  Other People's Children The boy is determined on a holiday in Turkey with his friend Megan next month. He has been frustrated by age restrictions by the travel agents (they are 17 and 16), but amazingly, we worked out a flight plus holiday package of our own where only parental consent was required.
Spanner in the works comes from the Megan's mum who doesnt want her daughter going to Turkey. Alternative destinations are at an inflated price, or to a destination the Boy doesn't want to go to ie any other Mediterranean destination. I suggest they try alternatives acceptable to Megan's mum, but the Boy doesn't want to know. I hope they will reach a compromise but at 17, this seems diificult to do for the Boy.
We spent the evening in grumpy discussion as to how to get his hols off the ground. None of the suggested compromise appears acceptable to the Boy. Poor old M. The Boy is not her child, and in fact he has had to deal with his real mother, who was there until he was about 15 months (we still see her) and my former partner(who still calls herself "mum". She left 5 years ago). M finds it very hard to deal with his teenage attitude, having had no experience herself, and he not being her child.
I find it hard enough myself. Anyway, M is tearful tonight, and I can understand her frustration. She can't say too much in an angry way, and she finds she blocks her emotions off, which is Not A Good Thing. It will be sorted, and soon. It's only a boy's holiday for god's/invisible friend's, sake A 
