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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

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

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

6 Things I Learned From a 38 Special Concert

July 9, 2014

A few months ago one of my girlfriends (“Fly”) got a new car---one of those really cool new jeeps. The jeep had 38 miles on it so I started calling it “38 Special.” Right after Fly bought the car, she … [Read more...] about 6 Things I Learned From a 38 Special Concert

Filed Under: Camp Life, Friendship Tagged With: 38 special, 50 cent, aging, camp, camp life, casino concert, comerica park, concert, detroit, eddie money, eminem, flip phone, friends, friendship, fun, getting older, growing up, humor, jeep, leaders, music, northern michigan, obie trice, oldies, overnight camp, parenting, road trip, rock music, tension

Zero Tolerance For Zero Tolerance

May 16, 2014

I have a 7 year old daughter who takes ballet every Tuesday. She doesn’t like when I watch, so I don’t (until the last 5 minutes, because then it’s too late for her to get mad at me). … [Read more...] about Zero Tolerance For Zero Tolerance

Filed Under: Camp Life, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: acceptance, Be Kind, camp life, growing up, growing up is hard, kids, parenting blogger, Parenting Hack, Tolerance

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