AIBU to go away for the weekend whilst 10 year old DD on guide camp?

[mysteryfairy]

I think I probably am but DH is convinced it would be ok...

We would be about 2 hrs drive away taking older DSs to an event unsuitable for DD. A friend with a fellow guide DD who is going camping has offered to be on call for her.

Would you risk it?

You can't always being in rescuing distance though so you have to trust the leaders. DS1 has been to Scout camp abroad and I will admit to carrying my passport and credit card at all times.

In the Uk DS1 last 2 scout trips have included an A&E trip for somebody, but in each case they contacted the parents to explain and kids carried on at camp afterwards.

When bil was younger he went on cadet camp, MIL went to Greece and didn't tell them! Panicked phone all from bil followed needing to come home, we weren't impressed! I think it would be fine as long as they know you're away and friend is on call.

I went on a two week Woodcraft camp when I was 6 and my parents went to France.

They did nominate a friend for any emergency though.

we rub our hands with glee and get a weekend away booked when scout and cub camp happen on the same weekend. Always tell the leaders, and nominate a friend in loco parentis if something were to go wrong.

Am now wondering how DS1 and DS2 are faring at their respective camps tonight. DS1 is an hour away and DS2 10 minutes.

Having a great time I'm sure raspberry :)

DS1 did actually break his foot at a festival this summer and that is last in a long line of injuries across the two boys, mostly sustained at school, generally rugby associated!

I was also in the position of being told to prepare for the worst with DS2 when he was younger and critically ill though thankfully he is fine now.

Think this is what has made me paranoid as nothing dramatic has ever happened to DD - the worst I can think of was when school rang to say her tonsillitis was recurring when I was 85 miles away in a meeting.

I am going to book for us to go though - all the common sense on the thread has helped me put things in perspective.

You send her to school and go do other things and she comes home fine. Right?

Same thing only longer and with her having more fun.

Sorry to rain on your parade, but you may have to tread with care. I had a thread last year about DDs first trip to guide camp. It was for a week and she became obsessed with the fact that we were going to go and stay with DH's brother the night before we were due to pick her up. For some reason it really unsettled her (we would have been about 2 hours away as opposed to 1 hour). In the end she got homesick and had to be picked up two days early anyway.

I am sure your DD will be fine though.

I said earlier go and enjoy and I mean that.
The only thing I would say is know how your child is likely to react.
Mine have been going away on PGL's since they were 7 and are really used to cub/ scout and now explorer camps as well as school residentials and youtch club weeks away.

Last year DS2 was on Scout camp and if you can remember last summer it was virtually none stop rain and their tents were flooded every night.
DS sounded rather scornful when he told me one boy had to go home because he was crying every night. I said to DS 'didn't you want to come home' He gave me such a scornful look and said ' it's only water!!!!'

A different personality child and I could have been the parent having to pick up!!