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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]

THIS ^^.  My kid has traveled all over Europe by herself.  She's fully capable of hopping on a plane and going anywhere - but that's not the point, because these ASDs are designed for families.  [/quote]

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