Home Alone-ish

[MuthurShip]

I've tried to cover everything but still have doubts at the back of my mind hence this post...in case I've missed anything. I am prepared for abject personal opinions but what I would really like is constructive ideas and advise..

I have twin 17 year old boy/men
They are very mature (I'm not just saying that)
I am planning to go away for 3 weeks (long haul other side of the world stuff)
I have relatives and friends that will be staying with them for days/weeks at a time, other nights they will be home alone, which they've already mastered on several occasions without incident.
They are not your average twins, they are not in cahoots with each other and the likelihood of wild parties etc is slim as one will always dob the other in...

Is there anything else I need to consider that I might not have already thought about? Emergency contacts etc will be shared between all involved. The whereabouts of insurance policies, personal details (in case of etc) will be made apparent to the adults in charge.

Their father lives near and will do his level best to put a spanner in the works rather than provide constructive support. Sad but true.

I want to try to plan for every eventuality (where possible)

Thank you in advance

find me any link which says it is legally on dodgy ground.

There isn't a law, and recommendation are all for much younger kids.

Unless you are in Scotland which we are not.

At 15 I was regualrly babysitting for babies and toddlers. As I said in 6 months older than he is we kick kids out of care and make them fend for themselves.

16 year olds can leave home, live on their own, be responsible for themselves.

Yes 15 is a child, but an older responsible one. One who is quite capable of looking after themselves for a weekend.

online shop - awesome idea!

They are really independent and clued up! I always told them I was planning ahead for whoever the lucky person was they might share a house with in the future

Thank you - keep them coming please

only thing about an on-line shop - they have to remember to be home at the right time!

WhatsApp is very good for WiFi vid calling or FB messenger. If you have iPhones then FaceTime. Very good if they have an issue and want to show you the problem. My husband uses one of them a lot, usually when on a food shop if he's not sure he's buying the right thing!

You’ve probably already thought of this, but leave cash!
My parents went away when I was 17. I was working part time and at school, a massive mobile phone bill went out of my account and I didn’t have a single penny for 2 weeks!
There was food in the house (freezer), but no money for fresh food and milk and no money for school bus meant I had to walk miles twice a day for school and then again to and from work. Walked about 4 hours a day.
Even remembered trying to find cash under the sofa cushions. Had no family nearby so couldn’t even borrow any!

blimey stripy - wouldn't the school have helped?

Well I didn’t really tell anyone! Couldn’t imagine asking the teachers for my bus fare! And I suppose my mum thought I’d have a couple of hundred pounds to last 2 weeks as I had never ran out of money before and had to ask them for a top up! Was a right pain though!

@MuthurShip that friend of yours sounds like a right mug!

@wannabestressfree - you have no idea!! But bless her.. she tries her best...