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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t leave them overnight at all. Someone responsible needs to stay at the house. You need to wait a few more years. You and DH can handle it.[/quote]

Are you kidding me. Kid is almost 16 years old. There is something very, very wrong if a 16 year old cannot handle himself and watch his  brother overnight. He will be in college soon!  [/quote]

Then, how about waiting until they are actually 18 and in College?

It is irresponsible and poor parenting to leave your 16yr. old alone and on top, caring for a younger sibling for 4 days. See what CPS thinks?,[/quote]

Sorry you’ve raised irresponsible and untrustworthy children who can’t handle being alone for a night.  And I’m a prosecutor and so stop the chirping about CPS. You sound clueless. [/quote]

What if one of them needs to go to urgent care? OP's kids can't even drive. [/quote]

Op here. My kids have good friends in the neighborhood including 5 physicians on our block. We would not depend on them but we have good relationships with many people in the community.

I have decided not to go on the trip and we will not be leaving the kids home alone. It is less about childcare and more about just rescheduling a trip we can go altogether.

My older son is as responsible as one can get as a kid his age. He is more responsible than most college students. I absolutely would trust and be ok with him staying home alone overnight, probably not 4 nights though.

My 13yo is not the same as his older brother and I would not trust him alone and would never leave him alone overnight. It seems to big of a burden to put on his older brother.

MIL said she would come stay with them but we just decided not to do the trip.[/quote]

What is your neighbor supposed to do? Doesn’t matter if they are a physician.  They aren’t responsible for your kid and certainly aren’t going to give them medical care bc you are irresponsible and left them alone.
 I’d be super pissed if my neighbors considered me their medical plan while they left their minor kids at home for 4 days. [/quote]

And the purpose of my post was to figure out what childcare was appropriate for teenagers. I was never going to leave them home alone for 4 days. [/quote]

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