Camp Pairing Off.

[Liamson]

You know what I miss about now being a single adult? Camp.


Whether its Camp Winnepuchimassenuckie or Camp Praise and Worship. I miss spending a week with my peers doing activities and sports and exploring.

When you force adults to do stuff like that you get shows like Survivor.

But as kids its innocent enough.

Even then as a young boy I would always pick a girl to my partner for this or that or pick her to be on my team or just someone to share craft time with. And on the bus we could play cards or tell jokes or make faces or whatever. I didn't matter.

Now whenever I have a romantic relationship, I want it to have that element of innocent fun and camaraderie but it never seems to. It always seems to be about money and marriage and babies or even sex/purity.

I have friends that are girls, and we have this but it will never turn into more. We could spend all day laughing and crying and having the time of our lives but, to her its not a thing and that is where we get into trouble. I've come to simply not expect that to equate to anything anymore.

But that is why I miss camp, because in those days, it was both. I could laugh and joke and run and play but at the end of the day when it was time to roast marshmallows, they were there, staying close to stay warm. We could share our secrets and it all actually meant something.


But as an adult I must choose. Girls become women and ladies. And ladies want to be hit on by smarmy men wearing too much Cologne on their silk pin stripe shirt. Its romantic if this guy brings a flower.

And the Ladies who stay up to watch the stars, The ones who go hiking with us, play football with us, go skiing with us, laugh with us, cry with us, well they are just friends.


I wish there was an adult camp. (that even sounds bad) Maybe this is a Legacy that we could start and leave for future CCers. But honestly I miss the competition, the fun, the games, all of it but, what I miss most was that love was easy and it wasn't a loaded proposition. There was no lists, no reindeer games, no superstitious stuff, and no settling.

 

[1still_waters]

You know what I miss about now being a single adult? Camp.


Whether its Camp Winnepuchimassenuckie or Camp Praise and Worship. I miss spending a week with my peers doing activities and sports and exploring.

When you force adults to do stuff like that you get shows like Survivor.

But as kids its innocent enough.

Even then as a young boy I would always pick a girl to my partner for this or that or pick her to be on my team or just someone to share craft time with. And on the bus we could play cards or tell jokes or make faces or whatever. I didn't matter.

Now whenever I have a romantic relationship, I want it to have that element of innocent fun and camaraderie but it never seems to. It always seems to be about money and marriage and babies or even sex/purity.

I have friends that are girls, and we have this but it will never turn into more. We could spend all day laughing and crying and having the time of our lives but, to her its not a thing and that is where we get into trouble. I've come to simply not expect that to equate to anything anymore.

But that is why I miss camp, because in those days, it was both. I could laugh and joke and run and play but at the end of the day when it was time to roast marshmallows, they were there, staying close to stay warm. We could share our secrets and it all actually meant something.


But as an adult I must choose. Girls become women and ladies. And ladies want to be hit on by smarmy men wearing too much Cologne on their silk pin stripe shirt. Its romantic if this guy brings a flower.

And the Ladies who stay up to watch the stars, The ones who go hiking with us, play football with us, go skiing with us, laugh with us, cry with us, well they are just friends.


I wish there was an adult camp. (that even sounds bad) Maybe this is a Legacy that we could start and leave for future CCers. But honestly I miss the competition, the fun, the games, all of it but, what I miss most was that love was easy and it wasn't a loaded proposition. There was no lists, no reindeer games, no superstitious stuff, and no settling.

This is a great idea for a new business.

Summer camps for adults.

I'd totally sign up for a week.

 

[lil_christian]

I graduate this year.

And I'm SO going to miss going on these 5-day mission trips with my youth group to Southern Ohio. I wish there was a camp like that, too. Where drama is non existent, and so is wi fi. And hiking is in. Though last month, I hurt my foot in a hiking accident. I was walking down a hill and I stepped wrong, and it was wet and leaf-covered. I slipped TWICE. Hurt like heck for almost two weeks. Sometimes my big toe STILL hurts.


Anyways. I'd LOVE to have a camp like this. And there HAS to be canoeing. Has to be. I went canoeing in June. It was soo tiring. But it was beautiful. There has to be s'mores, too.


But can we get food from somewhere else besides GFS (Gordon's Food Service)??

(Some of you might get this, some might not. But for those who don't know? GFS is a store/catering business that makes and distributes their own foods and stuff like that. They're SUPER cheap in prices. But the bad thing is, it tastes like it, too. >.< I swear, local churches and camps are what keeps those places open. That and grad parties.)

 

[Jullianna]

Okay...but I'm not gonna sing Kumbaya I hate that song.

*packing fingerpaints and swim fins*

 

[1still_waters]

. Where drama is non existent, and so is wi fi.

 

[Jullianna]

We would have to have a Trustee to hold all things Apple confiscated from Stilly.

 

[lil_christian]

LOL is that kid saying "What's the problem with you??" or is that just really bad lip reading?

 

[Jullianna]

"Whatchu talkin bout, Willis"

 

[rachelsedge]

I never really went to camps when I was young, for many reasons (most, personal). I did, however, go on a few mission trips. Not entirely the same...but a lot of the same elements. It's like you're removed from your own world for a week to experience a new one. It's like you totally forget that you have bills back home, or responsibilities you don't care for but have to do, or any typical "life" stress. It's just a week of growing together as a group with no expectations. The kind of bonding that when you come back from it, back to the "real world", when you try to explain it to other people, you just can't put into words the experience or convey just how deep/fun/carefree/etc. it really was.

So, yeah. I know what you mean, in a sense.

Also, let it be known that not all women like smarmy men to hit on them.

 

[Donkeyfish07]

Unfortunately, I think I'm too scarred from the realities of adult hood to ever experience the fun-ness camp had when I was young. I'll never get that back, not in this lifetime anyway.

 

[Liamson]

We could have Wifi but it wouldn't be in the bunk houses. Cause I know of some jackalopes that would just sit in the bunkhouse and play world of warcraft, while the rest of us are having fun.

We should built a 3 story observation tower and in the top have a good sized room with large windows and Wifi.

or put it in a dank and dark cellar. Hidden away from the world, with creaky iron bars and stone walls.

note: this room is far removed from the world.

But I also figure that if the weather gets rainy or Crazy, people might want to get out of it.

 

[1still_waters]

LOL is that kid saying "What's the problem with you??" or is that just really bad lip reading?

And I'll feel old in three.....two....one....

 

[Liamson]

Unfortunately, I think I'm too scarred from the realities of adult hood to ever experience the fun-ness camp had when I was young. I'll never get that back, not in this lifetime anyway.

But maybe that is the point of the Camp. To let people taste that again.

Its like that once a year church softball game. Yeah, Ted is 56 but standing there with a huge plastic bat, he's really about 10.

And when the ball sails and his eyes get huge, its as if not a day has passed since he was a kid.


In San Diego they have Adult Rec Leagues.

You put together a team of like 11 people or something, and those same 11 people play all kinds of sports. Soccer, Kickball, Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Ultimate, Flag Football etc. All men and women who just entered the league to have fun.

Its really REALLY amazing.

 

[Rachel20]

We could have Wifi but it wouldn't be in the bunk houses. Cause I know of some jackalopes that would just sit in the bunkhouse and play world of warcraft, while the rest of us are having fun.

We should built a 3 story observation tower and in the top have a good sized room with large windows and Wifi.

or put it in a dank and dark cellar. Hidden away from the world, with creaky iron bars and stone walls.

note: this room is far removed from the world.

But I also figure that if the weather gets rainy or Crazy, people might want to get out of it.

You can have a panoptic building structure.

 

[lil_christian]

And I'll feel old in three.....two....one....

Yeah, sorry about that. lol

 

[MissCris]

I went to a couple of different camps, as a kid and then as a teenager.

It was definitely more fun as a kid, before anyone had crazy hormones to contend with and before girls and guys were all dramatic and sappy with each other, passing love notes during worship, holding hands and ignoring the world while they sat down by the bridge and threw bread crumbs to the ducks wading in the creek...

Oh...that was me. I was doing that. Er...

Hey yeah, why DON'T adults get that kind of fun? That's bound to be one of the major problems with this world.
That, and a serious lack of freshly baked cookies.

 

[Loveneverfails]

Yikes. I thought adult camps were normal. I'm not kidding haha. Everything you described in your ideal adult camp is a common occurrence here. I'm so tempted to post one of my favorite photos from a camp from last year, but I'm holding a gun and I'm not 100% sure if that would acceptable on this forum. xD

I think you just need to come to Alaska, Liamson.

 

[DuchessAimee]

This is a great idea for a new business.

Summer camps for adults.

I'd totally sign up for a week.

They already have these. It's called Club Med. Or booze cruises. Or singles events.

 

[Fenner]

I never went to a camp when I was a kid. When I was a teenager I went camping with my friend and her family. I didn't like it. Mainly because of the mosquitos. I actually got sick from being bit so much and had to go on an antibiotics when I came home. It was horrible. And yes I used OFF.

I went camping as a young adult, in my twenties. This time black flies bit my legs so bad I could barely walk for a few days, I also had to take anti antibiotics for that. I used OFF that time too.

I felt like the person in the horror movies who was having the worst time and got killed pretty early on. Yeah that was me.

I like hiking and looking at stars, but if I hiked in the deep forest, I'd be the one the bear would eat.

I'm not someone you'd want to camp with.

 

[NodMyHeadLikeYeah]

I've been camping once, i woke up with a roach on my neck. No more camping for me.