last night one of my campers was like “well i lost one of my shoes in the swamp today” and i said “oh no!” and she shrugged and said “its ok. shoes are just objects” and damn. they really are
today a completely different camper with scratches all over her legs was like “every step hurts me” and i was like “oh that sucks!” and she shrugged and said “well, you know, pain is a temporary emotion”
responses to this saying my kids are cursed or visionaries or badass or like weirdly existential crack me up bc i work at a quaker camp and also have you ever met a 12 year old girl?? theyre always like that and always have been