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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous].... but he really wants me to. He gets bored with his brother and  wants to have a friend with him. WWYD?[/quote]

I am an introvert. A vacation with additional children is not a vacation. I limit my children to inviting friends along on short trips, and try to keep the family vacation family only.[/quote] I'm an introvert too, and I'm 14:21 above who said I would let my teen bring a friend along.  They dont want to do activites with you, they dont want to spend time with you.  sounds harsh but it's a reality.  I'd definitely have an organized activity or two for everyone, maybe a dinner or put put golf or something (depends on where you are) but mostly they will do their own thing.

As far as the younger kid, I say heck no.  And my explanation to the younger kid, you dont always get to do things that your older brother does.  He doesent get to bring a friend along until he's x amount of years old and the same is true for you (this is the same conversation we have about a lot of things; bedtime, bigger portion at dinner, having a cell phone, etc).   My reason, younger than teens and it becomes more work and I actually do have to find ways to entertain them.  [/quote]

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