Date: 8/13/2002 9:53:00 PM
From Authorid: 12103
Well..i am 18..lol Seriously though..she is an adult now..Even though she probley lives under your roof...its your rules..you can have the majority of the say that goes on..Unless you have a good reason to hold her back from going (such as she does bad things...gets bad grades..is rude to you, shows that she is irresponsible, etc.) But other then that, i think she should go.  |
Date: 8/13/2002 9:54:00 PM
From Authorid: 16845
cancun could be a once in a life time opportunity for her. IF you change your mind on letting her go with her senior trip promise to take her yourself at a later date. BUT if you trust her and she's got a good head on her shoulders and you KNOW the chaperones.....let her go......or better yet why don't you volunteer to chaparone? LOL@  |
Date: 8/13/2002 9:54:00 PM
From Authorid: 54570
Thats a hard one to really answer. All I can say is you will have to trust her if she does go. I am sure she wouldnt put herself in any bad situation. I also hope she can see through the "guys" ruses as well. And yes she prolly will drink but hopefully she will know her limit. If anything tell her if she is going to drink to stand up and walk around drinking. At least the alcohol will affect her while she is moving. If she sits the alcohol will "kick" her when she does stand providing others with opportunities. But trust her judgement. After all you raised her to be good. Ttyl SmoknJoe  |
|
Date: 8/13/2002 9:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 54570
Noooooo dont volunteer as a chaperone that would humiliate her. Trust her OK. If her friends are there they will take care of her. No need for embarrassment. SmoknJoe |
Date: 8/13/2002 9:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 17014
Sure. I went on a coed camping trip after I graduated. :)  |
|
Date: 8/13/2002 9:57:00 PM
From Authorid: 17014
If she's got a good head on her shoulders like you said-- everything will be fine. :) |
Date: 8/13/2002 9:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 53339
Well do you know who is going? Are there friends of hers that you trus going? I'm 20 and when ever me and my friend's go any where we always watch out for each other and we stick together. That is how I think a lot of girls are nowadays. Just make sure she knows not to take any drinks from anyone. And to make sure she watches asa her drinks are made and to cover the cup. And espescially don't leave by herself. Besides you said she is a good kid that won't change over night. I'm pretty sure she will hear your voice in her head when she is down there facing situations.  |
Date: 8/13/2002 9:59:00 PM
From Authorid: 55679
At 18 see should be an adult. One to try to make her own decisions and make the smart ones too. Since it is a class trip why would the chaperones let them drink? With how much you are concerned I am sure you raised one heck of a kid and she has a good head on her shoulders. Trust your parenting a little more, she will do the right thing if the situation comes up. ~JC  |
Date: 8/13/2002 10:01:00 PM
From Authorid: 42519
Yep.  |
Date: 8/13/2002 10:34:00 PM
From Authorid: 53927
I'm only 16, so this is kind of a kids perspective, but I think I am a bit mature. I do think that there are a lot of sickos out there, expecially on vacation, but they are everywhere. I think it is a matter of trust and if you think she will be okay, then you should let her go. Trust your motherly instincs, lol. I don't think this helped much but I hope you get something out of it.  |
Date: 8/13/2002 10:36:00 PM
From Authorid: 9130
I say let her go-- she'll think you are a really cool mom if you do ;)  |
Date: 8/13/2002 10:51:00 PM
From Authorid: 50435
Let her go. There's just as much danger in something bad happening to her on the way to the mall as there is in Cancun. In Cancun she will be surrounded by thousands of other people most of the time. So long as she doesn't leave the resort she'll be OK. The only trouble she can really get into, minus the obvious, will be out of her own 18 yo. stupidity. But hey, we were ALL 18 at one time...  |
Date: 8/13/2002 11:38:00 PM
From Authorid: 53052
a friend of mine went there on her grad trip she met a great guy and came back very happy nothing bad happened... except long distance love*LOL* she went back again the next year!  |
Date: 8/14/2002 3:11:00 AM
From Authorid: 14780
Well, being as she would be 18...let her go...she will be okay, you said she had a good head on her shoulder....  |
Date: 8/14/2002 5:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 47218
I don't think you are being to lenient. You should be glad that there will be adults around to keep an eye on her. Since she will be 18 and an adult soon, you will have to get used to giving her more freedom in making her own decisions, and trust the fact that you have raised her well and have given her good judgement. Mothers always want to look out for their kids, but at some point it's time to sit back and let the kids do things for themselves.  |
Date: 8/11/2006 12:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 7574
I probably wouldn't..Did you let her go?  |
47508 Category:(General Advice) Created:(8/13/2002 9:49:00 PM)