Spouse Wants to Send DD to a Camp that Costs an Entire Month's Take Home Pay
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Anonymous
| And claims I'm being unreasonable to say no. |
Anonymous
| How long is the camp? All summer long or 2 weeks? |
Anonymous
| Well, for how many weeks? How old is DD? How is she going to be cared for in the summer if she doesn’t go to camp? Maybe the money is worth it because it enables you and your spouse to work. |
Anonymous
+1 and overnight? Specialty? |
Anonymous
3 Weeks and it's in New England and we are in Richmond. So getting there and back is another huge expense/time taker |
Anonymous
| Isn’t it a little late in the game to be deciding this? It’s end of May |
Anonymous
They placed a deposit. I learned about this because yesterday was the deadline to make full payment |
Anonymous
| Does your child have particular needs that make this camp the best choice/the only choice? I know special needs camps are both expensive and often hard to find. Without a strong reason I wouldn't be able to pay that much for camp myself but maybe your budget is different. |
Anonymous
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And can you afford it? I assume this is one of those horse back riding type camps that cost 10k? If you're making 400k, then you can afford it.
If you're only making 100k and camp costs 6k, you can't afford it. |
Anonymous
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Yes- it's one of those fancy NE camps with obscene costs. Which is also off putting because we aren't fancy or northern.
DD isn't special needs at all and is extremely outgoing/social who would do just fine at a 2 week overnight YMCA camp for $2500 |
Anonymous
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I’m doing it for my 2 kids. 3 weeks, $7500 per child (in Maine, too!). Not a specialty camp. Will be a months take home for me.
Totally worth it for so many reasons. |
Anonymous
| Camp is expensive but if you can afford it, more worth it than most things. |
Anonymous
| Can you afford it? Is it what DD wants? |
Anonymous
| Those camps are extreme luxuries that people somehow think are part of an American child's summer. |
Anonymous
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There could be valid reasons for this, but in the end the problem is not consulting you before making the deposit. |