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[quote=Anonymous]What do dual working families do for their middle school aged children in the summers?
My step-son is 13. Both my husband and I, and his mom work. After overnight camp and vacations, he still has four whole weeks of time to fill. No one, even him, thinks its a good idea for him to just hang out at the house all day. - Maybe for one or two days, but he'd go nuts after that. We can arrange a few days hanging out with friends, and take a few days off work, but not for weeks. We tried jr counselor positions last year, and he didn't really enjoy it and has no interest in repeating. Besides, he can't do that all summer.

There are still some rare camp options that go up to 14. But things are really starting to run dry, and it looks really bleak for next year when he's 15. I remember long summer days at home, but my mom didn't work, so I wasn't by myself, stuck in the house, for 8 hours a day. After I turned 16, I worked all summer, but that's still a few years away.

(I feel like this question needs the obligatory, of course his parents have the final say. However, none of the above is in dispute between his mom and dad at all)[/quote]

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