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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Just curious PP, but what kind of message do you think this would send to this child?

Not PP, but:

that it's ok to walk away from unhappiness. Adults do it all the time (finding a better job, moving to a better place, getting out of a bad relationship) and they are thought of as clever. A child does the same, and s/he's a quitter and a loser who will never amount to anything in life. This concept needs to die.[/quote]

I don't agree with you, based on the circumstances described.  It is ok to walk away from real unhappiness - a camp where you are being bullied, have no friends, or there is some other terrible circumstance.  It's not ok to just up and walk off from everything that isn't as wonderful as you thought it would be.  Adults don't just quit a "bleh" job without something else lined up.  If they go out on a first date with someone who is boring, they don't just get up and walk out on it.  The concept that everything is going to be terrific and perfect all of the time is not what needs to be taught to kids, it sets unrealistic expectations that are not going to be met in real life.  [/quote]

The clique thing is bad enough in my book to call the experience off. Clearly the people in charge have no idea how to run the camp, at the very least.

As to not walking out of a boring first date, you're confusing manners with striving for happiness. Of course you don't walk out from a first date because it's boring. That's manners. You don't set up another date and let the person know there's no future for the two of you. That's striving for one's happiness.

And the last part of your post shows clearly that you are not getting my point. [/quote]

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