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[quote=Anonymous]I am a little confused by the people saying they wouldn't allow it because:
1. OP's daughter is "only" 17 and 17 = kid
2. OP's daughter is in high school and the boyfriend is in college

I'm confused by these because: 
1. With all the red-shirting going on these days, it's entirely possible that MANY boys are 19 when they graduate from high school. So maybe OP's daughter is going into her senior year and the boyfriend just graduated from high school a month ago
2. What do you think magically happens once a young woman goes from being 17 to 18?

My daughter was 16 when she graduated from high school and started college. She and her friends at college were forever going to each others homes for weekends. To me the issue is not whether or not she's having sex or not. The issue is 10 days is too long for two hormonal teenagers to get along with each other with minimal supervision, and OP's DD won't have someone at home who she can call crying to come pick her up when they get in a big fight (which is a big probability).

OP, maybe your husband can see your daughter as she is, more clearly than you can? A few times that's happened with us, with our kids. One of us can see they're ready to go into Manhattan with friends and the other is like "Her hair was in pigtail braids just last week, so she's a little girl!" So I'd say talk to your husband about WHY he said okay to this. Then talk to your DD about what her exit strategy is if she needs one. I told my teens that if they called me from ANYWHERE, EVER, I would always come pick them up or get them home. If both you and your husband are out of town while she's away, what is the plan for how she'll get home if she needs to cut her trip short? [/quote]

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