I am torn on what to do with my own dd (11) in the summer... what do you all do with your SA kids in summer? Is it a pain to have them at home? Do they feel resentment at home without peers their own age? I would love to hear your experiences both positive and negative.
Here is what I am considering
Option A: Summer Theater Camp which would mean dd would only overlap/interact with the dcks about an hour a day.... and then one week would be no camp where either we would take vacation that week or dd would work with me for the week.
Option B: She would go to sleep away camp for two weeks and would spend 4 weeks of summer with the dcks full time.... one week in June then three consecutive weeks in July. I could take dd to swim lessons, tutoring, play dates, etc. after work but during work hours she would be here either helping or upstairs in her room....
Dd really wants to go back to her favorite sleep away camp and I do see the value in a sleep away camp experience but it's so expensive I could not do that plus the theater camp. Thoughts? Having dd here with the dcks could be a huge help to me as sometimes she is engaged and a joy when seeing the dcks other times she resents them in her space and taking her mom (typical tween mood swings, etc.)
Thoughts? Ideas? Advice?
TIA
Here is what I am considering
Option A: Summer Theater Camp which would mean dd would only overlap/interact with the dcks about an hour a day.... and then one week would be no camp where either we would take vacation that week or dd would work with me for the week.
Option B: She would go to sleep away camp for two weeks and would spend 4 weeks of summer with the dcks full time.... one week in June then three consecutive weeks in July. I could take dd to swim lessons, tutoring, play dates, etc. after work but during work hours she would be here either helping or upstairs in her room....
Dd really wants to go back to her favorite sleep away camp and I do see the value in a sleep away camp experience but it's so expensive I could not do that plus the theater camp. Thoughts? Having dd here with the dcks could be a huge help to me as sometimes she is engaged and a joy when seeing the dcks other times she resents them in her space and taking her mom (typical tween mood swings, etc.)
Thoughts? Ideas? Advice?
TIA
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