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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are your kids? When mine were younger I felt this way but now (8 and 11) I love summer. Also, I think working parents love summer more than SAH parents.[/quote] Either way, someone else is raising their kids most of the day. They don't really care. [/quote] Exactly. What is the difference if you do t see them until 6pm each day? [/quote] Got it. So only people who can afford to have some one stay at home should have kids. All those people who need to have two working parents should just for go kids. I will make sure to pass that info on to my son. [/quote] Oh please. Camps cost hundreds a week and DCUMer's want to live in McMansions at minimum. It is a choice in this area for the most part and you know it. Most parents don't want to parent or take care of their home anymore and that is just the way it is. Nannies, babysitters, summer camps, landscapers, housecleaners, auto detail, dry cleaners, tutors, private lessons, dog walkers, etc... Outsource it all and keep working "because you have to." [/quote] Not all of us live in McMansions and pay for massively expensive camps or out source everything. I try not to generalize about SAHM because I know there are a variety of reasons for people to stay at home. I am glad for the folks who make that choice and enjoy their decision. More power to you. How about you stop judging me? There are a good number of working parents in this thread who have said they enjoy summer vacation for a variety of reasons. I know SAHMs that I know are sending their kids to camp because, well, camp is fun and the kids need more to do then hang out at home. And because the Moms don't want the responsibility for the kids for the entire day, it is too much. So the kids go to camp and Mom has the same free time that she does when her kids are at school. Are they some how awful people who want nothing to do with their children? [/quote] I’m not judging WOH or SAH parents in general (I’m not the poster to whom you are replying). But I really don’t get the SAHPs who put their kids in camp for all/most of the summer. And no, these folks don’t need the childcare. To me, two big points of staying home are time with kids & not needing to pay for childcare. So, I don’t get that. But everyone makes their own choices. [/quote] Because camps can be fun. You find something the kid likes and you let them do that all day. Many kids enjoy camp. My Mom was a SAHM and we did not go to camp. I was always jealous of my friends who got to go to camp because their camps sounded great. I liked going to the beach but I didn't want to go every day, we lived in a beach town. I enjoyed playing outside but it got tedious. I enjoyed reading but there is only so much that I could read. Being at home was fine but kind of boring. I loved the 2-3 weeks I got to go to over night camp each summer. It was heaven. There was swimming, and canoes, and hiking, and horse back riding, and all sorts of other activities to do. Many day camps are similar. There are kids who enjoying chilling at home and hanging out. There are kids who want to be active. There are kids who love STEM camps and robotics. There are kids who love drama camp. Camp is about child care for my kid but if that was all it was we would choose something that is less expensive and closer to home and drop him there. Camp is about his having fun and working on social skills and maybe learning something new. He is making friends, renewing friendships, and having fun. For some kids it is all about the social or the skill. Why wouldn't a kid who has a parent at home benefit from that experience? I would imagine that SAHP are used to having time to themselves during the day when their kids are at school. Why would it be surprising that some SAHP might want to maintain some of that solo time by sending their child to a camp? I know that there are half day camps, morning and afternoon, that some people use. So the SAHMs I know, I don't know any SAHD, send their kids to some camps. Most of them don't go every week but pick and choose camps that the kids would enjoy. I enjoy summer with my child. We go to the pool on the weekend. We have some vacations planned. We are going to go backpacking. It is fun. I try and pick him up early from camp some days and he gets annoyed with me. Seriously, he has asked if he has to leave early because event X is coming up and he wants to do event X. I love hearing his stories and hearing about what he did that day. (shrugs) [/quote]
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