Bath - ALL mum's are uncool!! except the ones that just don't give a fig about their kids - it just takes the teenager a hell of a lot of time (like, another 15 years or so) to work out where that "uncool parent" was coming from.

i'm not the parent of a teen, and i don't live anywhere near the city - but i look at the teens that hover just at our local shopping centre on school hols, and can't understand WHY! i think your compromise of being within cooee is more than acceptable - and would probably stand my ground with it. it doesn't have to be your daughter or her friends getting in trouble, the world in general just isn't "safe" anymore - and what you're offering isn't overly strict. you'll be in the same general vacinity....

i like the suggestion of smaller outings to start off - check in times have to be met, or "freedom" taken away. she needs to earn your trust that she can be accountable for her actions before she expects too much

good luck reaching a compromise with DD and DH