Should I worry?!

What a wonderful opportunity. Did you bring her up to be independent and to be able to look after herself Royce? Sit back and let her live a wonderful life. Probably safer than on the streets of Melbourne.

Motherhen

'Otuback school in the NT'

Where exactly?

If its Darwin you'll never see her gain.

depends on where she is going

Of course you should be worried, no matter wher she is going !!!!
Every good father would be!!

Sounds to me Royce like your just being a Dad.

My 20 yr old daughter spent a month in the Dominican Republic just before Christmas. I hardly slept.

Like you I have brought my kids up with a spirit of adventure, encouraging them to use the road less travelled. But then they go and do it!!!!! Without me!!!!!! How can I save them from evil when they are so far away. Well I think you have probably already done it.

You have taught her to respect other people and different points of view, you have taught her to talk and listen to people and to learn from them, you have shown her that just because people speak the same language they are not all the same and that the difference is interesting and good. As a result she knows how to get on with people, how to accept and be accepted graciously.

She will be fine.

I picked my daughter up at the airport, she started talking, verbal diarrhoea, and continued to talk without inhaling for about 4 hours, then she fell asleep. She has grown up, and learned a bit more independence.

She actually needs me less but I think she appreciates me more.

Yeah you should be worried about your daughter but not because she will be in danger or out of her depth, you should worry because you are her Dad.

Duncs

Good on you Royce,

You are being the good father. My 23 & 26 year old sons have done the same with us and travelled and they always come back safe. But you can't stop worrying, part of being a parent. My parents look at us with a smile, been there, done that with us, and they reckon they still worry about me travelling.

I think I would be more concerned if I wasn't worried, worry is a sign of a good relationship.

We insist they sms us every day, and we get 1 or 2 a week if we are lucky :o) Of course it is different when we are on a trip!

As others have already said, it's just part of being a dad. My son was working in Norway and the UK and I worried. Now he's travelling 200K to and from work in Brisbane and I still worry.

With me it is the other way around. I travel on my own and my son rings me every night if I'm in mobile range to check I'm OK