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Camp Life

Mona

June 30, 2020

When my daughter (aged 13) doesn’t particularly like the behavior of someone from the male persuasion, she often refers to that person as a “DICK’s Sporting Goods.” An example of this would be: “Ugh. … [Read more...] about Mona

Filed Under: Camp Life, Friendship, Relationships Tagged With: camp, camp life, Camp Tanuga, Dealing With Loss, eminem, friends who are family, friendship, Hey Lady, losing a friend, loss of a friend, obie trice, seat filler

Just Part Of Being A Girl

August 15, 2017

You know, it’s funny. After all the summers I spent living at Camp Tanuga, I never really paid attention to the differences between boys and girls until my visits this summer. I think it's because … [Read more...] about Just Part Of Being A Girl

Filed Under: Camp Life, Friendship, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: adoption blog, adoption blogger, boy campers, boy life, camp letters, camp life, camp vibes, differences between boys and girls, girl campers, girl drama, girl life, girls are complicated, growing up, growing up is hard, overnight camp, parenting blog, part of growing up, tween girl behavior

When Your Kid Comes Home From Camp

August 10, 2016

When your kid comes home from camp, he’s going to be different. He’ll be taller, older and dirty(ish). He’ll be happy to see you, but missing camp. He'll show his love by stomping around and mumbling … [Read more...] about When Your Kid Comes Home From Camp

Filed Under: Camp Life, Friendship, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: camp advice, camp blog, camp blogger, camp memories, Camp Tanuga, camp tips, campsick, Tanuga, When camp ends, When your kid comes home from camp

If You Should Fall

August 8, 2016

During the winter of 2015, one of my friends posted a video chronicling three different athletes and their road to the Olympics. The video started on the ice when the athletes were babies. They were … [Read more...] about If You Should Fall

Filed Under: Camp Life, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: Getting back on the horse, growing up is hard, New normal, no pain no gain, parenting blog, part of growing up, pay it forward, summer camp blog

LEGENDS AND WARRIORS

July 18, 2016

I love everyone when I first meet them. I have always been like that. It's how I am. From there, I will either love you more, the same, or less. I work from the top down. My husband is the opposite. … [Read more...] about LEGENDS AND WARRIORS

Filed Under: Camp Life, Marriage and Family Tagged With: inspirational people, memorable people, new campers, overnight camp, returning campers, rise to the occasion

It’s Just Part Of Being A Camp Counselor

July 2, 2016

I'm taking it back to August, 2015 with this one because I have such a strong feeling of excitement about our staff this summer. ***************************** In hip hop songs, it's not uncommon … [Read more...] about It’s Just Part Of Being A Camp Counselor

Filed Under: Camp Life Tagged With: being a good role model, camp blogger, camp life, campers and counselors, what camp counselors do, what do camp counselors do, what happens at camp, what makes a good role model

A Little Help With Homesickness…

June 25, 2016

The first day of camp is an emotionally driven day filled with bittersweet, mixed feelings. Excitement and anxiety are literally playing Tug-of-War in the stomach of almost every parent and … [Read more...] about A Little Help With Homesickness…

Filed Under: Camp Life, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: camp blog, Camp Homesick, camp letters, Camp Tanuga, camp tips parents, Camplife, coping with homesickness, homesick, homesickness, how to deal with homesickness, letters to camp, overnight camp

Find Your Tribe

June 2, 2016

Anything you do is more fun with the right people. A party? Yes. A concert? For sure. Dinner? Bon Appetit! Sometimes, though, we don’t get a choice. There are places we have to be, and we don’t get … [Read more...] about Find Your Tribe

Filed Under: Camp Life Tagged With: camp, camp blog, camp friends, camp memories, camp pictures, camper, camper life, find your tribe, forever friends, friends forever, growing up, life at an overnight camp, overnight camp, sleepover camp, squad, summer camp, tribe

Professionals Who Party

May 11, 2016

When I was in high school, I had an English teacher who wore sport coats and ties. It was the 80’s and a lot of the male faculty dressed that way. They dressed more formal than the students. This … [Read more...] about Professionals Who Party

Filed Under: Camp Life Tagged With: camp, camp blogger, camp counselors, camp life, camper, English Teacher, every moment counts, friendship, growing up, high school, in the trenches, lessons, life lessons, morning bugle, overnight camp, play, sleepaway camp, summer camp, teacher appreciation, teacher life, Teaching as a profession, time off, work hard, work hard play hard

How To Deal With Mean Girls

May 4, 2016

Mean Girls are like bumble bees. They come and they go, but when they come, they’re looking to sting. I have been stung by Mean Girls, and I have also done the stinging. What’s more, for the last … [Read more...] about How To Deal With Mean Girls

Filed Under: Camp Life, Friendship, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: best friends, bitchy, building confidence, burn book, dirty looks, diversity, don't look at me, feeling left out, friends, girl groups, girls who are mean, greatest people you'll ever meet, mean girls, part of growing up, rite of passage, sassy, school, secrets, she doesn't even go here, so fetch, stop trying to make fetch happen, walk home bitches, wednesdays we wear pink, you can't sit with us

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