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The dreaded homesick letter

July 8, 2014 By Elizabeth Shreckhise Leave a Comment

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I’m sure if I wasn’t a camp director and knew little about camps I’d probably also feel distraught at receiving a downcast letter from my child bemoaning his fate at camp and how much he wants to come home. I’d be heartbroken. But fortunately I am a camp director and I know that, in reality, […]

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