and what amazing work these people do. Breeze (11) has even been telling her friends about the million mums campaign. Both our kids are great at recycling because they know why its important and thats down to the icount campaign from a few years ago.
As for seeing things you shouldn't your older bro will prob have seen worse in the playground.
We have taken our kids 3 times now and they love it. Next year they will be staying home though hehehehehe