Would you leave a 5yo with 13yo sibling in a hotel?

[Anonymous]

We left out 3 children in a hotel when they were 9, 11 and 12. Ordered pizza before we left and laid ground rules re: noise.

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Anonymous wrote:No way!! Are you crazy? Very unsafe. Selfish on top of that.

+100000000000000000000000000000000000

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Anonymous wrote:Lone dissenter but I’d do this if the 13 year old is very responsible.

Same

Not the only ones. I would and have.

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Anonymous wrote:No way. I wouldn't even leave a 13 yr old alone in a hotel room by themselves.

Neither would I.

Really? I would totally do that. What are you worried would happen?

You do realize that hotel master keys can override deadlocks? That’s my issue - just a general lack of security.

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Anonymous wrote:No way. I wouldn't even leave a 13 yr old alone in a hotel room by themselves.

Neither would I.

Really? I would totally do that. What are you worried would happen?

You do realize that hotel master keys can override deadlocks? That’s my issue - just a general lack of security.

What exactly do you think is going to happen in this unlikely scenario?

An employee of the hotel with the master key will come and do what???

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Anonymous wrote:No way. I wouldn't even leave a 13 yr old alone in a hotel room by themselves.

Neither would I.

Really? I would totally do that. What are you worried would happen?

You do realize that hotel master keys can override deadlocks? That’s my issue - just a general lack of security.

What exactly do you think is going to happen in this unlikely scenario?

An employee of the hotel with the master key will come and do what???

Kidnap their entirely average children I guess and set them to making buttons or something.

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Anonymous wrote:No way. I wouldn't even leave a 13 yr old alone in a hotel room by themselves.

Neither would I.

Really? I would totally do that. What are you worried would happen?

You do realize that hotel master keys can override deadlocks? That’s my issue - just a general lack of security.

What exactly do you think is going to happen in this unlikely scenario?

An employee of the hotel with the master key will come and do what???

Kidnap their entirely average children I guess and set them to making buttons or something.

And these employees would somehow magically know the exact 3 hours the parents would be gone to come kidnap the kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you already have the tickets? I think 3 hrs is a long time especially if two miles away. Since that probably means getting to car and driving back so like 20 minutes away.

We started with drinks at the hotel bar while the kids were upstairs in hotel room. We still haven’t worked our way up to 3 hours, it would make me uncomfortable. A hotel room is so small and when things start to go astray that could be hard for your 13 year old and that’s not even considering if an emergency occurred.

No tickets. No part of this trip is booked. I just mentioned the show to DH and he thinks the whole family should go.

He said no way to leaving kids in the hotel.

Well thank god your kids have one responsible parent.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg people. Chill out. They’ll be fine. Get a bonanza from room service. Let them rent movies and play on the iPad. Odds are they will be in the exact same spots you left them as when you return. There’s no childnappers just waiting for kids to be left alone in a hotel room. Tel them to lock the door from the inside and don’t answer for anyone. If there’s a fire then go down the stairs. There’s not gonna be a fire. Go have fun. Let them grow a little. Make sure they know not to touch the sprinklers.

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ASSUMING you can trust the kids. Temperament matters - particularly of the 13 year old but really all three.

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Anonymous wrote:I have 3 kids ages 5, 10 and 13. We just recently started leaving our 5yo with our 12yo for very short times (10-20 min). Oldest is turning 13 soon.

We have a trip planned for April. I’m wondering if we can leave kids alone in hotel room while Dh and I go to a show. Kids would be alone for 3 hours. We would be 2 miles away.

What city? Personally I wouldn't do it. What if someone comes to the door and tricks them? Just hire someone for piece of mind.

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Anonymous wrote:We left out 3 children in a hotel when they were 9, 11 and 12. Ordered pizza before we left and laid ground rules re: noise.

Irresponsible and you were very lucky nothing happened to them. A 12-yr old should never be put in a situation of being in charge of two younger siblings.

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Anonymous wrote:I have 3 kids ages 5, 10 and 13. We just recently started leaving our 5yo with our 12yo for very short times (10-20 min). Oldest is turning 13 soon.

We have a trip planned for April. I’m wondering if we can leave kids alone in hotel room while Dh and I go to a show. Kids would be alone for 3 hours. We would be 2 miles away.

What city? Personally I wouldn't do it. What if someone comes to the door and tricks them? Just hire someone for piece of mind.

It's PEACE OF MIND!

[Anonymous]

Depends on the maturity level of the 13yo. I babysat starting 12. We also have a 14yo sitter in the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

No, I have similar aged kids. It would turn into the two older kids fighting about what to watch and the youngest getting ignored. Or the youngest bugging them and more fighting.

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Anonymous wrote:No way. I wouldn't even leave a 13 yr old alone in a hotel room by themselves.

Neither would I.

Really? I would totally do that. What are you worried would happen?

You do realize that hotel master keys can override deadlocks? That’s my issue - just a general lack of security.

What exactly do you think is going to happen in this unlikely scenario?

An employee of the hotel with the master key will come and do what???

Kidnap their entirely average children I guess and set them to making buttons or something.

And these employees would somehow magically know the exact 3 hours the parents would be gone to come kidnap the kids.

Sorry, but yes I do worry about assault and the lack of security in a hotel vs a home with alarm etc. You do you.