It's been six months since I was forced to return to the real world after being a camp counselor all summer. I grew a lot as a person and learned an incredible amount, but the biggest lesson I learned was just how weird and funny kids are. The phrase "kids say the darnedest things" took on a whole new meaning.
I was recently scrolling through pictures of my time during the summer, and came across pages and pages of day-camper (6-10 year olds) quotes that we kept updated on notebook paper taped to the refrigerator, so with only three months until I return, I thought I'd share the top 10 camper quotes of last summer.
1. "I'm going to paris to destroy the world's largest ant colony with a bazooka."
2. "If you say cuss words you go to jail."
3. "I did four sit ups today. I'm trying to get myself bikini ready."
4. "Yeah I'm special because for some reason wherever I go I get whatever I want."
5. Counselor: "Can you please help me find the remote?"
Camper: Rolling eyes and groaning "It's right here."
Counselor: No, that's just a stapler...
6. Counselor to camper: What did you name your rats?
Other Camper: "You should name them fat ass!"
7. "I came here because I thought I could be free...(jumps off pillar) why can't you just let me be free!"
8. "THERE'S A BABY IN MY MOM'S STOMACH AND IT'S EATING HER INSIDES!!!"
9. Camper 1: "We have pimples."
Camper 2: "Actually, they're called nipples."
10. "I drink New York Milk, so that makes me half New York."