Pre-College Road Trip

thumper1
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 18:37:36 +0000

Parent here. My 18 year old would NOT have thought of the obstacles to a trip like this. Things like the cost, potential for problems, lengthy driving time, issues in campgrounds (camping in the rain is NOT fun), potential for theft, not being able to check into all hotels, etc.

Also, my kids were expected to earn their college spending money and book money during that summer between HS and college…we would NOT have funded this trip, paid for books or spending money, or let them use one of OUR cars for a 4000 mile round trip road trip.

NOW…we WOULD have purchased a plane ticket to a destination where we had friends and/or relatives so that our kids could take a week to ten day vacation after high school graduation. In fact…we did so for both kids.

But a driving road trip. Sorry…no. And personally I think it is my job as a parent to point out the pitfalls of such a trip.