Anyone else anxious about summer hols with teen?

[Knackeredwithteen]

Ds is 16, sibling has left home. I’m insanely anxious and guilty about the summer. It seems so long and he’ll be on his own for lots of it.
what do you do with your single teens?

Thanks ivyyy I’ll do that. I feel for you! Dh has stressful job and meetings seem to crop up whenever we try to do anything so I sympathise.
I hope your DD gets something to do.
There are a few last minute hols on tui (£££!) and of course I feel like DH moves the goal posts. He’s just said ‘you book it I’m at work all day’ which I translate as ‘I’m stressed and knackered and if you book it I can blame you’.
we are v stressed as DD who is trans has decided we are transphobic. She thinks taking steroids is perfectly safe, obviously we’d rather she didn’t risk it.so she has gone no contact. It’s amazing how much this has impacted my mental health, I’m so anxious it’s hard to function.
madcats that all sounds so wonderful and organised, tips please! DS didn’t do d of e, we have no extended family - we are just us 3. I’ll have a look for courses.
tbh finding it hard to function at all atm!

Budgetish (and a few local bus or train stations)? And interests?

It's two of you?

DD is 16 and has lined up a few activities - sports camp, drama school, music summer school, art workshops (will be spending time with friends in most of these). She'll be going to a couple of festivals and working pt in a friend's business. I have some days off and we plan to do afternoon tea and we have some theatre and concerts planned. We'll have a family holiday for 2 weeks as well.

Lovely. pamsen but not helping!

Yep sounds great if you have that type of child! Many aren't arty or sporty, and money is an issue as these things are rarely free.

My db has access to all sorts of activities and camps for his two, they're at a private school and he books them in for several days a week when they're not away. Most of the other parents do the same so they're with their friends too. He's very well off so can afford it and is open about it being a Godsend as being a private school they also get 8-9 weeks off for the summer holidays!

Money is tight here, but even if we could afford lots of organised activities or camps, dd just isn't into those sorts of things. She's not sporty or into dance, there doesn't seem to be a lot else on round here. Plus you need a compliant child lol. Dd is ND so that also effects things.

Hi ivyyy yes, share your pain! There’s a cookery course for teens for a week - £500 odd quid. A festival, well..again £100? And like your child, DS is 16 so doesn’t want to be in with 10 yr olds. He actually said, ‘why would you pay to learn to cook? Just get a book or a you tube video’
we also have a SIL who books hers into summer camps that are £5k and we get to imagine her child learning to water ski, horse ride , etc. while my MIL tells me how hard it all is for her. 🙄
and yes, I found a Not Too Expensive outdoor thing in the lakes…but none of his mates wanted to go - or parents wanted to pay for.
Luckily he has picked up his dads guitar, maybe boredom will turn him into a pop star!
hope your daughter has a good time Ivyyy