To leave the DC at home while we go to pub to watch the match?

[Donotfitin]

We’re a Mexican/ English household so it’s like a once in a lifetime opportunity (plus the DC have already said we need to be quiet).

So would it be unreasonable to sneak out? (They’ve semi agreed to it as a compromise). The only catch is that we’d leave the almost 7yo with them.
(they’re 18, 16, and 14) so it’s not like they’re tiny.

So you're leaving one child with three teenagers - two are old enough to be paid babysitters - one is an actual adult. Not sure what you're asking.

Unreasonable to sneak out.
Perfectly reasonable to inform them in advance you are going out and the 18yo is in charge.

As long as they are capable of babysitting their younger sibling then I don't see the problem. Don't sneak though.

Unreasonable to sneak out. But you are leaving a younger child with almost 3 adults so absolutely fine obviously.

Why do you need to sneak? Why aren’t you watching as a family?

YWBU to sneak out, YWNBU to ask the elder ones if they mind being in charge in the middle of the night and maybe bung them some money to sweeten the deal. They will all most likely be asleep anyway but no way would I sneak out without letting them know.

No sneaking, so long as the oldest agrees, tell the others the oldest is in charge and they're to behave etc. Have fun.

They’re not interested in whatsoever…. And the sneaking out is not in practice (as they’d know we’d eventually leave the house) but they would all be asleep by then.

Age is irrelevant. Do the older ones have sufficient mental capacity and sense/sensibility to deal with the younger ones and any issues that arise?

It depends if the 18 year old is happy to babysit overnight I suppose. Why can’t you just watch it at home?

Because according to the 16yo we’re too noisy (and her bedroom is next to the living room).

Of course it’s fine! 1 child to 3 teens who are all old enough to babysit in their own right and one is an actual adult. I assume it’s a figure of speech but just in case it’s not, don’t actually sneak, make sure they’re all aware of the arrangement including the 7YO so they know to go to their sibling if they need something overnight.

Yes, it’s a figure of speech as it’s more about just leaving without telling them we’re leaving at that precise moment (rather than them being completely unaware we’d be leaving at some point)

Fair enough I suppose. Especially in the middle of the night!

Ok now that you’ve clarified - of course why would you need to ‘announce’ you are leaving? Just tell them what time you plan on leaving and then do it when the time comes.