White Knuckle Parenting: Enduring Sleep-away Camp
My son spent last week at sleep-away camp for the first time. He did great. I panicked extensively.
A few weeks ago, my oldest son, Sam, came home excited to tell me that he had been chosen to be on the safety patrol next year when he is fifth grade. What's more, he told me, there is a sleep-away safety patrol camp that he could go to and he wanted me to sign him up. As an elementary schooler who had worn the fluorescent belt myself, I was very proud of my responsible kid. Then I heard the part about him wanting to go away for a week and I commenced to panicking. How could my baby possibly get by for five days and four nights without me? Wouldn't he starve if they didn't feed him macaroni and cheese for every meal? What if he got lonely? Who would apply his sunscreen? What if the counselors were mean to him? What if he didn't find a …
Jean Winegardner
9:05 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Thanks, Elaine! And I was so impressed by Sam! He's a rock star! more ›