Reply #67: I nearly sent my 11y.o. son on a flight alone this past week..

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but when I told his grandma what I was planning, she flipped out and actually said "I'd *never* send one of my children on an airplane alone!!"... at which point I reminded her that indeed she had done just that to me when I was 12, I flew alone across the country!

She lightened up after that. But sheesh, everyone I mentioned it to seemed to suggest that I was an awful parent for even considering it!

My son *wanted* to do it, and was disappointed when our plans changed.