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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

All the stuff you listed, an 18 year old should be able to handle on his/her own. Period. If they can't you have failed them.  [/quote]
I would love to know how old your oldest is.

More parent bashing. I don't know if mine (30 and 33) knew all that stuff at 18. It doesn't matter how long the trip is, if there's an emergency, he needs to be able to handle it, especially (and I don't know if this is true in this situation) Mom isn't always available by cell. We go up into the mountains in VA and there's often no cell service. I don't know about the service in the beach town she's planning on going to. Presumably, one would not always have a cell phone on them at the beach.[/quote]

Holy crap. Could you not make yourself a sandwich at 18? Truly, if your kids can't get food from the fridge and into their mouths at age 18, you failed big time. Also, they know how to call 911. [/quote]

It really is alarming the number of "parents" here who think an 18 y ear old can not function a few days without someone telling them what to do.[/quote]

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