What to do?
My middle younger brother has asked us if he can take my older son on a skiing snowboarding weekend. My son has done neither, but picks up new things pretty quickly. He’d like to go. I’m a bit hesitant to say yes. One of the things I am most worried about is the distance from home if something happened. They’d be going to the Poconos, so he’d be about two hours from home. Yes I know that is much closer than he’d be if he were at one of those gorgeous fractional ownership homes they’re building in Colorado, but it still means I can’t get right to him. We have to decide soon, the trip would be in two weeks. Have any of you let your kids go away for a weekend where they could get hurt? How old were your kids?
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When I was younger my aunts and uncles would take my sisters and I all over the country with them. Now, I let my sisters do the same for my children. My siblings and I had amazing experiences which I wouldn’t have had if my parents had not let us go. Personally, its up to your ability to trust in your brother being able to take care of your son.
I never let my kids go on long trips either with family or friends. Oh sure I have been called over protective and even a controlling, but the fact is if something were to happen, how would I resolve the problem. I think that it is best to keep the kids at home and plan exciting things as a family.
Everybody talks about this so-called Rotating Priority System® which supposedly avoids fights between FRACTIONAL owners. But nobody seems to be able to show this program.
This really, really depends on the age of your kid. My parents never let me go to any such thing, but if he’s a teenage boy, he’s gonna LOVE it, and be forever thankful to you. If he’s pre-teenage, he’s not old enough unless your brother REALLY knows what he’s doing.
He’s twelve and my brother is 24. He really wants to go but I just don’t know.