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[quote=Anonymous]Some kids, like my son, thrive on structure and schedule and really and truly NEED their camp time. We learned this the hard way in our house. OP doesn't say it, but there could be a reason the kids are in camp.

Sending my kids to camp isn't a break for me, because it means a ton of driving and snack/lunch/extra clothes/whatever other random things we seem to need for camp. I love having them at home. But summer is a great chance for them to try things we can't do during the school year, and my youngest needs the structure of camp.

It's wonderful to have involved grandparents, but things do change as kids get older. My own wonderful mom has had a bit of a hard time realizing it's not as easy to pull them out of school now like we could do when they were younger and didn't have to be as tied to the school calendar. It takes some getting used to for everyone. OP, could you sit down with your mom and say, "these are the things we have to work around now. Where can we work in some extra time for you and the kids?" [/quote]

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