You know how parents are always telling their kids to go join summer camps?
You know, so they’re not bored and like:
“UgHhhHhHh I tYrEd wHuT dO I DoOOOoOoOoOo”
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WELP-
I just spent five days at Girl Scout Camp.
It was my first time volunteering as a PA, or Program Aide.
And was it fun?
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Guess from the image.
Yeah, well, before we get started, I DEFINITELY recommend Girl Scout Camp for ANYBODY.
Girl Scout Camp is super fun, you get to do lots of cool things like start fires (do NOT take that out of context), fish, swim, paddleboard, and a ton more cool things.
It’s just that I got stuck with the worst unit to probably…exist.
(That was hyperbole it can always be worse)
TO ALL THE PARENTS: TEACH YOUR CHILDREN PERSONAL SPACE AND STEP IN WHEN NEEDED.
When I started camp, I thought it would be fun.
I forgot, however, that that was when I was a camper.
I didn’t think a PA would be different, and it honestly isn’t by a lot.
The only difference IS that there are 14 beastly little things screaming at you at the same time.
(More like 12- two girls in my unit were okay, one actually made me smile, she was so cute omg-)
I have notes for next year already. This week was not the best.
- LET THE CHILDREN KNOW YOUR BOUNDARIES.
Children don’t know personal space, and if they cross the line(i.e. hugs, attempting to get piggyback rides, other physical contact stuff), you need to let them know.
Now if they DON’T stop (in my case, but one girl did acknowledge and attempt to enforce my boundaries), get someone (like an adult) to help you.
This, I was able to do on Thursday, because THERE the adults paid attention. On the other days, the adults were mostly hands-off with issues. (Even when asked. Friday especially, the adults just talked amongst themselves unless I was really agitated because some kid tried stealing myself.)
This also goes with telling them your real name (you’re not supposed to. I gave them a fake name.)
- YOU CAN’T REASON WITH THE LITTLE THINGS.
I know this contradicts with what I literally just said/wrote, but-
They’re children.
(In my case, third graders/kids going into third grade.)
They’re not gonna listen.
So, sometimes it’s good to interact, and other times, shut up.
(I’m argumentative so this is hard to enforce :,D)
So if some kid steals your binder and you say, “Give me back my binder,” it usually won’t work because now they have your attention.
They try to keep it by running away with it.
Do NOT chase them. That’s encouragement. I know it’s hard, but you have to keep your composure.
Don’t try to get your binder back on your own either.
Because then the beastly little thing will scratch you (probably accidentally).
I thought of this line from the third book of Nevermoor: (My sister did a blog on that, go check it out here)
“It scratched me! That beastly creature just scratched me! Clarissa, look, I’m bleeding, I’m actually bleeding.“
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YEAH
I’M NEVER DOING A UNIT AGAIN I HATE THOSE T H I N G S
(the children)
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Shoutout to my camp friendos Copper, Madhouse, Kyoshi, and Mushroom 😀
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TAKE AN FNF COVER AND L E A V E
OH GOD NO but Lucas and Ness sing it
yeah, so I made this cover (remixed the inst heheheee) as a reference to the SSBU World of Light.
This is yet another cover based on my headcanons/AU.
In my AU, Kirby is taken by Galeem (I don’t like SSB Kirby a whole lot) and Lucas saves Ness (pushes him out of the way and distracts Galeem) in return for Ness saving him in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Ness has to save everybody and Master Hand (laugh dude at beginning) got a Fighter under his control and serves Galeem so uhh
Lucas is evil now (possessed boi) and Ness, due to not being able to find Lucas’s body so he can free him, has to defeat Lucas in a fight. (Master Hand has Lucas’s body sooo)
Ness feels guilty about hurting his best friend though
Uhh
I’m dying
These two are so amazing grrr
WELP BYE
CREDITS:
Mayro’s Madness V2: https://gamebanana.com/mods/359554
MOTHERFUNKIN’: https://gamebanana.com/mods/423481