Reminds me of the recent movie, “The Other Son,” when a Israeli Jewish couple finds out that their 18-year-old son is really a Palestinian Arab-born baby that was was accidentally switched at birth and their much younger daughter asks, “Do we hafta give him back?”
Michael is old enough to travel on his own, but he is not old enough to give him a key
Michael will be closely supervised while on the plane, and escorted to any connecting flight. Airlines still pay special attention to “unaccompanied minors”. His parents will be at one end and his grandparents at the other, so he won’t be alone as he would be as a latchkey kid.
“Michael is old enough to travel on his own, but he is not old enough to give him a key so he can be in the house by himself until his parents get home from work. Somehow those two ideas don’t work that well together.”
Airline personnel commit to keeping an eye on minors travelling alone. Before airlines, conductors took on the same task.
Kids travelling ‘alone’ are not entirely unsupervised.
“He won’t be alone, but there is still a certain degree of emotional maturity a kid has to have in order to do this in the first place.”
You seem to have a limited view of children. It’s true that all children don’t mature at the same rate, but maybe you are speaking for yourself. At age six I had my own bus fare and travelled all over the city on my own, unsupervised. My younger brother, at the same age, probably wouldn’t have been up to it.
If Michael’s parents think he’s old enough to travel alone, they’re probably right. It’s their call.
arye uygur almost 11 years ago
Reminds me of the recent movie, “The Other Son,” when a Israeli Jewish couple finds out that their 18-year-old son is really a Palestinian Arab-born baby that was was accidentally switched at birth and their much younger daughter asks, “Do we hafta give him back?”
bluskies almost 11 years ago
Way to spoil what could have been a fun trip, Lizard Breath! He’d have never thought of that!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Poor Micheal has to go to North Van to be spoiled by his grandparents
arye uygur almost 11 years ago
@curmudgeon68: NO – Instead the 2 families become friends and practically adopt each other, but I’m sorry I’m giving away the plot.
masnadies almost 11 years ago
I always wanted to take an adventure like that, as a kid!
astar15 almost 11 years ago
Somehow…I see a twist
lightenup Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Well, now he’ll be awake all night!
danlarios almost 11 years ago
far far away
robinafox almost 11 years ago
Poor Elizabeth! I hope Michael is old enough to be over this sort of fear.
JanLC almost 11 years ago
Michael is old enough to travel on his own, but he is not old enough to give him a key
Michael will be closely supervised while on the plane, and escorted to any connecting flight. Airlines still pay special attention to “unaccompanied minors”. His parents will be at one end and his grandparents at the other, so he won’t be alone as he would be as a latchkey kid.
krys723 almost 11 years ago
Not cool man…not cool at all
krys723 almost 11 years ago
Not cool man…not cool at all
tuslog64 almost 11 years ago
At what a young age females learn the art of gossiping!
mai griffin almost 11 years ago
This is a real cliff-hanger….??
Hawthorne almost 11 years ago
“Michael is old enough to travel on his own, but he is not old enough to give him a key so he can be in the house by himself until his parents get home from work. Somehow those two ideas don’t work that well together.”
Airline personnel commit to keeping an eye on minors travelling alone. Before airlines, conductors took on the same task.
Kids travelling ‘alone’ are not entirely unsupervised.
Hawthorne almost 11 years ago
@howtheduck
“He won’t be alone, but there is still a certain degree of emotional maturity a kid has to have in order to do this in the first place.”
You seem to have a limited view of children. It’s true that all children don’t mature at the same rate, but maybe you are speaking for yourself. At age six I had my own bus fare and travelled all over the city on my own, unsupervised. My younger brother, at the same age, probably wouldn’t have been up to it.
If Michael’s parents think he’s old enough to travel alone, they’re probably right. It’s their call.