One Happy Camper…Old Fashioned S’mores
I recently read an article on the “Top Nine Things You Should Never Say to Your Kid.” I won’t tell you my score. But let’s just say I’m working on my parenting after reading it.
While I’m doing this, might I also suggest someone (preferably an expert) address the kids’ version? Why, I even have a title in case you need one:
“Top Ten Things Your Kid Shouldn’t Say When You Drop Her Off at Super Fun Summer Day Camp”
Let’s hope your kid scores much, much, much, higher than mine.
1. If you leave me here I’ll throw up. (9 am)
2. You must hate me if you’re dropping me here at this gymnastics place. (9:10 am)
3. I’ll never eat again if you leave me here. (9:13 am)
4. Can’t you just call the lady and have the meeting in the lobby of the gym? (9:21 am) – meeting is at 10.
5. I’ll never be annoying to my sister again if you just take me with you. (9:24 am)
6. All I’m going to do is cry so you’re wasting your money. (9:30 am)
7. If you bring me to your meeting I promise I’ll sit quietly in the chair and not ask questions. (9:40 am)
8. Camp is not fun. Camp is the worst place in the entire world. (9:45 am)
9. I’ll give you all the money in my piggy bank if I don’t have to go to camp today or ever. (9:49 am)
10. I can’t believe you are doing this to me. (9:56 am)
And you wonder why I drink? You wonder why I write this blog? These are the reasons. It looks like my ‘camper’ of a child will soon become my summer intern. Maybe I’ll have her file things. Address envelopes. Run errands (to various rooms in house). I could probably even pay her with the money I’d save.
I’m sorry. Did I miss the memo? Isn’t camp supposed to be the greatest place in the entire world? A place where kids can be kids, where there’s no homework, where you can wear what you want and where super cool counselors make lanyards and give you popsicles at 9 am?
I’m so emotionally drained from today that I can’t even think of what to make for dinner. So maybe I’ll just make these:
Because tomorrow’s only day two.
Recipe Card
Ingredients
Graham CrakersMarshmallow Fluff
Nutella or melted Chocolate Chips
Flashlight (for storytelling under the covers of your own bed)
My daughter still tells me how horrible we were to leave her at circus camp at Club Med in Spain. Wow, rough life girlfriend! Oh well, now I figure she has had a tutorial on how to torture her own kids someday. We like to call these experiences “memories”. Thanks for sharing yours (and this great recipe) with us.
Awww… this is sad. I mean, you know, I know why you put your kid to summer camp. I always had fun with summer camps but maybe your kid just don’t want to be away from the comforts of home. I feel bad for you and for you kid.
Nice post!
Wow, lots of comments!
Hey there, amazing entry! I will keep reading your blog
Wonderful job with these posts. They are a lot of fun! And I love your no-measure recipe theme! This is sooooo incredibly helpful to me.
I hear ya sister!!! What’s a good wine pairing for smores, because I’m right with you on the need for something to take the edge off
OK, since we are on lists, how about lists of the Top Ten things a Camp Leader should say to parents at carpool drop off? My kids are in Vacation Bible School this week and the Director is mean as dirt! How is that possible???
What did they say? That’s so sad!
Didn’t we all find something to hate about our lives when we were kids? I don’t know, but I distinctly remember always nagging on my mom for well… everything
Maybe we’re all getting punished for being mean to our moms, and perhaps our daughters will suffer the same consequences at the cruelty of their children hahaha~ All kidding aside though, I’m afraid to take the test for “Top Nine Things You Should Never Say to Your Kid.” I wonder how I’ll fare.
I can’t imagine what y daughter will be like at that age. She’s still a little one now and has a big attitude already…
AS for the smores…. omg… that looks tempting, but I would not dare build such a smore inside my home with MY kids… clean up would take forever.