How to be an annoying camp parent

re: How to be an annoying camp parent

renee — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:32:03 GMT

The photo is from the NYT article, about a camp called Bryn Mawr. My dad actually called me to point out how all the moms are jumping up and down and the dads look like they're dying of boredom.

re: How to be an annoying camp parent

ninin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:08:53 GMT

Hello!

We call those kind of parents as MONSTER Parents in Japan.

I love to try the strategies in Japan...

re: How to be an annoying camp parent

feefifoto — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:03:51 GMT

For good measure, apply these strategies and more to your child's school. Who cares if the teachers have requested parents to stop walking their third graders into class and helping them with the morning homework? Surely this rule applies to everyone else except you.

re: How to be an annoying camp parent

rockin' grandma — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:30:45 GMT

Bug juice is kool-aid. We liked it.Back in those days nobody thought about "healthy" food.

re: How to be an annoying camp parent

LauraLaura — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:27:00 GMT

Uh, that photo's of parents saying goodbye to their kids at Bryn Mawr. Not summer camp.

re: How to be an annoying camp parent

BBBGMOM — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:23:24 GMT

I am sure this is a growing trend - esp. with the technology to support it (cells/blackberries/etc), but I clearly recall similar situations among a few of my unfortunate peers 25 years ago when I was a youth. The mom who snuck up to camp in the dark of night to "check on" her daughter (my friend) just to make sure the cabins were safe. Jesus H Christ. And the mom of a son who asked for a list of friends' phone numbers AND the number to the mall/movie theater every damn time we all went out as a group (this was way, way before cell phones.) Oh my god. Luckily both individuals are now very happy, self-supporting adults who have chosen to live on the opposite side of the country from those old apron strings.