Upcoming trips

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Registered: 02-18-2005
Upcoming trips
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Wed, 12-13-2006 - 6:50am

DD15 has a chance to go on two really exciting trips - one with school and one with Temple. Her Jazz Band Director wants to take them to a HS Jazz Comptetition in Boston, and our Temple Youth Group is going to Washington DC for a "Social Action Weekend". Of course, DH and I think both sound like fun and great opportunities. My DD's response? Jazz Band - well let me see if any of my friends are going; Washington - well, yeah, I sorta have to, unless A's Sweet 16 is that weekend.

LOL, love that teen way of thinking!

I understand that at 15, no matter how mature we think she is, her friends are the most important considerations. But it's hard as a mom to think she might pass on these trips! And my DH does not understand the importance of the BFFLs - partly because he's a boy and bonded differently than she does, and partly because he's a more solitary person than she is.

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Registered: 03-06-2006
In reply to: ljd_mom
Wed, 12-13-2006 - 12:38pm

Those really do sound like great trips! I know my own DD rarely passes up an opportunity to be away from home (especially without her parents along) and she would be hard pressed to have to choose between a Sweet 16 Party and a weekend away. I think DD is one of the first in line to sign up for that school trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the fall -- even not knowing anyone else on the trip!

Are these trips anytime soon? Let us know if she goes and if she has fun.

 

 

 

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Registered: 02-18-2005
In reply to: ljd_mom
Wed, 12-13-2006 - 1:38pm

Washington trip is early Feb and the Jazz trip is mid March. I think we'll have to decide on both, and pay or put down deposits, soon.

I'm impressed that L has developed the ability to do this - she used to be such a homebody, and hated sleeping away from home (those elementary school sleepover parties were torture!).

Sue