Advice
Hey guys ✌🏼 So long story long - my mom was killed November 2024 by a dude just released from jail 6 days prior. Broke into her home while she was asleep and just imagine the worst but worse. It broke me. It broke our family. I found comfort going through mommy’s things. Her books and records and even peeked at some journals. I realized in some she was not writing poetry but rather lyrics. Just random sentences, not entire songs but eventually I put everything together and after going through the play list on her phone (and pictures she saved 🤣) I realized she was a huge Dominic Fike fan. I started to try to figure out why and listened to everything. All night long I would wear my earbuds and listen to song after song over and over, falling asleep every single night thinking of my mom jamming out with her windows open, the breeze coming in with her cigarette and beer dancing around the room - with a huge pot of Mac and cheese ‘soup’ on the stove. It became my grieving tool and helped heal my heart in so many ways. It still does. I see him going viral on TikTok again and realized he is going to be performing about 4 hours away from me in August. One place is 4 hours and one place is 6ish. So to add to this, I have a daughter. She will be 11 in October and she joined me in this “nana loves this music now I do too” except she already knew several songs. She’s way cooler than I am. lol She’s asked if we can go to one of the concerts and I want to make it happen SO bad for her. And me. And mama 💔I’ve searched these locations and Asheville is nearly 7 hours away and seems like a festival vibe. Not all the best reviews on experiences at that spot. And for Atlanta, I see tickets but most are GA and say standing room only. Well those are all I’m looking at that I might be able to eventually afford. I’ve never been to a concert at all so this is all new to me. Is all that standing too much - especially for a child and will it be so cramped we won’t even enjoy it. I’m working super hard to even save enough to be able to get the cheapest I can find. And hope some are still available(on the resale pages for Atlanta) but as a single mom, I might not be able to make it happen - I really want to and can just feel our hearts healing even more if we can afford to make it. Which spot would you choose with an 11 year old, ATL or asheville and if ATL should I try to just save for actual seats or GA be ok? has anyone been to these places and should I still be able to nap a ticket say late June so I have some time to save? Thank you all 💙