My kid wants to go on a Sping Break school trip to Tawain. I told them no because world is way too unstable right now. They are now mad, but i think its the right decision. Thoughts?
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If nothing else, getting back INTO the US right now is ridiculous. I wouldn't leave, simply because coming back requires you to jump so many hurdles.
As an aside, if something bad happens in Taiwan at the same time and those kids get stuck, do you really think Biden would do anything (helpful) to get them back? I would have zero confidence.
There are plenty of opportunities to go abroad when the world is safer and the kids are smarter and savvier.
As someone who did a lot of traveling in my early 20s, I think you're completely right to say no. They can go once they're older, with their own money.
You're using common sense and good judgement, and kids learning life doesn't always go the way they'd like is a good thing.
As my folks would say, the kid will just have to get glad in the same pants he/she got mad in.
I think spring breaks have become over the top. Mine were happy to come home, sleep in, reconnect with local friends and eat nonstop. They also got a jump on lining up summer employment. We were spending enough on college, we weren't about to finance an expensive trip and if they were paying for it, they could chip in for college.
But...but... that's such rational parenting!😉
Right now Taiwan might be not the best choice. It’s a group of college friends I would have them pick a different location. If they are high school I would volunteer to go as a chaperone and pick a different location.
IMHO, you made the right choice.
Our thoughts on the matter shouldn't bear a lot of weight as parenting needn't be done by consensus. You are the parent and it sounds like you use sound rationale. It can be difficult, but sometimes life sucks for both the child and the parent because parents need to "parent" their children and sometimes that displease the children. As such, they shouldn't be "friends" until both are mature enough and wise enough to be peers.
Your gut is what you go with. Travel outside the u.s. is sketchy
travel inside the US is sketchy these days.
Our Government left a group of school kids in Afghanistan when they decided to pull out. I think it was Glenn Beck's charity who brought them home. That is not a chance I would take if my kids were still in school.
Holy cow, that sounds like an expensive trip.
You made a decision, as is your prerogative - your kid needs to respect your decision.
Not that it matters, but for the record, I think I agree with your decision. Aside from the instability of the region, I assume that this trip is not cheap.
R U KIDDING???
Kidding how?