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Summer Camp
What is Summer Camp?

Summer camp in the US is a supervised program for children and teenagers conducted during the summer months. Camps can vary in focus, including sports, arts, academics, and outdoor activities, and they can be day camps or overnight camps.

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MOM: +28.24%
How much search volume does it get?
Google searches
110K/mo
Amazon searches
6.8K/mo
Who is interested in this?
Gender
Female
85%
Unspecified
9%
Male
6%
Age
18-24
56%
25-34
26%
35-44
11%
45-49
4%
50-54
4%
55-64
4%
65+
4%

Is Summer Camp trending?

Yes. Summer Camp growing with a month-over-month change of 0.2% over the past 5 years, with approximately 110,000 monthly searches.


Why is Summer Camp trending?

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Social Skill Development
Summer camps provide children with opportunities to make new friends, develop social skills, and learn teamwork through group activities and shared experiences.
2
Exposure to New Activities
Camps often offer a variety of activities that children may not have access to at home, such as archery, canoeing, or arts and crafts, allowing them to explore new interests and hobbies.
3
Independence and Confidence
Being away from home and participating in camp activities helps children build independence and self-confidence as they learn to navigate challenges and make decisions on their own.
4
Connection with Nature
Many summer camps focus on outdoor activities, fostering a connection with nature and promoting environmental awareness among children.
5
Parental Convenience
Summer camps provide a structured environment for children during the summer months, giving parents a convenient option for childcare while they work.
6
Health and Wellness
Camps often emphasize physical activity and healthy living, encouraging children to engage in exercise and outdoor play, which can contribute to their overall well-being.

What are people saying?

46 threads
AI Insights Mixed sentiment
Discussions about summer camp revolve around personal experiences, evaluations of camp programs, and the anticipation of upcoming summer activities. Participants share memories and details about various camps, including culinary and family options.
Personal Experiences
Users share anecdotes and memories from their past summer camp experiences, highlighting both positive and negative aspects.
Camp Evaluations
There is a focus on the importance of summer camp evaluations for sports and educational programs, discussing how they impact future opportunities.
Family Involvement
Many discussions mention family-oriented camps and activities, emphasizing the role of summer camps in fostering family bonding.
Culinary Camps
Culinary camps are mentioned as a growing trend, with parents discussing their children's interest in cooking and baking activities during summer.
Planning and Anticipation
Participants express excitement and planning for upcoming summer camps, sharing tips and recommendations for various programs.
Common questions
  • What are the best summer camps for kids?
  • How do summer camps evaluate participants?
  • What activities are typically offered at culinary camps?
  • Are there family camps that cater to all ages?
  • What should I pack for summer camp?
Pain points
  • Concerns about the quality and safety of camps.
  • High costs associated with summer camp programs.
  • Difficulty in finding suitable camps for specific interests.
  • Limited availability of spots in popular camps.
  • Balancing camp schedules with family plans.
forum.literotica.com
RE:How Much Do You Empathize With Your Characters?
... by polio she contracted at summer camp in the early 1950s and...
RetroFan · Mar 14, 2026
247sports.com
RE:USC sophomores stepping up leadership, competitiveness
.... Last week USC started spring camp. There was no shortage of... to be full go this summer. There are opportunities aplenty all... Graham in his first fall camp last August. All indications were...
rjabeytia · Mar 14, 2026
www.advrider.com
RE:Aussie Off Topic Chat Thread
Seeing as I didnt get down to Victoria much over summer with the wife's bushwalking() we've decided to go spend a week or so in the 4wd & have a bit of an explore of the high country. This arvo Jingellic pub, tomorrow Dargoas base camp for a few days looking about7
dirty dennis · Mar 14, 2026
boards.cruisecritic.com
RE:Live From... Not the Princess 60th Anniversary Cruise - Royal princess March 7 - 14 2026
3 hours ago, Precious carl said: Is NOT OJ!   Sunny-D is actually pretty good with Costco Pizza and preschool / summer camp parties and dozens of screaming kids. The fact that Princess OJ can't seem to even get to that level of mediocrity is a bit alarming. I know real OJ is expensive but like the old ice tea and old coffee it's also very noticeable.     
turbo46032 · Mar 13, 2026
forums.primetimer.com
RE:Do You Consider Yourself A Feminist?: Why Or Why Not?
... son is going to culinary camp this summer.  He seems to like baking...
PRgal · Mar 13, 2026
bronxbombers.boards.net
RE:Minor League & Prospects Thread
... the outfield. But late last summer, Kilby looked much more passable... the second round. He broke camp with High-A Hudson Valley in.... Instead, Selvidge came to 2026 camp throwing harder again. His fastball... badly needed outfield depth that summer, and then blew out and...
jiminy · Mar 13, 2026
r/Gunners
James Olley: "Arsenal are exploring the possibility of launching a summer move for Julián Álvarez. Berta negotiated Álvarez's €95 million transfer from Man City and sources suggest he retains a close relationship with the player's agent and his camp."
submitted by /u/Ifxfa to r/Gunners [link] [comments]
Ifxfa · Jan 23, 2026
r/interestingasfuck
There's a summer camp for foreign children in North Korea. Every year around 400 children from all over the world attend North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp.
submitted by /u/Ill_Definition8074 to r/interestingasfuck [link] [comments]
Ill_Definition8074 · Jan 19, 2026
r/nycparents
Summer Camp
I’m sorry but when did summer camp become so expensive. $762 for a camp for one week and almost $5000 for the entire summer? Does parenting ever become any easier. I’ve tried the Summer Rising and because the area I am in, my daughter never gets selected…. Ever. Is it just me or is everyone noticing this also? I am so annoyed and bothered by this, as if rent isn’t high, their activities aren’t high, groceries are high, what the hell is next? I am exhausted. submitted by /u/KickzNHeelz to r/nycparents [link] [comments]
KickzNHeelz · Jan 13, 2026
r/MoringMark
Summer Camp
submitted by /u/makmark to r/MoringMark [link] [comments]
makmark · Nov 17, 2025
r/CuratedTumblr
Summer camp is so weirdly American
submitted by /u/PandaBear905 to r/CuratedTumblr [link] [comments]
PandaBear905 · Nov 12, 2025
r/UmaMusume
TIL if you don't win a single race by the time of the first Summer Camp, you get an unique cutscene where Tazuna threatens you
I've been playing this game for three months now and this is the first time it happened to me. On Haru Urara out of all Umas 😭 submitted by /u/Xochtil1 to r/UmaMusume [link] [comments]
Xochtil1 · Nov 1, 2025
All threads (46)
Thread Source Author Date
RE:How Much Do You Empathize With Your Characters?
... by polio she contracted at summer camp in the early 1950s and...
forum.literotica.com RetroFan Mar 14, 2026
RE:USC sophomores stepping up leadership, competitiveness
.... Last week USC started spring camp. There was no shortage of... to be full go this summer. There are opportunities aplenty all... Graham in his first fall camp last August. All indications were...
247sports.com rjabeytia Mar 14, 2026
RE:Aussie Off Topic Chat Thread
Seeing as I didnt get down to Victoria much over summer with the wife's bushwalking() we've decided to go spend a week or so in the 4wd & have a bit of an explore of the high country. This arvo Jingellic pub, tomorrow Dargoas base camp for a few days looking about7
www.advrider.com dirty dennis Mar 14, 2026
RE:Live From... Not the Princess 60th Anniversary Cruise - Royal princess March 7 - 14 2026
3 hours ago, Precious carl said: Is NOT OJ!   Sunny-D is actually pretty good with Costco Pizza and preschool / summer camp parties and dozens of screaming kids. The fact that Princess OJ can't seem to even get to that level of mediocrity is a bit alarming. I know real OJ is expensive but like the old ice tea and old coffee it's also very noticeable.     
boards.cruisecritic.com turbo46032 Mar 13, 2026
RE:Do You Consider Yourself A Feminist?: Why Or Why Not?
... son is going to culinary camp this summer.  He seems to like baking...
forums.primetimer.com PRgal Mar 13, 2026
RE:Minor League & Prospects Thread
... the outfield. But late last summer, Kilby looked much more passable... the second round. He broke camp with High-A Hudson Valley in.... Instead, Selvidge came to 2026 camp throwing harder again. His fastball... badly needed outfield depth that summer, and then blew out and...
bronxbombers.boards.net jiminy Mar 13, 2026
RE:'Only going to get better': How one in-person camp made Lincoln Keyes a top priority for Georgia
... knew. Georgia prides itself on camp evaluations. It's been a story... much other schools value these summer camp evaluations, but those are critical... about him." Hartley remembers the camp fondly because it wasn't only ... tape before he came to camp." Hartley only needed to do ...
247sports.com Benjamin Wolk Mar 13, 2026
RE:Best reason you ever got fired.
... grocery store in NYC, Summer of 1986. It was a summer job. All the neighborhood... our "Kid Union". As the summer winded down, they were hiring ... I ship out to boot camp after I graduate from school ...
www.ar15.com MikeSearson Mar 13, 2026
RE:Daylight Savings Time vs. Standard Time Poll
... wait until 10pm for summer night time activities like camp fires and fireworks... having ST in the Spring/Summer/Fall and DST in the...
www.ar15.com woodsie Mar 13, 2026
RE:[UVANU] 2026 주니어 여름캠프 총 정리 (6월-8월)
...]   1, SSLC - GOOD TIME SUMMER, English for Children and Families...원!"  SSLC - GOOD TIME SUMMER  참여 연령 만...테이 3. ILSC- Family Camp Summer at ILSC Vancouver "부모...서 수강" ILSC- Family Camp Summer at ILSC Vancouver 참여...)   4. LCI Language School- Vancouver Summer Camp "액티비티와...램" LCI Language School- Vancouver Summer Camp 참여 연령 만...
cafe.daum.net UvanU_Celine Mar 13, 2026
RE:[UVANU] 2026 주니어 여름캠프 총 정리 (6월-8월)
...]   1, SSLC - GOOD TIME SUMMER, English for Children and Families...원!"  SSLC - GOOD TIME SUMMER  참여 연령 만...테이 3. ILSC- Family Camp Summer at ILSC Vancouver "부모...서 수강" ILSC- Family Camp Summer at ILSC Vancouver 참여...)   4. LCI Language School- Vancouver Summer Camp "액티비티와...램" LCI Language School- Vancouver Summer Camp 참여 연령 만...
cafe.daum.net UvanU_Celine Mar 13, 2026
RE:[UVANU] 2026 주니어 여름캠프 총 정리 (6월-8월)
...]   1, SSLC - GOOD TIME SUMMER, English for Children and Families...원!"  SSLC - GOOD TIME SUMMER  참여 연령 만...테이 3. ILSC- Family Camp Summer at ILSC Vancouver "부모...서 수강" ILSC- Family Camp Summer at ILSC Vancouver 참여...)   4. LCI Language School- Vancouver Summer Camp "액티비티와...램" LCI Language School- Vancouver Summer Camp 참여 연령 만...
cafe.daum.net UvanU_Celine Mar 13, 2026
RE:[UVANU] 2026 주니어 여름캠프 총 정리 (6월-8월)
...]   1, SSLC - GOOD TIME SUMMER, English for Children and Families...원!"  SSLC - GOOD TIME SUMMER  참여 연령 만...테이 3. ILSC- Family Camp Summer at ILSC Vancouver "부모...서 수강" ILSC- Family Camp Summer at ILSC Vancouver 참여...)   4. LCI Language School- Vancouver Summer Camp "액티비티와...램" LCI Language School- Vancouver Summer Camp 참여 연령 만...
cafe.daum.net UvanU_Celine Mar 13, 2026
How are you climaxing in TB (Tuberculosis)?
... rainbow trainings popping up during Summer Camp to try to get huge...
steamcommunity.com Endgame Mar 13, 2026
RE:2026 Transfer Portal Entrees
... have to wait until the summer or fall semester of 2026... semester system Fall,Spring and Summer, if i'm not mistaken. Shouldn't ... he is waiting on the Summer or Fall semester to enroll. ... roster until after there spring camp and sometimes not until they ...
bluedeathvalley.proboards.com saabman Mar 13, 2026
Badly Failed My First MANT Career. Any Suggestions?
One more thing: run more races. More races mean more points even if you lose. Your stats will come mostly from the races and the summer camp trainings. Don't be shy - 4 races after the debut is definitely not enough.
steamcommunity.com Ydrisselle Mar 13, 2026
RE:Welcome ADOU THIERO - the 36th Pick
Adou is done for the main squad this year, perhaps a couple of game in the end of the season, but even then, considering how close standings are... there's no time for him to be integrated. Let's hope for a good development next year, Summer League, training camp... all the things he missed this year. I'm still optimistic about him.
www.lakersground.net Eindhoven Mar 13, 2026
RE:What was your silliest job interview experience? What happened after that?
One summer when I was in grad ... activity or another at a summer camp. During the interview I was... the appropriate relationship between a camp counselor and the kids. I ...
boards.straightdope.com Llama_Llogophile Mar 13, 2026
RE:Tracing and locating missing baggage (2022 onwards)
... was coming back from a summer training camp in the Rockies (they were...
www.flyertalk.com Adam Smith Mar 13, 2026
RE:The Water Cooler, Scuttlebutt, Chit Chat Thread
... Government Camp. The trail is a mixed-use MTB/hiking trail in the summer -... the last 72 hours. Government Camp is 4,000 ft so ...
www.bikeforums.net downtube42 Mar 13, 2026
RE:Gunman and one victim dead in shooting at Old Dominion University; 2 others injured
... time that happened was a summer training camp, and it was highly controlled...
www.usmessageboard.com Seymour Flops Mar 12, 2026
RE:More bad news for science majors
... doing something like STEM/Science camp counselor would be a great... rent to stay in the summer). Next year would be a ... an apartment lease thru the summer where he goes to school…... high school job over the summer (Chic fil a), maybe he ... not be doing anything this summer. He does still have a ...
talk.collegeconfidential.com LatteNights Mar 12, 2026
RE:Twisted Sister in their Prime
That's their history in one sentence. I was a camp counselor summer of '85 and there was one kid who thought they were gods.
electriceye.freeforums.net Mr. Clinton Mar 12, 2026
RE:Local wideout Deng Tong commits to KU football
... prospect last summer after he impressed the KU coaches during a camp. Tong... in the June 19, 2025 camp and the KU staff made ...
247sports.com Michael Swain Mar 12, 2026
James Olley: "Arsenal are exploring the possibility of launching a summer move for Julián Álvarez. Berta negotiated Álvarez's €95 million transfer from Man City and sources suggest he retains a close relationship with the player's agent and his camp."
submitted by /u/Ifxfa to r/Gunners [link] [comments]
reddit.com Ifxfa Jan 23, 2026
There's a summer camp for foreign children in North Korea. Every year around 400 children from all over the world attend North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp.
submitted by /u/Ill_Definition8074 to r/interestingasfuck [link] [comments]
reddit.com Ill_Definition8074 Jan 19, 2026
Summer Camp
I’m sorry but when did summer camp become so expensive. $762 for a camp for one week and almost $5000 for the entire summer? Does parenting ever become any easier. I’ve tried the Summer Rising and because the area I am in, my daughter never gets selected…. Ever. Is it just me or is everyone noticing this also? I am so annoyed and bothered by this, as if rent isn’t high, their activities aren’t high, groceries are high, what the hell is next? I am exhausted. submitted by /u/KickzNHeelz to r/nycparents [link] [comments]
reddit.com KickzNHeelz Jan 13, 2026
Summer Camp
submitted by /u/makmark to r/MoringMark [link] [comments]
reddit.com makmark Nov 17, 2025
Summer camp is so weirdly American
submitted by /u/PandaBear905 to r/CuratedTumblr [link] [comments]
reddit.com PandaBear905 Nov 12, 2025
TIL if you don't win a single race by the time of the first Summer Camp, you get an unique cutscene where Tazuna threatens you
I've been playing this game for three months now and this is the first time it happened to me. On Haru Urara out of all Umas 😭 submitted by /u/Xochtil1 to r/UmaMusume [link] [comments]
reddit.com Xochtil1 Nov 1, 2025
A woman is furious that people are donating to help find the 23 Texan girls missing after their summer camp was washed by the floods. "They're white and they’re deporting your family members!"
submitted by /u/DodoKputo to r/CringeTikToks [link] [comments]
reddit.com DodoKputo Jul 6, 2025
13 Girls Killed At Sleepaway Summer Camp In Deadly Flood 😱
submitted by /u/InGeekiTrust to r/TikTokCringe [link] [comments]
reddit.com InGeekiTrust Jul 5, 2025
The speed and silence of flash flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas yesterday. Flooding in the area has left 24 dead and another 20+ children missing from a summer camp
submitted by /u/Master_Jackfruit3591 to r/interestingasfuck [link] [comments]
reddit.com Master_Jackfruit3591 Jul 5, 2025
Texas families plead for information on at least 23 girls missing from summer camp after floods
submitted by /u/apple_kicks to r/news [link] [comments]
reddit.com apple_kicks Jul 5, 2025
23 girls missing from Texas summer camp swept away by Guadalupe River flooding as parents panic
submitted by /u/TheMirrorUS to r/WomenInNews [link] [comments]
reddit.com TheMirrorUS Jul 4, 2025
Abandoned summer camp from the 80’s
Located in Pennsylvania. Been abandoned for decades and it’s still one of the most untouched spots i’ve been to. submitted by /u/halide_urbex to r/abandoned [link] [comments]
reddit.com halide_urbex Jun 22, 2025
Did you go to summer camp?
submitted by /u/mistermeek67 to r/70s [link] [comments]
reddit.com mistermeek67 Jun 13, 2025
Timothy Treadwell (April 29, 1957 - October 5, 2003) was a bear enthusiast who thought he could live with bears. He spent 13 summers camping in Alaska, until he and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were eaten by a 28-year-old bear in Katmai National Park. | Late 1990s.
submitted by /u/ZERO_PORTRAIT to r/HistoricalCapsule [link] [comments]
reddit.com ZERO_PORTRAIT Mar 13, 2025
Worlds coolest summer camp counselor 🥱
Those TikTok summer camp counselor POV’s wish they were me Art counselor who started a riot over not getting my meds on time and was in the background of a viral instagram video from my camp judging my meatloaf loving virgin coworkers who came from stable homes submitted by /u/Ok_Entrance_5212 to r/Teenager [link] [comments]
reddit.com Ok_Entrance_5212 Sep 27, 2024
If you’re thinking of having a summer camp wedding, please read this first!
To preface this, I'll be honest and say I had no regrets about my summer camp wedding in the immediate days and weeks afterward (honeymoon glow!) but as time went on, small details about my guests' actual experience at the wedding began to trickle out. It's now been about a year since my wedding. With the benefit of hindsight, I can now say I wish I'd thought through my camp wedding plans in more detail and perhaps picked a different way to bring all our loved ones together if I could have a do-over. The basics: Location: summer camp that does weddings on the side - Mountain West, USA - on a non-camp weekend in the early summer Accommodations: all guests were strongly encouraged to stay onsite in bunks (electricity, water, and linens provided, but no climate control). The nearest hotel was a 30-minute drive away on winding roads. Each bunk was shared among 8ish people, all of whom knew each other in advance. Fees: $280/guest/weekend which included two nights in the bunks, plus four meals including the wedding reception dinner. Size: Invited 105 people, 84 RSVP'd yes, 79 attended. The good: The camp itself was gorgeous and very peaceful Many of the family members on both sides are very outdoorsy people and they genuinely loved the camp environment. No drinking and driving! We got to have lots of quality time with our loved ones during the weekend, including quiet moments I now look back on and treasure. The medium-bad: It was impossible for our guests to get to the camp without renting a car, which was an added expense. The food was just ok. All meals except the reception dinner were eaten in a mess hall, which wound up smelling gross (very camp compost vibes) and everything was served out of a camp salad bar. There were flies on all the food all weekend. Not ideal. We toured the facility in the fall when the flies weren't there... There were essentially no food options available outside of the food served onsite. I didn't mind but some guests did. Cabins were pretty rustic so people couldn't get ready or look nice (one mirror for eight people, for example). The very, very bad: 1. Cabins had no AC and there happened to be a heat wave the week of our wedding. I later found out that no one really got good sleep either of the nights of the event, and then some people felt pressured to do a bunch of camp activities the next day when they were tired and grouchy. This was exacerbated by the eight-people-in-one-cabin situation; anytime someone got up in the night or early in the morning it woke everyone else up. I didn't realize this when we toured. 2. There was essentially no cell service at the camp except for one specific area a good walk away from the cabins. As a result, no one could coordinate with each other about activities, meetup times, etc. and although my wedding party planned for this in advance, guests were surprised and had trouble coordinating with each other to meet up at activities. 3. Most of our friends were outdoorsy and really enjoyed the camping vibe, but I later found out there were definitely some who were kind of miserable all weekend. Especially for the couples who were miserable - I feel so bad that we charged them $560 as a couple for the weekend, when they could have gotten a much more comfortable hotel and their own meals for probably around that price. We didn't mandate that anyone stay at the campsite of course, but we strongly encouraged it because we wanted people to spend time onsite because that was the whole point of getting a summer camp. —— The moral of the story is: if literally every one of your attendees is outdoorsy and down for a camp wedding, it's a cute and creative way to spend meaningful time with people you love! But for any guest who isn't -- you are making a huge, huge ask of them, and especially if they're a close friend they may feel pressured to attend and play into your vision even if it makes them miserable. I read on this subreddit that sometimes asking this can make people feel like props in your vision and I think that was unfortunately true for us. I was very focused on the experience I wanted to curate for people, not the experience people actually wanted for themselves. submitted by /u/Several-Gazelle-6105 to r/weddingplanning [link] [comments]
reddit.com Several-Gazelle-6105 Sep 21, 2024
My 12 year old daughter brought this home from summer camp today. She thinks it’s an actual award. 🤦‍♀️
submitted by /u/Ok_Ordinary1884 to r/mildlyinfuriating [link] [comments]
reddit.com Ok_Ordinary1884 Jul 26, 2024
Timothy Treadwell ‘The Grizzly Man’ who thought he could live with bears. Known for his crazy antics. Timothy spent 13 summers camping in Alaska until his eventual demise. Photo taken in the late 90s
submitted by /u/Exotic_Abrocoma_4749 to r/OldSchoolCool [link] [comments]
reddit.com Exotic_Abrocoma_4749 May 20, 2024
summer camp ❤️
submitted by /u/ampadde to r/midjourney [link] [comments]
reddit.com ampadde Nov 14, 2022
As summer is approaching, let’s talk about some of those crazy Christian summer camp experiences. What were some of your worst? Here’s some of mine:
I was in elementary school and went on a girls camp/retreat and my cabin leader told us to be careful what you pray out loud because the devil can’t read your thoughts but he can hear you and could use your prayers against you. New anxiety was unlocked. I was upper elementary/middle school age and went to a summer camp - after days of playing hard and being in the sun I closed the chapel down because I was “slain in the spirit” on the floor. I went back to my cabin with a few others who were also “slain in the spirit” at almost midnight. I didn’t want to tel anyone because of the praise I got for this, but because I was a CHILD and was at summer camp I had just fallen asleep. Another night at this same camp the pastor had talked about your “calling”. In elementary school I had so much pressure to find me “calling” and my “purpose” and as a kid with undiagnosed ADHD I had so much anxiety because I couldn’t keep interest in anything and also I was a kid ffs. Anyway, I was “slain in the spirit” again and had a dream about two birds leaving their baby bird. I took that as a “vision” that I was supposed to be a children’s pastor. I held on to that for a long time. I was in middle school and had major major anxiety about end times. I doubted my salvation daily. I thought if I could get “baptized in the spirit” and speak in tongues then I’d know for sure I was saved - super problematic I know. I tried several nights in a row to accept the Holy Spirit. I talked to a leader about it and she prayed with me. I felt so anxious that we was waiting with me and felt so much pressure that I halfway consciously faked mumbling in “tongues.” Then kept doing until it felt real and convinced myself it was real. Fast forward to being in college. I went with my church as a cabin leader. This was a much less “spiritual” camp but although I went to be a cabin leader for the girls I already knew and worked with, I was placed with a group of girls only 2-3 years younger than me that were complete strangers and I was supposed to be their leader/mentor. I tried so hard to mentor these girls and be vulnerable with me as I led them in discussion time. At the end of the week, another male cabin leader approached me and said he had heard through some of his students that my students were really struggling with deep issues including questioning their salvation. He reprimanded me and basically said it was my fault that they didn’t share that with me and that the whole week was wasted because I should have been more involved. submitted by /u/doodlebec to r/Exvangelical [link] [comments]
reddit.com doodlebec Apr 24, 2022
I was a summer camp counselor and slept with 2 campers.
[Remorse] For a few years in my early 20's I was a summer camp counselor. It wasn't a typical summer camp in that it was held on a college campus where we stayed in dorms and the campers attended various classes/activities in college class rooms all day. It was also atypical because there was only one session each summer that lasted several weeks. Campers returned each year and were assured of being with the same campers as the year before so tight bonds formed. The camp was for later elementary through early high school students. Due to the relatively close age of the older campers and counsellors, we were hammered in training about what was appropriate and inappropriate contact with campers - and the consequences for crossing those lines. For the first couple of years I was there, this wasn't an issue. It's wasn't uncommon for the older kids to develop crushes on counselors, and I was no exception, but it was easy enough to deflect them. My last summer there, two girls, roommates in the dorm who were each 14, really started pushing boundaries. They were attractive and they knew it - I'm sure you're aware of the type (not that that fact is any sort of excuse on my part). They began flirting with me pretty overtly early on in camp, and while I knew I couldn't act on it, I'll admit I found it flattering. Long story short, my resolved weakened, and it culminated with a night in my dorm room with both of them after lights out. They were both consenting, and it involved contact among all three of us. I used protection with both of them and at the end of the night we all agreed not to speak of it again. Also, they both told me that prior to that night they were virgins. There were a couple weeks left and camp and nothing inappropriate happened afterwards. However, the two of them got into a pretty serious fight the last week of camp that resulted in one of the girls leaving early. I honestly don't know if the fight involved me, but I worry that it did. Several years have passed, and I've had no contact with either of the girls other than being friends on Facebook, which they both individually initiated. I don't know if they have contact with one another or not. I've go through spells of varying degrees of guilt over the situation. In addition to that, there are the obvious legal ramifications if this were to come to light (there are still a couple of years before the statute of limitations applies in my state). I've got no reason to think it WILL come to light, but the weight of the entire thing gets to me from time to time. I don't really know what to expect from posting this. Just had to tell someone. submitted by /u/summercampthowaway to r/confession [link] [comments]
reddit.com summercampthowaway Jan 31, 2016
What is the worst summer camp experience you have ever had?
submitted by /u/PatchethePirate to r/AskReddit [link] [comments]
reddit.com PatchethePirate Apr 17, 2013