Clearly that camp is being marketed to a Certain Kind of Parent. It kind of reminds me of a FoaF whose parents were capital-S Socialists and sent him to what was informally billed as a Socialist camp -- think non-Jewish kibbutz. According to him, there's a term for what he was, a Red Diaper Baby.
Mal: How come you didn't turn on me, Jayne? Jayne: Money wasn't good enough. Mal: What happens when it is? Jayne: Well... that'll be an interesting day.
'Serenity'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Jul 09, 2013 3:36:01 am PDT #28548 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
flea - Jul 09, 2013 3:39:33 am PDT #28549 of 30001
information libertarian
The camp is actually for grown-ups - attendees with ages mentioned were 26 and 45.
Jessica - Jul 09, 2013 3:48:04 am PDT #28550 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
No tech; cuddle puddles; hugs; vegan and gluten-free camp food; '80s-style prom
I am going to be voluntarily sharing a tech-free cabin in the woods with a vegan in a couple of weeks, but anyone not married to or birthed by me tries to cuddle and I'll smack them with a kayak paddle.
Also from the article:
The rules of Camp Grounded were simple: no phones, computers, tablets or watches; work talk, discussion of people’s ages and use of real names were prohibited
So no tech allowed, but you still have to create a fake profile complete with pseud. Got it.
And they even have LOLcats:
Mr. Felix, whose camp name was Fidget Wigglesworth
-t - Jul 09, 2013 4:04:26 am PDT #28551 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
So no tech allowed, but you still have to create a fake profile complete with pseud. Got it.
That was my take, too. Strange rule.
I am not horrified by that camp, actually, assuming I can opt out of the cuddle puddles. I don't want to go, particularly, and the way the writer talks about his life makes me hate him a little, but nothing unusual there.
Theodosia - Jul 09, 2013 4:49:09 am PDT #28552 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
OK, it being an adult camp makes more sense for the 80s prom.
Zenkitty - Jul 09, 2013 4:52:10 am PDT #28553 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
"Cuddle puddle" makes me think someone's gone wee in the cuddle pile.
msbelle - Jul 09, 2013 4:55:23 am PDT #28554 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
voluntarily calling something a cuddle puddle is just not right. I feel more comfortable with a Don't get punched in the face place.
I would kinda love a tech free vacation and wouldn't mind a vegan glutton-free diet that someone else was cooking for me.
Jessica - Jul 09, 2013 4:55:50 am PDT #28555 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
a vegan glutton-free diet
Heh.
Amy - Jul 09, 2013 4:57:29 am PDT #28556 of 30001
Because books.
Tech-free would be okay with me if I had enough to read. I would definitely want an all-cheese and fresh-basked-bread diet with cake for dessert, though.
msbelle - Jul 09, 2013 4:58:18 am PDT #28557 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am leaving the word-o.