Looking for some opinions. This is long as I don't want to dripfeed.
DS1 is 17 (just) and is well travelled. He has travelled with us extensively and has also travelled overseas on his own (separate trips of 2 + weeks to India and China with school) and done one solo trip to Europe (we are in Australia) last December.
During this last trip - a 4 week residential visit to a Language School (he is preparing to go to University in Europe at the end of this year), he met a lovely girl who is also studying language. She is from Russia.
DS is a sensible, mature young man who generally doesn't make foolhardy decisions. He is very driven on his chosen path (to study for a specialist degree in a European university). To achieve this he has attended Saturday school here in Australia to become proficient in the language etc.
He is absolutely in love with this young lady and by all accounts it works both ways. They write each other handwritten letters, they talk all the time and will likely continue a relationship at the end of this year when they both go to Uni in Europe.
The thing is, this girl's family have asked him to visit. He would be flying to Russia on his own and staying with her family for two weeks.
On the one hand, he is a wonderful responsible boy. He works hard and has, in addition to all of his school and extra language school commitments found a part time job to fund the trip. My gut instinct is to support him, to get to know this young lady and her family (by Skype etc) and to let him go on the two week trip to see her in the middle of the year. He tells me that the prospect of not seeing her before December is unbearable...
On the other hand, there is a part of me that thinks I am mad to even consider it.
WWYD?
PS - although probably not material, DS is 6ft5 and very capable of physically looking after himself (he cooks, cleans washes etc).
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GoldenMcOldie · 18/04/2018 06:47
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