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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious to know what you ended up doing, OP.[/quote]

OP here--thanks for asking, PP. And thanks to all who chimed in with very good advice.

So far, I've done nothing--no reaching out to the counselors or the camp director. DD has either been super busy or hates us because we have had no contact with her at all, either (her last letter to us was written the day before visiting day). I'm hoping it's the former; I know that she was on an extended camp out for a few days, and maybe a letter will come today.

I won't lie; I am still a bit worried. But I do believe in my daughter. I think she has the ability not just to stick it out but also to find joy in her surroundings.

If we could do it over again, we would not have gone to visiting day; as many pointed out, one week in is way too soon and I think that knowing that we were coming allowed her to waste energy strategizing a way to leave early (and somehow still save face). We had felt compelled to go, though, because we knew that other parents were going and we didn't want her to feel left out or unloved. Part of me is hopeful that once we left she may have actually felt relief--as in, "whew, that's over with--now let's get on with having fun and new adventures and making new friends."

We'll find out this weekend!

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