OT: Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Teenagers

What a day! Both kids are at camp. Would think the gray hairs would go away for a week. But of course not. DD left June 21 for camp. She has been a CIT all summer. Last week moved up to to title of Counselor for a week. 2 friends drove her to camp-- 400 miles from home (at least). Insists I don't worry, her friends will be going up to the camp on Thursday to pick her up.

DS left last week for first trip to camp. He has never been away from home except with family. Very socially immature. He flies up to camp. Has a set flight for Thursday to come home.

Today I am at the HS helping at the Grad night table at registration. 1 GF comes by the table. Tells me she can't go up to bet my DD. I figure I will call other GF in a few hours (it was only 7:30 am, did not want to wake other GF up so early). 9:30 AM, DD calls my cell. She is hysterical. No one can pick her up. The GF I was going to call said her father won't let her drive her car up to the camp it is a piece of junk. DD says she can't fly home-- way too much junk. She said she will GF again and see what is happening, will call me back in 5 minutes. I now trying to figure out what I can do. I have quilting bee (I guess this is not totally off topic) at my house Thurs, Fri and Sat to work on the guild president's quilt.). Figure I will have to leave key with past president, board dog and leave either tomorrow or Wed to get to the camp to get her. If I drive up, no sense having son fly home. I will have to put up with both of them fighting for hours and hours.

DD calls back. GF talked to my ex. She is going to use my DD's camry to drive up to the camp to get DD. DS will still fly down. DD then tells me that DS has a major melt down this weekend. Was very homesick. Cried (he is almost 14) for an hour uncontrollably. Head counselor had to sit and talk to him for over 2 hours to get him to calm down. Now I am in worry mommy mode and can't do anything for either of them. YIKES!! Why can't they stay little, stay in their crib and not grow up?????

Debbi in SO CA

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Debbi
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Major meltdown of a crying jag for the first real way from home experience is ok. He was in a SAFE environment and the Head Counselor sounds like he is level headed enuf to KNOW this happens. Shoot, even COLLEGE Kids cry cause they are homesick......part of cutting the apron strings--it's gonna happen if Mommies want it to or not. Now let DD work her 'Friends out' as it sounds like Daddy is willing to help that situation best he can at the moment ((LET HIM!!)) So now continue your plans--YOU need the break--and I know you know where I am coming from ; ) Hugs from one Mommy to another Butterfly (so they may change in the next 24 hours--and again in another

24 hours--that's what kids are all about )

Debbi wrote:

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Butterfly

Kate,

He calls me several times a day when he is at his Dad's. When he stayed with his grandparents in April while I was looking at colleges with DD, he would call us several times each day. Luckily not on my dime!!

The counselors sound like they really know how to handle these things. It is also nice that he has his sister who keeps an eye on him at the camp. She is the one who went to get the head guy when neither she nor his own counselor could console him. Now, I have working A/C and I can go work on a QUILT!!!

Debbi in SO CA

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Debbi

AKK! KIDS!

Well, looks like your DD has grown up enough to sort out her problem! Well Done, that lass and her friends! :)

As for the DS, he'd probably HATE that you know about this, and by the time he gets home will have had a great time. Now he's tested the water, he will be better at staying away next time. Also, being away from you for a few days may well have made him catch up a bit on the maturing. I'll keep me flingers crostid!

ENJOY you bee - you have earned it! :)

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Kate Dicey

My son also had an emotional breakdown while we were on vacation visiting with Songbird. I left today (a day early) to take DS home, DD is still with her. Sigh! On the way home I was wondering when he'd finally grow up so I won't have to deal with all of this anymore and you want to start over? LOL

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I wouldn't consider myself old, but I know that song! Haven't heard it for ages so all I can remember is the tune. If someone finds the lyrics can they post them or email them to me, please?

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melinda

Or if you heard myself or my sister perform it in a talent show performance:

Hello muddah, hello faddah Here I am at Camp Granada Camp is very entertaining And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.

I went hiking with Jane Spivy She developed poison ivy You remember Jenny Skinner She got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

All the counselors hate the waiters And the lake has alligators And the head coach wants no whiners So she reads us stuff from Gloria Steinem.

Now I don't want this should scare ya But my bunkmate has malaria You remember Amy Hardy They're about to organize a searching party.

Take me home, oh muddah, faddah Take me home, I hate Granada Don't leave me out in the forest where I might get eaten by a bear.

Take me home I promise I will not make noise Or mess the house with *all those* boys. Oh please don't make me stay I've been here one whole day.

Dearest faddah, darling muddah, How's my stinky little bruddah Let me come home, if you miss me I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.

Wait a minute, it's stopped hailing. Gals are swimming, gals are sailing Playing baseball, gee that's better Muddah, faddah kindly disregard this letter.

Toss clipboard with pencil attached by string under curtain, and Exit stage right, one girl in pigtails and torn shorts.

-georg

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georg

I sang this at church about a month ago when we were having a special Summer topic ( I go to a VERY Liberal church)

Babs

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David & Barbara Schmidt

performance:

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Ruth in Happy Camp

Here you go -

CAMP GRENADA (Alan Sherman) Hello muddah, hello faddah Here I am at Camp Granada Camp is very entertaining And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.

I went hiking with Joe Spivy He developed poison ivy You remember Leonard Skinner He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner.

All the counselors hate the waiters And the lake has alligators And the head coach wants no sissies So he reads to us from something called Ulysses.

How I don't want this should scare ya But my bunkmate has malaria You remember Jeffrey Hardy They're about to organize a searching party.

Take me home, oh muddah, faddah Take me home, I hate Granada Don't leave me out in the forest where I might get eaten by a bear. Take me home I promise I will not make noise Or mess the house with other boys. Oh please don't make me stay I've been here one whole day.

Dearest faddah, darling muddah, How's my precious little bruddah Let me come home, if you miss me I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.

Wait a minute, it's stopped hailing. Guys are swimming, guys are sailing Playing baseball, gee that's better Muddah, faddah kindly disregard this letter.

@kids @family @camp filename[ CAMPGREN JY

R> > Hullo Debbi

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Ronnie Wexler

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Ellison

This conversation reminds me of the words of Bill Cosby when he said that when his kids turned 14 aliens came and took them away and left him these awful teenagers! I waited 7 years before my "real kids" were returned by the aliens. LOL

-- Sugar & Spice Quilts by Linda E

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