This summer is the first time that I will have to put my son, 7, in full time camp. Last year my schedule allowed that we only put him in a couple weeks. I am having a hard time getting over the cost, but we have no other options, short of taking him to my elderly inlaws. They would be over the moon to have him, but they cant do much, and he would be bored having nothing to do but watch TV, basicly. So camp it is, even if it is pretty much my whole paycheck (PT).

I was just working my summer budget-my daycare bill is DOUBLE my house payment :/ Going from one kid in daycare FT to 3 really, really hurts!

THERE ARE ONLY TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT!!!!! What the crap am I going to do with this kid all summer? She loves school and has gotten so used to seeing her friends every day.

Only a few more days before my stepkids leave for the summer. I couldn't be happier!! :)

I never had great summers except for going to scout camp, which I paid for myself out of birthday money from relatives. Otherwise just tried to stay out of the horrible heat where I lived and out of my parent's way for 3 months.

I am a HS teacher. I am required to enter a comment for each kid on his grade card. The comments are canned- I couldn't even write my own in if I wanted to. I have to go with the options available. My confession is that for the fourth quarter, I only use two different comments: #54: "a pleasure to have in class" or #75: "enjoy the summer." The first one is for the kids I like. I reserve the second one for the kids I can't stand. In my mind, what I really mean is "eff you."

There is a kid in preschool that my son gets along with really well. But the kid comes from a really rich family and we are lower class. I want to approach the parents about maybe making a playdate or two over the summer, but I'm scared and ashamed of our lives. I couldn't invite them over so we would have to go somewhere else for a playdate, and I feel like they might be the type of people that turn their noses up at the McDonald's play place or local parks around here.

My pre teens go to a very well to do beach camp courtesy of their grandparents. The counselors are all high school or college kids that are gorgeous and hang out after camp having campfires on the beach, kayaking at midnight, just running around having the best summers ever. I wonder if they will take as many pics of these days and keep them in an album like i did instead of everyting on a phone. I love my old photo albums. I had great summers, too.

DD6's first day of summer camp today. By time we get there all the kids are already playing together and there aren't any quiet activities like coloring for her to do. I feel so bad just leaving her when she doesn't know anyone and is shy in new situations. I would hate that.

I am 46 married with 2 children, always respectable but a few days ago I lost my inhibitions. I have a small craft type shop and my customers are older, I have one gent who always stares at my legs or chest and last week he got cheeky and asked if he could see my legs as I had a short summer dress on.I don't know why but i said yes and pulled up my dress to my panties for him to see. He said he had not seen a woman like that for years and was very complimentary. I felt sorry for him as he lives alone and is lonely, I invited him into my back room and let him feel my legs and bottom.