Sons friend coming on holiday with us

[cleanerupper]

Oh my I need advice!! Our sons friend is coming on holiday with us. Thing is, how on earth do we split the bills??? They are both 17. My son has a part time job whilst at college and his friend is in an apprenticeship job. When we go out for evening meals, breakfast, whatever, how would you split the bill?? We don't want to be bank rolling them both. We only have a set amount of spending money. Obviously we drink more alcohol than them but a soft drink isn't that much cheaper when in Europe!! My head is spinning!!! X

Don't invite a child on a family holiday if you're not prepared to pay for all expenses. You should expect to, if they don't come with money.

You can't invite a 17 year old on holiday then start asking them for their share at the dinner table wow

We're not going to extravagant restaurants and if we did that'd be our choice so of course we'd pay.

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lol. Like going on holiday was your choice and inviting him was too... but yet here we are*

Nobody EXPECTS to get a free holiday but it's not very hospitable to do what you were going to do. If I was the 17 year old and went home to tell my parents I'd been asked for '12%' of the dinner bill on holiday they'd have a great laugh

Of course we would offer to pay but usually this would/should be declined!

We obviously come from very different places if you think that's okay

If you offered to have him come along then you should be paying. Obviously drinks, ice creams and souvenirs they buy when off doing their own thing has to be from their money and I would expect if he doesn't earn much that he would bring money from his parents, but if you invited my son on holiday, didn't mention money and then decided you wanted me to pay for meals I would be very much less than impressed.
I have to say, expecting two 17 year old children to pay 25% shocks me. On family holiday we pay for all of our 17 and 19 year old kids food and drink just like we do at home.

I wouldn't expect either of my kids to pay for meals out if we took them and a friend on holiday!

Bimgy85 You do know all your comments could be in just one post don't you?? It's popped up again in my "I'm on". I'm not being patronising at all but the OP has obviously long gone so adding what everyone else has already said, days ago, has just opened the post again. I think she's heard everyone.

I'm here! I was being unreasonable in hind sight but just to let everyone know we are having a great time, no splitting of bills and all comments were taken on board. We're paying when we're all together, as suggested and they're getting on with their day. Sorry for any back lash I gave out, quite embarrassed now 😳

@whathappenedtherethen how do you think it popped up for me? Someone obviously commented before I did which instigated it popping back up for people to see. Hardly my fault

Great update :) Enjoy the rest of your holiday cleanerupper

Well done cleanerupper!!! It's lovely to see an update. Enjoy!!