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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 44657" data-attributes="member: 701"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Suz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If we're talking about Rob, I'd say 40 years old.</p><p>:rofl:</p><p>Suz </div></div></p><p></p><p>LOL, I'm sure you're not the only mom who has that for a target age. </p><p></p><p>This is a trip for 7th graders-an optional trip we signed up for last fall combining a band competition with theme park afterwards. Chaperones signed up and paid then and there was no word that more were needed. We parents just assumed that the kids would be in groups with one adult like they were the previous year. When we got the sheet home last week clearly the plan from the start was to let the kids go like this. A number of us wouldn't have signed our kids on had we known of the (lack of) supervision arrangements. It puts us in a bad way with our kids if we press ourselves on as chaperones at this point (if that's even possible) and insist that our teens stay with us when the rest of the group is going loose. If we pull the kids out, it doesn't send a good message either because they committed to a group performance. If we drive to bring kids home after the performance, it's 6+ hours in the car. It's a no win no matter what we do.</p><p></p><p>7th grade still seems young. Heck, the school doesn't even allow kids this age to go to their lockers without a pass! My easy child's a little older due to having a summer birthday and is a responsible kid. If I could be sure he'd be with a group who was equally responsible I'd feel more easy. I used to do this trip with my band, but that was high school.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for you input, everyone. easy child's going but I'm not happy about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 44657, member: 701"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Suz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If we're talking about Rob, I'd say 40 years old. [img]:rofl:[/img] Suz </div></div> LOL, I'm sure you're not the only mom who has that for a target age. This is a trip for 7th graders-an optional trip we signed up for last fall combining a band competition with theme park afterwards. Chaperones signed up and paid then and there was no word that more were needed. We parents just assumed that the kids would be in groups with one adult like they were the previous year. When we got the sheet home last week clearly the plan from the start was to let the kids go like this. A number of us wouldn't have signed our kids on had we known of the (lack of) supervision arrangements. It puts us in a bad way with our kids if we press ourselves on as chaperones at this point (if that's even possible) and insist that our teens stay with us when the rest of the group is going loose. If we pull the kids out, it doesn't send a good message either because they committed to a group performance. If we drive to bring kids home after the performance, it's 6+ hours in the car. It's a no win no matter what we do. 7th grade still seems young. Heck, the school doesn't even allow kids this age to go to their lockers without a pass! My easy child's a little older due to having a summer birthday and is a responsible kid. If I could be sure he'd be with a group who was equally responsible I'd feel more easy. I used to do this trip with my band, but that was high school. Thanks for you input, everyone. easy child's going but I'm not happy about it. [/QUOTE]
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