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[quote=Anonymous]I have 4 teens and we have never been "blanket" no or yes type parents.  I would get as much information as I can about the trip.  There are a lot of variables.  What is the location of the house (a house in OC is much different environment than one in Bethany)? Who are the other kids going and how well do you know them?   What about the chaperones?  There are some friends' parents that we would not trust to go across the street - there are others that run a tighter ship than we do.  What is your DD like?  Do you let her go out at 16YO here?  (If so, do not be naive - there is nothing she can do at the beach that she cannot do here. There are sex, alcohol and drugs here too.)  What will the rules be and can other parents have input?

I firmly believe that you have to give kid responsble freedom and each one of my kids has taken trips without us, whether it was vacationing with another family or travelling with a sports team.  That is different than this trip, however.  As a general matter, my kids did not do "beach week" until they turned 18 or graduated HS.

Based on the limited informaton you have provided, I would likely say no to this one.[/quote]

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