Anonymous wrote:How would you handle this? We all know what happens in Ibiza (major party scene). 19 yo son wants to go this summer and has the $$ to do so. I am really against this for many reasons (he can be impulsive and isn’t the strongest when it comes to peer pressure). What leeway do I have as the mom? He of course is using the “I’m an adult” line

My 22 y.o. daughter went there along and then with 3 girlfriends, they had so much fun!

Anonymous wrote:Once he sleeps with a few European girls he will never want to have anything to do with American girls again

That is so inaccurate. Dcum male posters never fail to astonish me with their retrograde views on female sexuality- dilettantes.

Once he sleeps with a few European girls he will never want to have anything to do with American girls again

I've partied in Ibiza many times, as recently as a year ago. The party scene has gone more upscale over the years. If he wants to hit the big clubs, they are 50+ euro to get in and then even a water will run 10 euro. But plenty of Europeans (especially Brits) around that age go there. There are parts of Ibiza that cater to the lower-end crowd, like San Antonio de Portmany, with all the bars offering 2 for 1 drink specials and the like. He'll be a hit with the British lasses because of his American accent -- not many Americans go there.

Tell him not to buy any drugs from the guys on the street -- it's fake or worse. Also there are pickpockets, especially at the packed bars, so keep a backup credit card at the room and don't carry your passport (in the rare case they check ID, a driver's license will usually be OK).

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Anonymous wrote:Whatever he can do there, he can do here. Only thing you can do is bribe him with something better or threaten to take something away.

I advise instead to treat him like an adult and talk about how to stay out of trouble and how to handle various scenarios.

100% this

umm, that was supposed to happen at 12