Anonymous
07/22/2018 21:21
Subject: Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Four recent high school graduates far away at a resort with free unlimited alcohol? That seems like a bad way to transition to college. I understand the idea that they are 18 and adults but still . . . .
Huh? In less than a couple months, he will be at college. Around other graduates. With alcohol.
Not with unlimited free alcohol and no supervision. At college, there will be supervision, plus classes and the booze will not be all day free, well at least at most schools.
College parties provide unlimited alcohol all. the. time, and I'm not sure what supervision you think your son/daughter has at college? No one is coming knocking on your door if you don't show up for a few classes, no one is going to force you to return home to your dorm room if you would rather party all night.
Land the helicopter!
It’s not helicoptering to not be cool with your kid’s first unlimited alcohol experience taking place in a foreign country.
“I’m not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom!”
Anonymous
07/22/2018 21:14
Subject: Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Four recent high school graduates far away at a resort with free unlimited alcohol? That seems like a bad way to transition to college. I understand the idea that they are 18 and adults but still . . . .
Huh? In less than a couple months, he will be at college. Around other graduates. With alcohol.
Not with unlimited free alcohol and no supervision. At college, there will be supervision, plus classes and the booze will not be all day free, well at least at most schools.
College parties provide unlimited alcohol all. the. time, and I'm not sure what supervision you think your son/daughter has at college? No one is coming knocking on your door if you don't show up for a few classes, no one is going to force you to return home to your dorm room if you would rather party all night.
Land the helicopter!
Anonymous
07/22/2018 20:23
Subject: Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Four recent high school graduates far away at a resort with free unlimited alcohol? That seems like a bad way to transition to college. I understand the idea that they are 18 and adults but still . . . .
Huh? In less than a couple months, he will be at college. Around other graduates. With alcohol.
Not with unlimited free alcohol and no supervision. At college, there will be supervision, plus classes and the booze will not be all day free, well at least at most schools.
Anonymous
07/22/2018 18:44
Subject: Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Anonymous wrote:Four recent high school graduates far away at a resort with free unlimited alcohol? That seems like a bad way to transition to college. I understand the idea that they are 18 and adults but still . . . .
Huh? In less than a couple months, he will be at college. Around other graduates. With alcohol.
Anonymous
07/22/2018 15:35
Subject: Re:Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
He is 18 and as long as he is paying for it, he does not need your permission.
Anonymous
07/22/2018 14:14
Subject: Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Lmao
Anonymous
07/22/2018 13:26
Subject: Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
No. Recipe for disaster.
Anonymous
07/22/2018 12:40
Subject: Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Four recent high school graduates far away at a resort with free unlimited alcohol? That seems like a bad way to transition to college. I understand the idea that they are 18 and adults but still . . . .
Anonymous
07/21/2018 23:07
Subject: Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Anonymous wrote:Would you let you recently graduated high schooler, who just turned 18, go on a trip to Aruba with three guy friends? To an all inclusive including alcohol? Assume he is a good kid with good grades and hasn’t really gotten in trouble before.
TIA
No, no need whatesoever. And we went there for 4 xmas breaks in a row.
Anonymous
07/21/2018 11:17
Subject: Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Anonymous wrote:18 is an adult. If he can pay his way, then it's not my decision.
+1
If I am subsidizing it in any way, then no.
Anonymous
07/21/2018 11:16
Subject: Re:Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
If he is paying for it, why not? Just have a talk about safety. If you are paying, I assume you can afford it as well as college so why not?
Anonymous
07/21/2018 11:06
Subject: Re:Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Yes, Aruba is actually quite safe.
I’d much rather he go there than Mexico.
I’d much rather he go there than Mexico.
Anonymous
07/16/2018 14:29
Subject: Re:Aruba trip for just graduated high schooler
Anonymous wrote:No ones saying it’s not a safe country! It’s just that 95% of 18 year olds males aren’t mature enough to make the right decisions, especially in a group setting.
At somebody point you have to let go as a parent. Trust in the job you did and let your now adult child make his own decision.