leaving children home alone ( Archived) (82)

Mar 4, 2012 3:24 PM CST leaving children home alone
michael63ca
michael63camichael63caVancouver, Alberta Canada50 Threads 2 Polls 784 Posts
Would you leave your 15 year old daughter at home for a week by themselves to go on a trip with your new boy/girlfriend?
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Mar 4, 2012 3:47 PM CST leaving children home alone
70Libra
70Libra70LibraCounty, Waterford Ireland43 Threads 6,782 Posts
michael63ca: Would you leave your 15 year old daughter at home for a week by themselves to go on a trip with your new boy/girlfriend?

No
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Mar 4, 2012 3:48 PM CST leaving children home alone
boomboom_uk
boomboom_ukboomboom_ukglasgow, Central, Scotland UK51 Threads 3,257 Posts
never.. I couldnt leave mine in for a couple of hours and the house was wrecked laugh
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Mar 4, 2012 3:50 PM CST leaving children home alone
RoofusX
RoofusXRoofusXSan Diego, California USA10 Threads 9 Polls 26 Posts
michael63ca: Would you leave your 15 year old daughter at home for a week by themselves to go on a trip with your new boy/girlfriend?


Are you crazy?, that thought would never enter my mind. If it's my son though, I would. One thing though, he must not have half naked chicks running around my house, they must be fully naked. devil
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Mar 4, 2012 4:17 PM CST leaving children home alone
Sunnydaze14
Sunnydaze14Sunnydaze14Dublin, Ireland105 Threads 3 Polls 2,870 Posts
RoofusX: Are you crazy?, that thought would never enter my mind. If it's my son though, I would. One thing though, he must not have half naked chicks running around my house, they must be fully naked.


No way, a 15 year old, son OR daughter , I would not leave alone for a week, are you crazy?
Think of all the things that could go wrong, like the house getting burned down or wrecked from party gate crashers!wow
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Mar 4, 2012 4:33 PM CST leaving children home alone
Depends on the make and model of the 15 yr old
Some of these teen kids are older than Haitian creole!
professor

michael63ca: Would you leave your 15 year old daughter at home for a week by themselves to go on a trip with your new boy/girlfriend?
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Mar 4, 2012 5:31 PM CST leaving children home alone
EagleWoman
EagleWomanEagleWomanMalaga, Andalusia Spain22 Threads 4,719 Posts
michael63ca: Would you leave your 15 year old daughter at home for a week by themselves to go on a trip with your new boy/girlfriend?


No
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Mar 4, 2012 8:41 PM CST leaving children home alone
michael63ca
michael63camichael63caVancouver, Alberta Canada50 Threads 2 Polls 784 Posts
No I am NOT crazy, but I know someone who is!
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Mar 5, 2012 1:56 AM CST leaving children home alone
Witchaywoman
WitchaywomanWitchaywomanCarpentersville, Illinois USA97 Threads 13 Polls 4,344 Posts
When I was 15, if they left me alone, my boyfriend would have moved in for the week. But every 15 year old is different.
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Mar 5, 2012 2:20 AM CST leaving children home alone
serene56
serene56serene56Myplace, New South Wales Australia542 Threads 10 Polls 27,946 Posts
No.

Regardless of what they themselves may think, a 15 year old is still a child and needs to be regarded as such by their parent(s).
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Mar 5, 2012 2:21 AM CST leaving children home alone
mtncabingirl
mtncabingirlmtncabingirlboise, Idaho USA13 Threads 2 Polls 133 Posts
what kind of boyfriend is that...? a week away means you are probably only available by phone then in an emergency.?and could get home in hrs/days?...
house problems, i guarantee your car would be driven to who knows where/whenever:ferris bueller
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Mar 5, 2012 2:37 AM CST leaving children home alone
mtncabingirl
mtncabingirlmtncabingirlboise, Idaho USA13 Threads 2 Polls 133 Posts
michael63ca: No I am NOT crazy, but I know someone who is!


once sh-t hits the fan and police arrive,it's criminal child negligence no matter the situation-because the custodial parent is legally liable for any crime,injury,property damage and possibly non-custodial one as well.you could really wreck any trust between the parents by acting indifferent to him/her,by hiding it.you would need the child to lie about it also.

ends up in reassessment of custody.
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Mar 5, 2012 2:40 AM CST leaving children home alone
bhirdie
bhirdiebhirdieBeograd-Srbija, Shanghai, Shanghai China261 Posts
my son is 16 and i'd be concerned if he'd eat on time, go to school, do homework, stuff like that, if i left him alone and without any supervision for a week.
i have no doubt he'd bring his girlfriend and his mates, so no need to worry about that laugh
i might even give it a try this summer...and hopefully still have a home to come back to laugh
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Mar 5, 2012 2:57 AM CST leaving children home alone
StillOfTheNight
StillOfTheNightStillOfTheNightClarenville Area, Newfoundland Canada11 Threads 2,832 Posts
I'm 30 something and its still not a good idea to leave me home alone roll eyes
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Mar 5, 2012 2:59 AM CST leaving children home alone
lonelygal122
lonelygal122lonelygal122HallsGap, Victoria Australia8 Threads 4,567 Posts
StillOfTheNight: I'm 30 something and its still not a good idea to leave me home alone

Ya got that right.grin
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Mar 5, 2012 3:16 AM CST leaving children home alone
Petal7203
Petal7203Petal7203St. Andrew, Saint Andrew Jamaica1 Posts
no way can't happen. don't want to know the result of that so I would never take that risk. the thought of it scares me. (don't have a 15 year old at this time though)
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Mar 5, 2012 5:50 AM CST leaving children home alone
Konigsberg
KonigsbergKonigsbergJurassic Park (Site B), Nova Scotia Canada57 Threads 3 Polls 8,448 Posts
potarick: Depends on the make and model of the 15 yr old
Some of these teen kids are older than Haitian creole!


I hear you! thumbs up

Have done it in a past. With no problems. Even didn't need to clean house and, a meal was made for us to have after our trip.

If children are brought up with a sense of responsibilities ... why not.

I do believe at age of 15 they are not a children anymore .... they are more like young adults and have to act accordingly by being responsible for their actions. conversing
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Mar 5, 2012 5:53 AM CST leaving children home alone
Kristia49
Kristia49Kristia49toowoomba, Queensland Australia31 Threads 2,039 Posts
michael63ca: Would you leave your 15 year old daughter at home for a week by themselves to go on a trip with your new boy/girlfriend?

No way hosea.
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Mar 5, 2012 6:56 AM CST leaving children home alone
Lillym
LillymLillymSliema, Majjistral Malta33 Threads 3,391 Posts
michael63ca: Would you leave your 15 year old daughter at home for a week by themselves to go on a trip with your new boy/girlfriend?


simple answer is no...wouldn't dream of it!
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Mar 5, 2012 8:08 AM CST leaving children home alone
howdoyoudo
howdoyoudohowdoyoudoMiami, Florida USA92 Posts
Konigsberg: I hear you!

Have done it in a past. With no problems. Even didn't need to clean house and, a meal was made for us to have after our trip.

If children are brought up with a sense of responsibilities ... why not.

I do believe at age of 15 they are not a children anymore .... they are more like young adults and have to act accordingly by being responsible for their actions.



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