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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember a few friend pairs who went to my sleep away camp. Honestly it seems like a bad thing, looking back on it. They hung out with each other too much and it meant they didn't put themselves out there and make new friends as much.

I remember my niece went to camp with a friend and it caused issues because she thought they were going to be best buds at camp and her friend wanted to be more independent.[/quote]

This happens a lot - friendships are often less equal and kids want different things out of their camp experiences. It’s hard on both kids in that situation.

My friend signed up her daughter for sleepaway camp where she didn’t know anyone, and her daughter’s friend, Larla, found out and signed up as well. My friend’s daughter wanted to meet new people and considered Larla to be very intense and protective about their friendship. My friend requested that her daughter be in a different site of the camp and had to explain it to the Larla’s mom. Larla was disappointed and decided not to go. It ended up being fine between the kids, but clearly one kid wanted an adventure with new kids and the other kid wanted to hang out with her friend all summer. [/quote]

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