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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That was 30 years ago when people thought hitchhiking was fine too.[/quote]

PP here. True.
I am realizing we need to go because everyone else is.
I'm bummed because I raised a kid who could totally do this on her own at age 18.[/quote]

DP.  All of these kids are perfectly capable of doing this on their own.  The point is, it's for both students AND parents.  Not sure why you don't grasp this.[/quote]

Of course **I** grasp this, but there are people upthread saying it would be irresponsible to send a student on a plane by themselves. I think it's really paranoid and time to cut the cord, at least in our case it would be paranoid.

But I also think there's a reason it's good for kids to go alone that is beyond just travel. I get that parents now spend so mucn more $ on education, but...[/quote]

This has been addressed multiple times and you must be the same poster who for some reason doesn't understand this is a family event. We're not paranoid and in fact my kid (like most) has flown alone multiple times. But no, at 17 he hasn't (and legally can't) stay alone in a hotel in another city. The events are largely designed for parents and their kids about to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in a major life decision. We get it, you don't want to take the day off work, but this isn't about paranoia.[/quote]

No, I’m the original bad parent poster and that was a different poster.  I’m not blaming anyone that wants to go - that’s totally fine if it seems like a fun way to spend a day or if there is relevant info to be learned.  My kid did ED so we are already contractually locked in.  We’ll go for family weekend and get the school’s song and dance then, but this just seems silly to me to spend another thousand and take a day off work to go with her when she will not be spending any time with me.  I’d rather take the day off to do something fun with her before she leaves for school.  For the amount I’d pay on my plane tickets, I could take her to NyC for the day to see a show.

Honestly, it just never occurred to me that I would even go, so interesting to hear the different perspectives!  I’ll take her for move in day and go to family day.  In general she’s very independent and wants to just do everything herself.  I was not involved at all in her college applications, although I did insist she tell me where she was applying and why.  She’s always been like this.  [/quote]

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