Parents out of town- can 16 year old have friends over?

[Anonymous]

If you ask him to stay with the six year old, you should trust him to have two friends over. (But Covid!)

[Anonymous]

I have 1 son who would clearly have a party/drink alcoholic

I gave 1 son who would never and could have 2 friends over would make sundaes and watch movies.

So it depends.

Also my kids go to houses with “parents out of town” and I’m always forewarned.

[Anonymous]

I think you are absolutely insane to have left your 16 year old in charge of a 6 year old over night when it wasn't absolutely essential. One of you could have stayed home. If something had happened to your 6 year old, regardless of whether it was an accident or not, you all could have been liable. That's madness and so irresponsible of you.

[Anonymous]

I remember the epic party I threw when my parents left me alone for a weekend at that age.

[Anonymous]

I would not leave a 6-year-old alone overnight with a 16-year-old except in extreme emergency.

[Anonymous]

There is no way I would have left a 16 year old home alone for two nights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you ask him to stay with the six year old, you should trust him to have two friends over. (But Covid!)

+1

[Anonymous]

In your case yes, with a heads up to the neighbor to keep an extra eye out in the evening.

[Anonymous]

You know your kid best.

Personally, I wouldn't do it. But I was a kid who seemed "good" but had parties whenever my parents were out of town.

But - COVID? what's up with having friends over during this time? Are they in a pod? Will they wear masks? What's the plan if you say "yes"?

[Anonymous]

I would have said no. Not because of our kid/s but because even though we know the other kids, they still aren't ours and they don't answer to us. If the 6 year old weren't there then that would be different. The presence of the little kid makes all the difference to me.

[Anonymous]

No. I haven’t had my own friends (or family) over in a year because of COVID.

[Anonymous]

I would've never left a 16 yr old home alone, let alone in charge of a younger sibling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you are absolutely insane to have left your 16 year old in charge of a 6 year old over night when it wasn't absolutely essential. One of you could have stayed home. If something had happened to your 6 year old, regardless of whether it was an accident or not, you all could have been liable. That's madness and so irresponsible of you.

Liable how?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you are absolutely insane to have left your 16 year old in charge of a 6 year old over night when it wasn't absolutely essential. One of you could have stayed home. If something had happened to your 6 year old, regardless of whether it was an accident or not, you all could have been liable. That's madness and so irresponsible of you.

Liable how?

Suing themselves?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you are absolutely insane to have left your 16 year old in charge of a 6 year old over night when it wasn't absolutely essential. One of you could have stayed home. If something had happened to your 6 year old, regardless of whether it was an accident or not, you all could have been liable. That's madness and so irresponsible of you.

You sound insane