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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm guessing a lot of the PP's have kids who are like...5. Just wait a few years and you'll be thinking the same thing.

OP, two suggestions, actually one with different approaches.

1. He has a friend stay with him at your house.
2. He stays with a friend at their house.[/quote]

Really??  What about college?[/quote]
NP. Going off to college is really nothing like being home alone. Most freshmen have a meal plan, so no meal prep. There's very little housekeeping, other than changing one's bedsheets when one gets the urge and doing laundry. No maintenance, no upkeep required. Have a problem? Call the housing office. Need help? Go to the RA. There are other people around constantly.[/quote]

NP. We are talking about an 18yo. What 18yo do you know who can't kept himself fed for one weekend? Housekeeping? How is that even relevant for this situation? He can do his own dishes, no?

Only op knows her son. But he should be 100% capable of staying alone for the weekend as far as "meal prep" and generally caring for himself. Posters who are concerned he'll be bored, lonely, or feel odd alone in the house at night, so what? Is there some benefit to shielding an 18yo from feeling those feelings? Would it harm him?

The only concern here is: no parties. Only op knows her kid well enough to determine whether she can trust him to not throw a crazy party. [/quote]

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