Weekend Camping invitation..........need Advice

I would not let her go. My daughter had a friend at daycare this summer. They wanted to have a playdate. I spoke with mom on the phone and she was weird. So I said the child could come to my house. She did and she was a very good girl. But now everytime my daughter calls to have another play date mom won't let the child come to myhouse because my daughter has not been to her house yet. If I get an uneasy feeling I go with my instincts. You should do the same. Plus camping can be dangerous to begin with. Hope this helps. Bonnie

Go with your gut on this. Your daughter is young she'll have plenty of opportunities like this in the future with other friends.

My only advice is this... Use your "Mommy" instinct. If you have a bad feeling then don't let her go. If you are worried about your daughter getting picked on about it then come up with your own plans for the weekend so she doesn't have to deal with that. Or explain to your daughter that you don't feel comforterable leaving her for a weekend due to her never really being away from home that long. Good Luck. I hope it all works out for you. And Have A Great Day.

Definitely go with your instinct on this one. You seem too conflicted to let her go, and if you did, you would be worried the whole weekend. If by chance something did happen, you would never forgive yourself. Trust your "mother's intution"!

L.:
If you are contemplating the decision so much, maybe it is best to forgo this opportunity. There will be many other opportunites for your daughter to be with friends and parents that you approve of. It is our role as a parent to be protective and safegaurd are children, so if you do not feel it is the right thing to do ...listen to your inner voice. Regards, N.

Trust your gut on this one!! God gave us moms a 6th sense that is mainly for protecting our precious babes, so listen to that voice inside and don't feel guilty! Too many red flags and uncertainties in my book...

As a mother, always go with your instinct. If you have all of these different issues as reasons why to not let her go- don't. So she misses one camping trip. Children need to experience dissappointment to become healthy adults. Better she miss this one than go and have something happen and miss all the camping trips the rest of her life. Good luck and God bless!

I would trust my instinct and not let her go. Alot of things can happen when you allow your children to be entrusted to others. Even a sleepover in someones home should be considered carefully. I would plan something fabulous for her to do with you and your family that weekend so she has an excuse. When I was little my mom did not allow us to sleep over at anyone's house. Except for my one best friend and our families were very close. It is a risk not worth taking. Always when your daughter wants to go sleep over don't be afraid to ask who else is in the house.. older brothers, even fathers can be a threat (sorry, but it's true) and every family should have a fire safety plan... Keep your children safe.

Trust your heart... If you don't feel right about it, don't let her go.

I think you already know the answer. There's no way I would let my child go camping with people I hadn't spent a great deal of time around no matter a brain injury, irresponsiblity or anything. The bottom line is you don't know this family well enough to send a 9 year old child out in the woods with them for a whole weekend. Girl Scouts is a complete different story!

I think you are totally right. I would not let her go camping either. That would be the last paydate at this girls house. To me if you have a play date at someones house that is where both parties stay. The host does not switch the plans and leave her guest. Sounds like her mom doesn't have much control to allow daughter to invite someone over and then go do something else. I would just tell her that there is a rule in your home that you do not do camping sleep overs at this age with either you or your husband. Hope this helps

Do not let her go. This is just how accidents happen. If your daughter is at a playdates house thats where she should stay.
I think there is def. a lack of supervision, some people think 9 year old are mini adults and can make rational decisions but they are only nine. God only knows what can happen if she goes camping,"mrs and mr "jones" think it would be a great idea for the girls to go look for fire wood. Next thing you know you are looking for your little girl! Don't do it unless you plan on coming along!
Good luck!
Peace and Love
J.

You have answered the question yourself. Just see it all the way through. She may get upset , but thats life. I have a 13 year old daughter myself and she cant really go anywhere without me. Exspecially these days. Go with your heart.

I agree with the other Moms 100%. This is not someone I would let me child go with. I would have to know the family a long time before letting my son do something like that with anyone other than family. Good Luck I'm sure you will do what is best for your daughter!

Do not let her go, explain to her your concern for her safety and if she likes she can have the friend over but not let her go there. I had a similiar situation with my daughter's friends family lifestyle the friend is great its her parents. They would never feed my daughter whe she was there and she would call late at night wanting to come home cause she was hungry, I do not understand parents these days.

By the sounds of it, I think you already know what you want your answer to be, and from the sounds of the post I would not let my child go either, Go with your gut!

WOW, go with your instincts, DO NOT SEND YOUR DAUGHTER. And you are not being over protective, you are being sensible.

A.

Go with your gut! She'll have many more invites, but it only takes one unfortunate event... You are not being over protective the uneasy feeling has merit considering the history.

Go with your instincts. If you have a bad feeling about it, it's for a reason. I know from experience. Every time I gave in, and let my son do something, that I had felt uncomfortable with, it was a bad outcome. Just tell them that you don't feel comfortable with it. At least get to know them better first. You could let her have a friend over instead if you like, then you would know whats going on. You have to watch these days, it's not like when we were kids.

Always, always, listen to your instincts. They are telling you "no" for a reason. Don't let your daughter's nagging or crying mask your instincts. If you feel "no," say "NO."