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History of Feminism

HockeyMom

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1. Growing up in NYC I went to an all Girls Camp in the Catskills

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 08:18 AM

Jul 2012

My parents wanted me to experience the country. It was nice being in the mountains, swimming in lakes, etc. This back in the early 60s. My problem was that I had gone through puberty at 10 years old. The camp felt because of this, I should be grouped with older girls. While physically I may have been like the 13 and 14 year old girls, maturity wise I just didn't fit in with them. That part just didn't work out.

My own daughters were athletes and went to sports camps which were co-ed and not sleep away.

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An All Girls Camp . . . Disaster or Delightful? One Girl Spills the Truth [View all] redqueen Jul 2012 OP

Growing up in NYC I went to an all Girls Camp in the Catskills HockeyMom Jul 2012 #1

that was wrong and haev never heard anything like that. what absurd thinking. nt seabeyond Jul 2012 #5

that camp seems to be doing a very good job with the girls. seabeyond Jul 2012 #2

Girl Scout camp was a disaster for me. I didn't fit in and my tentmates actually GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #3

Wow, what nasty kids. redqueen Jul 2012 #7

thats pretty much kidds for you. they want to be around their friends loli phabay Jul 2012 #15

A Beetle Bailey comic book. *shrug* I didn't put up too much of a fight. I knew GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #17

i call that a win win loli phabay Jul 2012 #18

:^) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #20

I would have loved that place! CrispyQ Jul 2012 #4

old Presidential fitness tests seabeyond Jul 2012 #6

She was the exception, not the rule. CrispyQ Jul 2012 #12

i do not know about awesome seabeyond Jul 2012 #14

I got rope burned in jr high because of a gym teacher like that Viva_La_Revolution Jul 2012 #8

that is horrible. i wonder what world i was in that i didnt see, or know, or experience this ugly seabeyond Jul 2012 #9

Ouch! CrispyQ Jul 2012 #13

Would the same perceived benefit of all-girls camp extend to all-girls classroom? n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #10

Camp is a couple of months in the summer, and recreational... redqueen Jul 2012 #11

you know im kinda on the fence on this loli phabay Jul 2012 #16

I think I went to some kind of camp once ismnotwasm Jul 2012 #19