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A 30-year-old said his parents had an "emotional blowup" after he announced his solo travel plans

The traveler, who explained his story on Reddit, said his parents called him selfish, unsafe and crazy

“I expected them to realize that I’m a grown man and someone they can trust. But that’s not the case at all," he wrote

After revealing plans for a two week solo trip , a traveler says he got something he never expected at 30 years old: an “emotional blowup” from his parents.

“I have taken some trips in my 20s, however usually with friends,” a Reddit user wrote in the r/solotravel forum on Nov. 13. “My parents would have the usual ‘Is this safe? Be careful!’-type worry, but were fine overall.”

Solo trips are nothing new for the man, but they’re usually under "the guise o

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