Was I wrong to let DS to spend three weeks in Europe with his girlfriend?

[Anonymous]

The movie Eurotrip comes to mind. Anybody seen that?

[Anonymous]

Every American should spend a gap year overseas. Traveling anywhere. Working, volunteering. The USA would be light years ahead socially, morally and technologically if kids had this experience.

<--Also a European...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every American should spend a gap year overseas. Traveling anywhere. Working, volunteering. The USA would be light years ahead socially, morally and technologically if kids had this experience.

<--Also a European...

I hope my kids choose a gap year. I totally agree with you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never would have let my kid go. He is a teen. Of course they had sex.

So? He's going off to college and will be more alone there. Raise your kids right and send them off.

I rather him touring Europe and having sex with one girl than home with his idiot friends boinking anything with a hole.

[Anonymous]

Jeez. "A piece of ass" "Anything with a hole." Is this really how we talk about women now?

[Anonymous]

Maybe this has been said in these 5 pages, I don't know.

I think that traveling with a romantic partner and romantic partner's family is actually great life skills preparation. Sure, they are still kids, but it sounds like he learned some pretty important skills on this trip:

- budgeting time and money for vacation
- planning things himself
- interacting with "in laws"

Those are things that will be good for him as an adult, and also good for his future romantic partners, whether this relationship lasts or not.

[Anonymous]

Kudos to you!!

[Anonymous]

It's too late now to change it so I think you just have to own it. FWIW - I think I would let my DS do what you describe at that age (he's much younger right now).