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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Luckily my dd is not interested in beach week.  Right now she is looking forward to a breather from her classmates and is excited to be planning her college orientation.

But if she happened to be interested, no, I would not permit her to go to traditional beach week.    However, I would be cool renting a large house with another mom, the 2 of us as chaperones and allowing the girls a reasonable amount of freedom.   [/quote]

You sound like the best kind of mom--loving and flexible but not afraid to set some limits--and I'm guessing you have a wonderful daughter![/quote]

Really? Because I thought this idea was way worse than the dad's golf trip idea. I can't imagine anything less cool than being at beach week with your mom. I guess you could put the option out there, but I can't imagine anyone would take you up on it, unless it's to a completely different beach where beach weekers won't be. I will probably play this decision by ear, depending on how mature DS is, but if I say no, I would either plan a different fun trip or nothing at all, not try to replicate beach week with my presence. [/quote]

Not at the same beach, for sure! That thought didn't even cross my mind! I still think it's a great idea (at a different beach). [/quote]

I am the poster who stated she would offer the alternate beach week, and yes, I was think of a completely different beach.   Funny enough, my kid has said if she had time she *WOULD* like to do this.   Maybe she just didn't want to hurt my feelings, but I think she was serious as she mentioned her list of boundaries that could not be crossed.

All kids are different, and perhaps many of your 18 year olds *ARE* ready for beach week.  However, every year I read articles and reports on how this trip gets out of hand.    It just isn't worth the risk IMO.    And as I said, it wasn't a battle to fight for us, DD told me that she is not interested in drinking cheap beer or bad wine and turning a beach rental into a flophouse with no idea in the end of with whom she would actually be sharing her surroundings.[/quote]

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