How do we politely tell DD to stay quiet about her summer?

[Anonymous]

Op, you seem to be on your high horse. People enjoy their day camps.

[Anonymous]

Stop trying to use your child as a shield against your guilt.

[Anonymous]

It's OK, OP. Don't worry.
I'm sure your child has kind friends who won't mock her for being stuck with mom all summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's OK, OP. Don't worry.
I'm sure your child has kind friends who won't mock her for being stuck with mom all summer.

What kind of camps allow moms to attend?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh come on.

If her friends are in daycare they’re definitely not old enough to care or notice.

“I’m going to the beach” could just as easily mean a day trip to Chesapeake beach or a couple weeks in St. Lucia.

You need to get over yourself.

Summer daycare for older elementary kids is not the same as toddler daycare.

Summer daycare is not a thing weirdo.

Elementary age children go to camps. It’s very strange to refer to these camps as daycare which is understood to be for infants through preschool age children.

Actually, in many places, daycares have full time care for elementary schoolers who can't stay home all day. It might not be called daycare, but it's daycare facilities who provide the care.

[Anonymous]

If your daughter brags, she will find out the hard way that nobody likes a show off. Let her learn the lesson if she won't take your advice.

[Anonymous]

Your kid is 10, and hasn't yet learned tact, kindness, empathy, curiosity, imagination, and when to keep her mouth shut?

Wow, focus more on parenting and less on what other kids are doing for the summer. Yikes. I would never have to coach my 10yo on any of those things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh come on.

If her friends are in daycare they’re definitely not old enough to care or notice.

“I’m going to the beach” could just as easily mean a day trip to Chesapeake beach or a couple weeks in St. Lucia.

You need to get over yourself.

Summer daycare for older elementary kids is not the same as toddler daycare.

Summer daycare is not a thing weirdo.

Elementary age children go to camps. It’s very strange to refer to these camps as daycare which is understood to be for infants through preschool age children.

Actually, in many places, daycares have full time care for elementary schoolers who can't stay home all day. It might not be called daycare, but it's daycare facilities who provide the care.

I know people who go to camp at their elementary school and camp at their daycare, but I don't know of anyone who calls it daycare instead of camp.

[Anonymous]

The bigger problem is your attitude about her friends who are "just going to daycare". My kids went to the cheapest all day camp last year run by the county Rec dept. They had a BLAST. We can afford to do other things, and we do sometimes, but I also don't write off cheaper camps as bad just because they are bad.

TLDR: you are a snob and that's a bigger problem from your DD than her summer plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The bigger problem is your attitude about her friends who are "just going to daycare". My kids went to the cheapest all day camp last year run by the county Rec dept. They had a BLAST. We can afford to do other things, and we do sometimes, but I also don't write off cheaper camps as bad just because they are bad.

TLDR: you are a snob and that's a bigger problem from your DD than her summer plans.

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh come on.

If her friends are in daycare they’re definitely not old enough to care or notice.

“I’m going to the beach” could just as easily mean a day trip to Chesapeake beach or a couple weeks in St. Lucia.

You need to get over yourself.

Summer daycare for older elementary kids is not the same as toddler daycare.

Summer daycare is not a thing weirdo.

Elementary age children go to camps. It’s very strange to refer to these camps as daycare which is understood to be for infants through preschool age children.

Actually, in many places, daycares have full time care for elementary schoolers who can't stay home all day. It might not be called daycare, but it's daycare facilities who provide the care.

I know people who go to camp at their elementary school and camp at their daycare, but I don't know of anyone who calls it daycare instead of camp.

Well, that wouldn't be AT a daycare, would it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The bigger problem is your attitude about her friends who are "just going to daycare". My kids went to the cheapest all day camp last year run by the county Rec dept. They had a BLAST. We can afford to do other things, and we do sometimes, but I also don't write off cheaper camps as bad just because they are bad.

TLDR: you are a snob and that's a bigger problem from your DD than her summer plans.

Nailed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh come on.

If her friends are in daycare they’re definitely not old enough to care or notice.

“I’m going to the beach” could just as easily mean a day trip to Chesapeake beach or a couple weeks in St. Lucia.

You need to get over yourself.

Exactly.

This is not something to fret over. No one cares about you that much. Those that do are AH anyhow.

[Anonymous]

We didn't have all of the details at 10. We were just going on a trip or going to camp. Does your daughter know how exclusive her summer will be?

[Anonymous]

OP, you are projecting! If you planned the summer that works for your kid and family, that is all that matters! If youre going around bad mouthing the rest of the town and telling DD how lucky she is to be in this family because youre not poor, that is on you!! Just dont say anything at all other than "these are our plans" and model that behavior for your daughter.