To be super anxious at going on hols without teens.

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We have 2 teen sons 15 and 18. Both will be staying home alone for the 2 weeks. Grandparents on both sides are no more than 10 minutes by car. Both will keep to themselves. Fridge and freezer full. No worrying about parties etc as they are not very social. In fact if I was home I would only really see them at meal times as spend their time gaming.

They will be checking in on them frequently and we will be calling daily. 2 week cruise as honeymoon due to marriage last year. Aibu to be filed with dread at leaving them that long. Previously done 3 nights with no issues. In the event of an emergency I will book a flight from nearest airport back home. DH thinks everything will be fine but I have been so anxious from when he booked it and now its almost here I'm just so unsure.

@crumblingschools eldest just finished college. They will go on a couple days out with GPS if they want too. They will play video games, walk the dog, eat sleep and chill out. Eldest is on a gap until his final year at college so not working at the moment as we prefer he concentrates on studies and enjoys his final summer. Their not very social and are responsible.

It’s fine, GP are nearby.

Well, my view is that they’ll be absolutely fine, especially as grandparents are very close by. I’d go and enjoy your holiday.

They will be fine. Two weeks of eating crap (they will just do Kust Eat a lot) is not going to kill them. They may appreciate you more when you get back. There may well be a ton of washing! With GP so near, it is fine. Have a lovely time and stop worrying.

They aren’t being left alone though.

you’ve said yourself that GPs will drop in daily. That even if you were home they wouldn’t come down all day and engage.

I think 15 and 18 in the situation you describe is fine. I can understand why you’re worried but it’s an adult and a teen who will have daily visits from other competent adults.

And let’s face it. I’m sure GPS will be around cooking for them and doing their washing and your DCs will quite frankly be loving life and spoilt!

Good Lord I am truly shocked by the number of people on here saying they would not leave a 15 year old at home for two weeks.
Even with an 18 year old to keep them company.
Even with them being highly, highly unlikely to throw a wild party and wreck the place as that's not in their personalities.
Even with two sets of GP keeping an eye.

No wonder this generation of young adults are absolutely fucked up mentally and completely unable to cope with adult life.

Where on earth have parents got this terrible fear and over-protectiveness from?
It is so, so unhealthy.

Didn’t 16 yr olds used to be chucked out the house and made to work? Assuming they’re responsible and sensible i think it’s fine!

I’d be more worried about the dog…

And let’s face it. I’m sure GPS will be around cooking for them and doing their washing and your DCs will quite frankly be loving life and spoilt!

I'd be pissed off if I was the 18 yo and had gps checking in 'several times a day' and monitoring what I was eating.

Haha yes

Thinking back to my running my own home at 17. If my parents or grandparents had descended with my portion of broccoli for the day it would have gone straight in the bin or the neighbours rabbit.

Either old enough to be left as an adult or not. Checking veggie intake is not old enough or just out right interfering.

You either trust the adult enough to look after the child or you don’t.

Yeah I’d be worried about leaving a 15 year old for two weeks too. So much so I wouldn’t dream of doing it.

Personally I would get one set of grandparents to stay the first week and the other to stay the second week.

I think with the GPS once they know they are doing OK the may visit a bit less its more to make sure no drama to begin with and that our house is still standing. They worry their not adult enough but for you to know they are you have to treat them as adults to begin with. At 16 my mum left myself and my 14 year old brother for a week because they knew I was more than capable. Im 99.9% sure they will be perfectly fine even without supervision but its always good to know they have support in an emergency. They know to keep doors locked when ever in the house. We never leave it unlocked anyway.