boys will be boys

August 5, 2006

The kids survived summer camp, which is kind of a relief. I want them to learn to enjoy the wilderness (so that I don’t have to. The maid at the Marriott didn’t clean the room until late afternoon, and she left the mints on the desk. I roughed it). But last year, the wilderness fought back, when #1 son came home with Lyme disease.

I am trying to balance the fear of life threatening illness with the fear of fear. So I sent them again, but with enough bug spray to send the ticks packing off to other camps to bite someone else. There was even a 100% Deet spray, which, as long as it doesn’t cause a neurological illness while preventing a neurological illness, seemed like a really good idea.

#1 son went white water rafting. He pointed out to me that even though he lettered on the swim team, he could still drown in a rapids.

I Ignored him. There are no ticks in the river.

This year, #2 son camp home with a camp injury. The back of his left hand is purple with bruises. How did this happen?

Rock, paper, scissors.

Mom: Explain please.
#2 son: The winner got to hit the loser. (Apparently RPS is now a contact sport)
Mom: This is a game of chance. Exactly how bad could you be at it?
#2 son: We tied. But I didn’t hit as hard as he did.

This will teach us to send him to church camp.

6 responses to “boys will be boys”

  1. Anonymous says:

    You’re right to not be concerned about Son#1 falling into the rapids…be more concerned that he had a fascination with the funnel cloud. Maybe he wants to travel to the Land of Oz!!!
    Then again traveling to Oz might have had better sleeping accommodations. Poor kid lost the top bunk when he got kicked out to give the cabin to the girls. Of course if he didn’t complain too much such a chivalrous gesture may get you grandkids even if he did go to a movie with his family!

    • Anonymous says:

      I have a spy in camp?

      Cool.

      Actually, I don’t think he wanted to go to Oz. He swears that when he was little, I told him OZ was real, but Kansas was made up.

      Apparently, this caused some problems when he got to grade school.

  2. Anonymous says:

    You’re right to not be concerned about Son#1 falling into the rapids…be more concerned that he had a fascination with the funnel cloud. Maybe he wants to travel to the Land of Oz!!!
    Then again traveling to Oz might have had better sleeping accommodations. Poor kid lost the top bunk when he got kicked out to give the cabin to the girls. Of course if he didn’t complain too much such a chivalrous gesture may get you grandkids even if he did go to a movie with his family!

    • Anonymous says:

      I have a spy in camp?

      Cool.

      Actually, I don’t think he wanted to go to Oz. He swears that when he was little, I told him OZ was real, but Kansas was made up.

      Apparently, this caused some problems when he got to grade school.

  3. Anonymous says:

    Chris. RPS has always been a contact sport. That’s the point–hurtfully.

    Jill

  4. Anonymous says:

    Chris. RPS has always been a contact sport. That’s the point–hurtfully.

    Jill

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