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Great idea - a barbie and a trampoline!
Hmmm ... the teenager doing the barbecue, and the neighbour on the trampoline - not sure which would concern me most 😉
I share your concerns - maybe the neighbour should do the 'BBQ' and the teenager should provide the entertainment with flips on the trampoline.
Interesting views but nobody wants to compromise I wonder why?
Have you thought of limiting your son using the trampoline to those periods when an adult can supervise. One of the responsibilty of a father is sometimes to limit the fun even though you will not be in good books
.....the choice and decision is up to you whichever way you look at it
What we have done is make it clear that inviting his mates round when we're all out is not on (whether they trampoline or not). And limited the use of the machine to daylight hours. [I've just become an 👿 evil and unreasonable parent.]
For now, that's fixed the problem, though it may be different when the school hols arrive.
What I'm reluctant to do is treat the 16 year old like he's a 6 year old with over-zealous supervision.
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