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Anonymous
| Don't chew me out. We're going away this weekend with some friends and all staying at a hotel. If we have a monitor on the kid who is sleeping in a crib (3 YO) is it okay if we get a drink at the bar? We will have a monitor! Otherwise we can't see our friends after 8pm. |
Anonymous
| Cue reminders of Madeleine McCann.... |
Anonymous
| The chances of anything happening are so minuscule, but my fear would be what if there is a fire or something and you can’t get back to the room? |
Anonymous
| One parent stays back. Or you find an air BnB to stay in. No way I'd leave my kid on the 12th floor while I went to the bar. A few times I went to a condo next door while on a vacation. I could NOT relax and spent the whole time staring at the monitor and left after about 30 minutes. |
Anonymous
| Nope. |
Anonymous
| Nope.Nope.Nope. |
Anonymous
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Not ok. At all. Be a parent and accept responsibility of your child’s safety and well being. Can you imagine your child’s fear if they wake up and find out they are alone in a strange place? Come on, op. One parent stays, the other gets a drink.
I’d also be surprised if your child falls asleep before 8. Kids out of their element usually take an extra long time to get to bed. |
Anonymous
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It’s questionable if the monitor would work at the bar. And even if you saw someone abduct your kid or there was a fire, there isn’t much you could do about it.
I’d also be worried about a CPS investigation. I’m pretty sure it’s illegal. Just not worth it. |
Anonymous
| You don't say how far away it is. One floor? Two? If it's on the same floor and kid could just step into the hallway to find you, then yes - go for it. Anything further, no |
Anonymous
OP here, we're not there yet so I don't know the layout of the hotel. We got a suite so we have a living room, I'm also wondering if our friends could leave their 3 yo in the crib and come to our room. Again, I don't know how close we'll be.
My child is really a good sleeper, she'll pass out by 830 and sleep the whole night. |
Anonymous
| Neither of you should do this. You should have rented a house/condo for the weekend. Live and learn. |
Anonymous
| Not OK until they are old enough to get out in case of a fire alarm going off by themselves. So a teenager would be fine, anyone younger is not. |
Anonymous
| I'm very much "push our little birdies out to fly" but would not do this. |
Anonymous
| Neither of you should leave a 3 yo child alone. However, there is a simple solution. Put them to bed together in one of your rooms, then have your drink in the suite sitting room. When you're done, the other sleeping child gets carried back by parents. |
Anonymous
| Ok, so why can’t you split up? One parent go, the other stay. |