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<blockquote data-quote="jamrobmic" data-source="post: 76046" data-attributes="member: 1412"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CAmom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">On the other hand, my father reminded us that our son is impulsive and doesn't do a lot of self-reflection when he makes decisions.</div></div></p><p></p><p>This describes my son. He's not a party kind of kid, but on the occasions when we have been gone for a few hours, we usually come home to find a yard full of teens (some of whom we don't know or don't know well). Even when he has been told repeatedly that we don't want people here when we're gone. And these are on occasions when our son knows we won't be gone overnight. We have debated going away for longer than a day, but so far, we've decided it's not worth the risk. I don't think my son, on his own, would get into any trouble, but add a few friends, and anything is liable to happen.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, you know your son better than anyone. If you're pretty sure nothing would happen, I would go ahead and go, but I would probably check in with a neighbor every so often to make sure there aren't any problems.</p><p></p><p>One other thought-there have been times when we dragged my son along with us on family outings, and he ended up actually enjoying himself, even though initially he really didn't want to go. Do you think your son would enjoy going once you got to your destination?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jamrobmic, post: 76046, member: 1412"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CAmom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">On the other hand, my father reminded us that our son is impulsive and doesn't do a lot of self-reflection when he makes decisions.</div></div> This describes my son. He's not a party kind of kid, but on the occasions when we have been gone for a few hours, we usually come home to find a yard full of teens (some of whom we don't know or don't know well). Even when he has been told repeatedly that we don't want people here when we're gone. And these are on occasions when our son knows we won't be gone overnight. We have debated going away for longer than a day, but so far, we've decided it's not worth the risk. I don't think my son, on his own, would get into any trouble, but add a few friends, and anything is liable to happen. Having said that, you know your son better than anyone. If you're pretty sure nothing would happen, I would go ahead and go, but I would probably check in with a neighbor every so often to make sure there aren't any problems. One other thought-there have been times when we dragged my son along with us on family outings, and he ended up actually enjoying himself, even though initially he really didn't want to go. Do you think your son would enjoy going once you got to your destination? [/QUOTE]
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