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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it ironic that most people don't even let their 7 and 8yr olds outside to bike/play on their own (without mom up their ass) but yet ship them off for a week or more to sleep away camp.

I think if parents just loosened up and let their kids go off on some of their own adventures with friends, there wouldn't be a need to get away from their kids for some "relief."

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You are comparing apples to oranges though.  Camp is supervised and letting your kids run the neighborhood isn't.[/quote]

The first poster has a point.  I trust my neighbors that I see every day to watch my kid for 2 hours, not some random people who I've never met before to watch my kid day and night for weeks.

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Most of my neighbors are random people I don't know.  At least I know counselors are background checked.  They also have to work in pairs so no counselor or staff member is alone with a camper.[/quote]

The reason why your neighbors are strangers is because you send your kids to camp and organized activities and not outside to play and get to know their neighborhood.  Do you not see that? I guess life is too busy to be a friendly neighbor, huh?

The fact that counsellors that are strangers to you, seem like the safer bet, says a lot about you. [/quote]

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