SD27 took HS13 out if the house after I said not too. Excuse was poor little BD didn't want to hone alone....for 15 minutes. SD is no longer allowed to be with BD for this and other reasons. SD has been trying to wedge between me and BD. My poor D had to listen to her "sister" badmouth me and was told some really adult situations. SD also told BD how to push my buttons and that BD didn't have to follow my rules. BD was shocked as we are very close. I am glad BD cold talk to me instead of listening to HS.

Oh shit what does everyone have against Hooters? Seriously? It's a damn family restaurant with women dressed in tank tops and orange shorts. It's not an fffing strip club. You see less clothes on girls at the damn mall or beach! Yes, Hooters is close to my heart as I have a TON of great girl friends that work or have worked at Hooters. It's just a wing place. I've been taking my daughter there since she was 6.

As far as taking him out of school for a baseball game, I'd be ok with that if his grades were perfect, he didn't miss a lot of school and he had a great relationship with the person taking him. Since those factors don't present themselves, I'd have to pass. But definitely NOT because of Hooters.

My SS20 & my BS15 are tight like glue. They do everything together. Basketball games, football games, the movies, they've even gone to the shore together. So in MY case I might make an exception.
However, it sounds as if you don't trust SS so for THAT reason alone I would say no. Always follow your gut.
Who cares if your son is mad, he'll get over it.

I've never been to a Hooters. I don't like chicken - especially wings. I'd go if I had a reason too though.

But I have an ultra, ultra, ultra conservative friend who lives in the heart of the bible belt that loves Hooters. She always goes there for her birthday. So I guess it can't be that bad.

Anybody remember the Seinfeld episode where they get all upset that the cafe owner is only hiring girls with big boobs? Turns out they are his daughters working there.

Last time I saw an ad for Hooters, they were trying to sell themselves as a family restaurant.

I was in Milwaukee a few years back for a gaming convention. The city shuts down at like 7pm. The ONLY restaurant that was open past 7pm was Hooters.

So I ate there for 5 nights in a row.

The food was okay...It wasn't great but it wasn't bad. Just okay. And the place didn't strike me as "the den of evil".

Maybe it is the nuance of where I live but I know a couple of restaurants and even a pool hall where the waitresses are much more promiscuous and scantily clad then at Hooters. I don't like going these other places because the waitresses flirt with the men on purpose (no doubt to score high tips). So in my case, I would sooner let my SS go to a Hooters than to these other places I mentioned.

*Actually* I don't like bringing my SS to ANY restaurant whatsoever because he'll order a $50 dollar plate and eat two bites of it. Then when we get home he'll ask if he can have a snack.

But to answer your question, I guess I am leaning more towards letting him go. My friend took his son to a Hooters for his 14th birthday and they had a good time.

First off, its nice to know that other women dont get intimidated by other women.
Some deciding factors I'd consider in letting my son go to a MLB game would be:
a)How many sick days has he had so far?
b)What are his marks like?
c)Is your SS somewhat responsible?
It's the end of the school year and half a day really isnt a big deal, even if you are going on vacation for 7 days. If it was university or college, thats a different story.
Off topic, I once took out my SO to a Ripper club, it was in Niagara Falls, I heard a lot about this place from guys at work and other people. That it was nothing like anything they've seen. Let's say it was like the movie Vegas Vacation with Chevy Chase, where cousin Eddie brings him to the Casino and the games are like pick a number between 1 & 10. Thats what this place was like. A lot of heavier girls in thongs(good for them) and I mean it they had less cellulite than I did.
I'm not into threesomes, I dont like sharing. But strip clubs or hooters, dont bother me too much, as long as their area is covered. If I wanted to see that, I would have been an OBGYN, that freaks me out. Breasts not so much.

I would say no-for one of the above mentioned reasons. Which is I wouldnt want my underage minor child hanging out all day unsupervised with another "adult" who hated me. I dont typically allow my kiddos to hang out with people that hate me. Just not something I'm comfortable with. Sorry.

As far as the school issue-you are already taking him out 7 days-if this was with someone else (that liked me!)I truly dont see what one extra day would matter. My school sends out the warning letters if kids miss 10 days a year-they can send you to truancy court if they like. It's amazing how quick you can rack up 10 days, my dd15 was sick a couple of times and then hurt her shoulder and had mri appts, orthopedic appts, PT appts-so she reached the 10 day limit. They are not sending her to truancy because for most of the incidents they have dr's notes. My ds who is in 8th grade despises missing school. He is a 4.0 student and cares very much about his grades and does not like to fall behind. We did take all the kids out one day prior to T-giving-as we travel and wanted to leave on Wednesday morning.

As far as Hooters-who cares? I've ate at Hooters. So have all my kids. I really enjoy their fried pickles. Dh and ds like the Wings. My favorite story though was wehn my ds13 went to a christian concert with his youth group. There was a chaperone who had never chaperoned before. After the concert they went to Hooters. Our youth pastor called and apologized the next day. Frankly I thought it somewhat hilarious. Definitely a strange choice for a Church Youth Group-but it wasnt like it was the first time my ds had been there. I dont like the objectification of women either. But IMO if there stupid enough to use their bodies to make money-well, thats their choice.

I have no problem with Hooters. I guess I would base my decision on how close your BS and SS are and how responsible the SS has seemed up until now.

Follow your intuition. If your son is on the B- side (which isn't bad) perhaps he could meet with his instructors, find out what he's going to miss and arrange to meet with them if he needs help completing his work. I'm sure you'll help him too. In regards to the SS wanting to take him to a ball game if you say "no" then no means no and you don't have to explain your decision to anyone. Chances are if SS trash-talks to Bio-son about you, your son will want to protect you so I wouldn't worry about that. My kids get mad at me all the time for saying no. I tell them to grow up, go have their own kids and then they can be in charge. Until that time, I'm the mom and I know what's best for them. A week is a lot of time to miss classes. You know it's just up to you. Like I said, follow your intuition; you know what's best for your child