But something still nagged at me. The parents knew the kids drank that week, and their children knew they knew. The parents went along with it because, they said, 1. But it's not legal here. And I don't know how to justify having a rule against a teen-ager drinking all year long in Traverse City, Michigan, only to lift it for one week in Cancun, Mexico.
Spring break is usually the only time our family can take a vacation all year.
A trip like this costs a lot of money. If we manage to do it, it should be something we can all enjoy - and live with, and not leave us as parents feeling the way another mom did who accompanied a group of teens to Cancun this year. I don't know what we'll end up deciding to do. But these articles have definitely helped narrow the options. The Traverse City Record-Eagle.