Freedom! Kids At Camp

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- added on: 07/18/2007

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Freedom! Kids At Camp

The day comes. You pack up your kids' trunks, take them to the bus. And they're gone....Sleepaway camp. You return to your empty house, just you (maybe your partner and the dog). You look around, take things in. And you feel...fantastic! And that's OK. Isn't it?

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markbecker ??Wed, 07/18/2007 ?? 10:25

I shift from guilt to

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/18/2007

I shift from guilt to happiness but agree it should be ok to bve happy. i know my kids are having a good time.

My kids are away and I'm

- submitted by guiltfree on 07/19/2007

My kids are away and I'm guilt freee. I know they're havingt a good time and for a month or so we're going to enjoy being on our own. Nothing wrong with that!

I agree. I wish my kids

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/19/2007

I agree. I wish my kids would write more, but i'm enjoing not having to think about breakfast for them each morning and the other activies where I'm basically the full time driver.

I'd like to switch with the

- submitted by Anonymous on 07/22/2007

I'd like to switch with the kids, I got to camp, they stay home and fix up the house