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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m hosting an almost identical trip this summer. Food costs for seven 17-18 year old athletes for 6 days are no joke! (And I’m no I’m not rich - I just have family house I can get free access to for the week). The kids are already talking about the lobster boil they want to have and the steaks they want to grill…

My plan was to tell my kid to tell his friends that I’m going to stock up on basic food but they should bring cash if they want to go out or buy fancy food to cook. If parents want to Venmo me something that would certainly be appreciated but I’m not going to ask.

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You cook basic food and if they don’t like it too bad.  That’s crazy to expect those things.  [/quote]

That’s exactly what I said I’m doing. If they want to go buy lobsters and cook them I’m happy to tell them where to find the seafood store. I think it’s great that they’re already planning meals for themselves and don’t think anyone is expecting I’ll buy them lobster - but I’m asking DS to make sure that’s clear from the start because teen boys can be clueless (and I’m also not asking parents to shell out $$$$ for lobster).

At this age it’s interesting because as others have said, it’s kind of borderline between “a group trip planned by friends” and something parents host. My strategy is to let them make it mostly the former with age-appropriate guard rails (and calories). So the boys are planning it, but I’ll reach out to parents and let them know the basic deal and level of supervision they can expect, give my son guidelines and support to plan things like food and activities with his friends, and set ground rules and expectations with the kids when they arrive (cleaning up after themselves and respecting the house, no drugs/alcohol, driving rules, etc) and we’ll make sure they’re following them during the week.

It’s not a family vacation. It’s a chance for them to have a great time with friends, us to get to know them all, and my son (and his friends) to practice some adulting.[/quote]

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