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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No you should not leave you son for two weeks so you can have fun. I would be super annoyed if a friend asked me to watch her kid for two weeks for a non emergency. [/quote]

I wouldn't, but I'd also expect 1) an amazing gift upon their return and 2) some big time "you owe me" favors.

An 8th grader should be fairly self-sufficient.  I don't think I'd leave younger than a 13 yo for more than a week.

When you think about it, they're only an 'imposition' upon the family for an hour or so before school and a few hours after school; even less if sports are involved.

We've had kids stay with us for a week when their parents both had business trips at the same time that they couldn't get out of.  It really was very little extra work.  I had to make a bit extra for breakfast, but the kids both ate at school for lunch, so there was no extra work there.  They played on the same sports team as my son, so I was already picking someone up from practice.  And I always do big dinners because I like to have leftovers for lunch, so there were no real dinner adjustments that needed made.

Just make sure you GO into the school with a note that states when you'll be gone and who has custody of the kids during that time.  Leave all of the appropriate information with the person watching the kid (doctors, insurance, etc.).[/quote]

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