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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No.

And the hotel will kick you out if they find out.[/quote]

You are kidding right?

Most state laws allow kids over the age of 8 to stay [b]home[/b] alone. heck, I was babysitting toddlers at night when i was 12. [/quote]

The hotel is not OP's home.

Where exactly is OP planning on going with the younger child?   She just says "take my little one out."   Does she mean to sit and read books in the hotel lobby (which I agree would be fine?)   Or does she mean to the children's museum 15 miles away (not at all ok?)  [/quote]

Guess we all have different levels of comfort.  Like I said, I babysat in other people's houses at 12 and it's a hotel if there was a true emergency there is a front desk.

If internet goes out they miss school and watch TV no big deal. Also have a phone to call mom if there is an issue.

We left our kids alone in a condo on a ski trip when they were 9 and 11. Really not a big deal.  They played on their iPads and didn't move from the couch. Heck there was even one afternoon where I left the 9 yr old alone for a few hours.

COVID has also changed my vies of leaving kids home alone and independence. Before this year I was a lot less comfortable leaving my kids home alone, but there were a lot of instances this year where we had no choice.  [/quote]

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