My DD is at sleepaway camp and I miss her terribly - how do I get through the next few weeks?

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Anonymous wrote:It's hard for me to sympathize. Be thankful you have a child who is developmentally able to go to sleepaway camp. My DS is 9 and nowhere near ready even though we think it would be a great experience for him.

It's hard for me to sympathize. Be thankful you have a child who's alive.

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Anonymous wrote:It's hard for me to sympathize. Be thankful you have a child who is developmentally able to go to sleepaway camp. My DS is 9 and nowhere near ready even though we think it would be a great experience for him.

I have a DC with an ASD and I see no reason for this post.

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Question: this is not being snarky, I am genuinely interested. The only sleep away camps I know are for Jewish girls or Jewish boys. OP, is this a Jewish camp? And do you think there are other sleep away camps that are not just for one (any) type of group? I just wouldn't want to look into something and show up and have her/him feel left out. I am curious if there is a more mixed camp, by gender, of course. Thanks.

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My Jewish kid is going to YMCA camp.

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You should have started with a shorter session.

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Call the camp and ask how she's doing. They can give you a reassuring report based on their observations.

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15:21 there are dozens upon dozens of non-religiously affiliated sleep away camps. I posted earlier and my daughter is away right now at an all girls sleep away camp that has no religious affiliation.

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OP here. Thanks for all the helpful replies. Yes, it is a Jewish camp, for what that's worth. Unfortunately they do not offer shorter sessions, otherwise we have have opted for one.

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My DS is 7 and is getting ready to go to a 2-week overnight camp (Episcopal) in Delaware, he's incredibly excited about it and I know he'll have a blast. He did a "Taste of Camp" there last year (4 days / 3 nights) and just couldn't stop talking about it once he got home (and every single month thereafter). FWIW, the costs are so reasonable, last year's TOC was $295 and this year's 2-week overnight camp is $900, deal!

My MIL is a bit ticked, she thinks he's still too young but I know my son and I know he's mature and independent enough to be responsible and enjoy it. I sure will miss him, though. I never got to experience camps as a kid, I'm jealous! Good luck, OP, I know you'll do fine and your DD will have a wonderful time!

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Anonymous wrote:Question: this is not being snarky, I am genuinely interested. The only sleep away camps I know are for Jewish girls or Jewish boys. OP, is this a Jewish camp? And do you think there are other sleep away camps that are not just for one (any) type of group? I just wouldn't want to look into something and show up and have her/him feel left out. I am curious if there is a more mixed camp, by gender, of course. Thanks.

Seriously??? Sleep Away Camps are where upper class WASPs have been spending a portion of their childhood summers since the 1900s. There are hundreds of these camps, on the East Coast they are mostly in North Carolina, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. They are fairly expensive and many have long legacies.

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My kids go to a non-Jewish camp. They are gone 2 weeks. It cost less than $700 for 2 weeks. It is great experience.

We can not call or contact them except through letters. I think it is a good experience and gets the kids ( and parents) ready for college, or boarding school.

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What camp?

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Anonymous wrote:My DS is 7 and is getting ready to go to a 2-week overnight camp (Episcopal) in Delaware, he's incredibly excited about it and I know he'll have a blast. He did a "Taste of Camp" there last year (4 days / 3 nights) and just couldn't stop talking about it once he got home (and every single month thereafter). FWIW, the costs are so reasonable, last year's TOC was $295 and this year's 2-week overnight camp is $900, deal!

My MIL is a bit ticked, she thinks he's still too young but I know my son and I know he's mature and independent enough to be responsible and enjoy it. I sure will miss him, though. I never got to experience camps as a kid, I'm jealous! Good luck, OP, I know you'll do fine and your DD will have a wonderful time!

Camp Arrowhead? Several friends of mine went there and loved it.

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Anonymous wrote:Question: this is not being snarky, I am genuinely interested. The only sleep away camps I know are for Jewish girls or Jewish boys. OP, is this a Jewish camp? And do you think there are other sleep away camps that are not just for one (any) type of group? I just wouldn't want to look into something and show up and have her/him feel left out. I am curious if there is a more mixed camp, by gender, of course. Thanks.

Nope. Only jews are allowed in camp. No intact foreskins on the premises.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question: this is not being snarky, I am genuinely interested. The only sleep away camps I know are for Jewish girls or Jewish boys. OP, is this a Jewish camp? And do you think there are other sleep away camps that are not just for one (any) type of group? I just wouldn't want to look into something and show up and have her/him feel left out. I am curious if there is a more mixed camp, by gender, of course. Thanks.

Seriously??? Sleep Away Camps are where upper class WASPs have been spending a portion of their childhood summers since the 1900s. There are hundreds of these camps, on the East Coast they are mostly in North Carolina, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. They are fairly expensive and many have long legacies.

This is also a tradition among upper class AA's and Jews. And the really prominent WASP camps are in Michigan and upstate New York; MA is more AA (Camp Atwater) and Maine (Camp Modin) more Jewish.