Here at camp we have a really problematic disease. It's called HS. Or, Home Sick! As one of the reining homesick experts I've learned several things.
1) Never ask a child if they will die if they can't go home right now.
2) A child left alone will find a way to call home no matter how difficult you think it is.
3) Dinner time is the worst time of the day for a homesick kid.
4) Chocolate and a hug can cure a lot.
5) But not everything.
6) There is a reason they call Benidryll "Mommy's Little Helper..."
My protocol says I can treat watery eyes and a runny nose with an antihistamine. It is amazing how well it works.
This is me
- Sandy
- The South, United States
- Daughter, Sister, Grandaughter, Teacher, Caretaker, EMT, Friend, Boyscout Field Medic, PhD Student/Candidate, Writer, Philosoper, Human, 6'3" Red Headed Stepchild. I blog to clarify, remember and process.
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Just got back from church youth camp. They asked me to play the medic. 205 kids. WOW what a job!!!
Incredible time ... kids accepted Christ, and rededicated their lives ...some realized their call into ministry, some realized their call into ministry was real.
It was a heavy week, we dealt with catching kids smoking, suicidal ideation, cutting, eating disorders, a kid who had been a victim of attempted murder just a month before ...
I wasn't quite prepared for the seriousness of the problems. I am not sure how youth workers do this full time!!
Or teachers for that matter!!
I am glad I went, and glad to be home.
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