For real? I heard that agudah is packed and practically impossible to get into. I guess I heard wrong.

It’s probably too late to get into most camps.

I don’t want to say anything about tipping day camp counselors but sleep away counselors I think can and should be tipped by the camper if they are old enough. From my experience as a camper, my counselor was lousy one year and I explained that to my parents and therefore made it quite clear to the counselor why I chose not to tip them. However, the jc that year was great and I did tip them. After that, I never had lousy counselors and I gave the amount that the camp suggested. If the parents get involved when the kid is young, fine. But once the kid is in 7th or 8th grade I think they should give it. It’s only sincere that way.

Once somebody gets divorced they need our support, not our opinions of whether they should have or not. Whatever their reason is, divorce isn’t fun and I don’t think anyone would do it for pleasure so I don’t think we should be going against anyone who divorces.

For all those of you who are flipping out that there are HS kids on here-that’s why you should watch what you say. Not only that, anyone (and you never know who) could read your post even if they’re not a cr member. Now, when signing up it never said that you have to be over any age.

I didn’t want to start up with mosherose but I do agree with smartcookie. Mosherose-Not every one lives a life like you do and when someone wants some good ideas for a board game they’re not necessarily interested in you putting them down for playing.

Generally I only post after school hours which is at night but now it’s the end of the year and we’re off schedule.

I can’t really answer for DA and HIE other than the fact that I think HIE mentioned he’s in yeshiva so that’s at least HS. I’m also in HS but I don’t know about DA.

yeah? how much would u sell ur kid for?

Children are our most precious asset and that’s why we don’t compare them to money which should not be a person’s most precious asset.

HIE sounds like you’ll be in camp for 2nd half. So will I (but from July 26). 1st half I’ll probably be here most of the day.

Is there supposed to be something wrong with it? In my house we use disposable tablecloths on top of linen and we stack plates. Uh Oh! We’d better stop!

If someone gets divorced we can’t say they are wrong. We aren’t in their place to judge. I definitely could say though that I know someone who’s in an abusive marriage (won’t go into detail) and is scared to get divorced because of the fact that anyone divorced or with a broken engagement is considered damaged and she’s scared she won’t ever get married again. Why should she be afraid?? She has been going to therapy with her husband and it hasn’t been helping (close to 10 years of marriage). Obviously, she’s not in a good marriage and she shouldn’t have to be afraid that divorce is “a dirty word”.

clearheaded-although i haven’t posted my opinions on this thread yet (because I disagree with too much said that I wouldn’t have time to do anything but post) I would definitely call that abusive 100%!!!!!

And I just wanted to mention that some of the arguments that people are bringing may sound so easy to keep to yet I wonder if the posters saying those things actually do them!

I just wanted to add to what was said about walkers. If 3 women are dangerously walking, how about when there is a whole camp walking somewhere and the counselors can’t always see all the kids-even more dangerous and camps should not walk places.

mod 80-interesting because I never heard a sure answer about allowing babies to look in the mirror but I definitely heard that the other two things you mentioned are totally made up and have no mekor(and I asked my rav about it)

smartcookie-get some teenager to watch the kids for a few hours and you shouldn’t have to pay too much.

musictomyears-if you’re right then yaaaay! Schick was great and his brother’s on the last B. Levine, also great. I can’t wait!

emoticon613-are you talking about dejavu?(don’t know how 2 spell it)

I get that all the time.

Perhaps those who can learn should limit their time in the cr?

I heard that it’s an inyan not to let a baby look in the mirror until s/he’s three months old and that it’s because they see a malach. I heard it from many people but I don’t know if its something real. It doesn’t hurt to be careful.

I agree that if the new apartment is set up it’s nice to be there the first night. However, there’s a certain feeling of it being the “first night” and many ppl feel that they want the night to be spent in a hotel setting. In addition, like most of the previous posters said, many times they are getting married in a different place than they are planning on living or their apartment is simply not ready.

Nothing to do with denim but can someone clarify the halachos of stockings? I’ve heard some poskim say you can go with sheer (even though I totally don’t understand what the point in wearing them at all is) and then I heard a posek say that you can’t wear skin color no matter how thick because it’s maris ayin.

I was never there but my brother worked there and LOVED it.