My DS has a friend who occasionally comes to our house to play. He has slept over occasionally. They are 9 and he is a good kid. Friends mum is ok although parents in a way completely differently to us and allows her son to go into town alone and cross busy roads and to play near local river etc which we certainly would not allow.
Friends mum has asked if DS wants to go on a caravan break with them next week for 3 nights and I know that the boys will be allowed to wander free with no real restrictions whilst mum sits in the local pub (I'm not being judgemental. It's a fact).
DS wants to go and to be honest I'm sick of making excuses when they invite him round to play etc.(He wouldn't be playing in their home/garden he'd be at the local precinct or river
hanging out) I'm running out of ways to politely say no and it's starting to look ridiculous and obvious.
WWYD?