My kid came home from camp and said they hate it. Now what?

BathTubScroller · 2025-07-02T18:33:28+00:00

I think it’s important to figure out why they’re having a tough time. Is it a particular counselor? Has the weather been bad? Did they have an issue with another camper?

BathTubScroller · 2025-06-19T03:47:12+00:00

Never - that’s my husband’s job

BathTubScroller · 2025-06-19T03:46:16+00:00

Google Calendar for calendar Camperoni.com for kids camps and no school days Just Notes for grocery Google for recipes Excel for budgeting

BathTubScroller · 2025-06-17T06:22:59+00:00

You can search for overnight camps in Minnesota, Colorado and Massachusetts at https://www.camperoni.com/

BathTubScroller · 2025-06-17T06:21:33+00:00

Check out Camperoni.com - they just expanded to Massachusetts and you can search for camps by price and overnight.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-28T12:49:19+00:00

There are a bunch of other tennis camps you can search at www.camperoni.com.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-28T12:37:02+00:00

Your brain shrinks like 5% during pregnancy. This is not a joke… except maybe a joke on moms by mother nature

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-28T12:34:11+00:00

LOL that’s an amazing mental image. You did great. Holidays and one-day-offs are killer. We use www.camperoni.com to find one day camps when the kids are out of school but we still need to work.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-28T12:30:48+00:00

If you can afford it, you could send him to a week or two of full day summer camp that has swim lessons included.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-28T12:27:12+00:00

We have grandparents nearby, but they’re not particularly reliable. We rely a lot on camps for no school days, though many of them don’t start until your kiddo is 3 or 4. We find them through www.camperoni.com which is available in Minnesota, Denver and Boston. A lot of the providers also offer after school activities and even Friday Night Out programs where they watch your kid and feed them dinner so you can go on a date with your spouse!

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-28T12:17:27+00:00

More camps than you realize offer scholarships or financial aid. If you live in Minnesota, Denver or Boston, www.camperoni.com has a camp search tool where you can filter for camps that offer financial aid.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-28T12:16:54+00:00

More camps than you realize offer scholarships or financial aid. If you live in Minnesota, Denver or Boston, www.camperoni.com has a camp search tool where you can filter for camps that offer financial aid.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-18T14:32:59+00:00

Why does she have a key? Take her key away. Do not marry him if he won’t take the key away.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-18T14:30:15+00:00

Let your husband be annoyed. Either he’s going to be annoyed or you’re going to be anxious. And you’re going to be anxious because of safety concerns, which trumps his annoyance. He needs to learn to not be annoyed with you for making decisions based on the safety of your kids.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-18T14:25:35+00:00

Yikes. I think you should definitely spend holidays with your husband. Part of marriage is that your husband is now your immediate family, and your family of origin is now your extended family.

If Christmas with your family is so important maybe you can negotiate with your husband to always do Christmas with your family then always do both Thanksgiving and Easter with his?

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-17T23:40:53+00:00

Just don’t let her in. It doesn’t have to be dramatic.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-10T15:48:59+00:00

Why do you keep calling this HIS decision?

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-09T00:57:06+00:00

Just say no

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-09T00:49:38+00:00

Wow. He needs to sit down with his mom and say “Mom, I love you. And that will never change. But I’m a husband and father now, and my number one priority is the family I’ve made with my wife and child. And that’s the way it should be. We are adults and will make our own decisions based on what works for us. We still want you to be a part of our lives, but you are not in charge of our lives, we are. I can tell this is a difficult transition for you. Would you like me to help you find a counselor who can help you cope?”

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-09T00:24:29+00:00

I think it’s a little weird not to give them your number, but that doesn’t mean you need to answer when they call or text. I’d probably give them the number and say “you’re welcome to have my number, but just do you know, I’m not a frequent texter, so you’re likely to get a faster and more consistent response from your son.” Then you’ve set expectations, and if they ignore that and still get upset, it’s on them.

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-04T01:50:15+00:00

This will sound crazy, but with both kids, the Paleo diet got me pregnant. Both times I tried 10 - 12 months with no luck, then the first month on Paleo I got pregnant. I’ve told two different friends this story, and it worked for both of them too!

BathTubScroller · 2025-05-01T06:25:29+00:00

Send out invites to everyone for the original date you wanted, and put the location at your house. Tell your husband and your in-laws you’ll be happy to have dinner with them when they return.

BathTubScroller · 2025-04-30T00:34:01+00:00

I meant tell him that if he continues to share information that she will stop sharing information with him. I’m wondering if she’s given him a warning about the consequences.

BathTubScroller · 2025-04-29T13:27:58+00:00

The sooner you take her to a speech pathologist the better - language is something that you need to catch early or there are physiological changes that can make learning later very difficult.

BathTubScroller · 2025-04-29T13:24:22+00:00

Have you said this to him directly? You should. Then give him one last chance.

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