Wedding WWYD?

[Anonymous]

We took our dc to the wedding, and he stayed in the hotel room for the reception. FWIW church weddings technically are open to the parish to attend, so you could take her to the ceremony if it's in a church.

[Anonymous]

Hotel. She’ll be fine!

[Anonymous]

Definitely hotel. But you do need to make sure she uses the security latch once you're gone and put the DND tag out (but obviously not if she's going to fall asleep before you get back). My DCs stay behind in rooms and that's our rule to prevent housekeeping or anyone else from getting in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, this isn’t a a crowd source issue.

You and your kid know your kid best.

What does she want?

Everything is a crowd source issue now. Everyone knows there is one correct answer for everything, and that if you aren’t helicoptering through your child’s 30s, you’re doing it wrong.

(I’m joking, but maybe you get my drift)

OP, option 2 is totally fine. Leave her with her phone and food and she will be more than fine in a hotel room.

[Anonymous]

She either goes to grandmas or hangs out in the hotel if you are going to be away overnight

No need for either of you to miss the wedding or the reception. She is 13! She can hang out on Facetime with her friends. More than old enough to be alone without an adult by her side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We took our dc to the wedding, and he stayed in the hotel room for the reception. FWIW church weddings technically are open to the parish to attend, so you could take her to the ceremony if it's in a church.

Dont do this. It’s rude.

[Anonymous]

Could you have her bring a friend with you, or it is a plane ride away? I would be comfortable leaving my daughter and a BFF and have both of us go to the wedding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We took our dc to the wedding, and he stayed in the hotel room for the reception. FWIW church weddings technically are open to the parish to attend, so you could take her to the ceremony if it's in a church.

Dont do this. It’s rude.

DP. Not at all.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't she have another friend who she could spend the night with?

But I'd have no problem with my 13 yo DD in a hotel room for wedding and reception--she's got a phone, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hotel room. NBD

This

[Anonymous]

This would have been fine for some of my kids and not the others.

Will she learn the fire escape route?

Can you absolutely trust her not to latch the door, and not to open the door to anyone (this means food arrives before you get back), and to call immediately if anyone does come to the door?

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[Anonymous]

Totally let her hang at the hotel! I would think you'd be find to both go to the wedding as well. Just check in with DD in between.

[Anonymous]

I would let my 9 year old stay in the hotel room with a phone to check in every so often.

I can’t imagine a 13 year old not being able to handle being alone in a hotel for a few hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could you have her bring a friend with you, or it is a plane ride away? I would be comfortable leaving my daughter and a BFF and have both of us go to the wedding.

WTF. No don't do this. A 13 year old is perfectly capable of spending a few hours alone in a hotel room. Bringing a friend is insane and makes absolutely no sense. You'd have to get a second room because no one wants to share a hotel room with a friend's parents-that's just creepy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hotel room. Put out the Do Not Disturb sign. Have food and beverages already in the room.

Plus make sure she knows how to put on the extra on room lock; how to call the front desk should she need too and conduct herself in case of a fire alarm. She’ll be fine.