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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have never done it and I never will. That's not how I parent.[/quote]

I feel sorry for your kids! It is definitely their loss. [/quote]

I am not the PP but a lot of kids never to overnight camp and they turned out fine. [/quote]

I lot of kids never went to college and they turned out fine.[/quote]

Oh please, they are hardly comparable.

I'm not anti-camp by any means, but lets please not forget that its absolutely a luxury expense (at least most of what these people are talking about- if summer is 10-12K then 2 summers cost what my master's degree did at public uni!) and the idea that somehow kids who don't do this (vast majority of people don't have that kind of money) will not learn independence or be worse off is silly.

Camp is no different than any other luxury expense- those who do not have it miss out on something fun, but not something essential.[/quote]

Actually, if you want to boil it down to money then it is sort of the same.  College is not affordable for everyone.  There are low cost options like CC and there are out of the sky tuition's.  Camps are similar.  Not all are private camps that cost $10-12K.  Some are run by church groups and are very affordable (less than $500/week) and the church will offer FA is you are a member, want to attend, and cannot afford.  You have to be willing to seek and ask though.  And the less than $500/week camps may not be available in the DMV area--maybe you need to look to NC or WV or PA ---some other location that is reasonable driving distance but has a lower cost of living.  The point is, if it's something you want for your child, like college, there are ways to make it possible.[/quote]

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