Kids really do say the darndest things!
Here are some of the best responses:
1.
“Im from the UK and I did a summer abroad working at a camp in Pennsylvania.
babymooserachel
2.
“I once had a child yell out ‘Hey,Megamind!’
Confused, I said, ‘Why did you call me Megamind?’
He replied, ‘Because you have a massive forehead, dude.’
I’ve been insecure about my forehead since.”
19, North Carolina
3.
“When I was 16, I worked at a popular summer camp.
Anonymous, Norway
4.
“I work with kids with special needs and they are VERY honest.
We are at a mostly outdoor camp, so obviously, Im going to be sweating.
Did you put on your deodorant?'
On MULTIPLE occasions.”
Olivia, Pennsylvania
5.
I have no idea what that is, and its mildly terrifying to me.”
27, Canada
6.
“I was an overnight camp counselor for two years in the Sierras.
So much screaming (from kids and counselors) commenced from his little party trick.
officialcadet355
7.
“Sleep away camp counselor here.
I just started introducing myself and we never spoke of it again.”
miasinger2
8.
“We were listening to music, and a boy asked to playMichael Jackson.
One girl asked who Michael Jackson was and what he sang.
The first song I thought of was ‘ABC’…which she interpreted as the alphabet song.”
17, United States
9.
“A 4-year-old camper told us once that his favorite song was ‘S&M’ byRihanna.
skipnees
10.
“When he was a teenager, my husband was in charge of 6-year-old boys for a week.
At dinner one night, one of the campers said, ‘I didnt know chicken was crunchy!’
25, Washington
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27, Florida
12.
“We had an outdoor celebration that had an inflatable water slide along with otheroutdoor games.
20, Minnesota
13.
I still think about him popping up from the swimming pool every few minutes to sharerandom factsor ask questions.
Some of my favorite quotes from him were, ‘Do you want to know what my favorite color is?
And, ‘I hope when I die, god makes me an owl.’
34, Maryland
14.
“I worked in a day camp preschool with a 3-year-old from a very Christian family.
I managed not to laugh too hard and tried to quiet her pretty quickly.
Still makes me laugh, 30 years later.”
Jen, Canada
15.
“I was directing a children’s theater day camp in a fairly affluent area.
We purposefully balanced the show so no one would be left out.
That always works.’
Her mom did actually take a stab at bribe me with a couple hundred dollars.
24, Virginia
16.
Everyone went so silent so quickly.”
16, North Carolina
17.
“One little girl asked if I was married.
I was 15 at the time.”
He was 5.”
“Boy Scout camp medical officer, here.
jaybae42
20.
“The campers went to sleep and I was cleaning the cabin and getting ready for bed.
One of the girls sat up and shouted, ‘I am going to throw up!’
I began running around the cabin, looking for a trash can to hold up to her mouth.
She then laid down and started singing, ‘You are my sunshine.’
I stood there for a moment and realized she was totally asleep.
She did not vomit, which was good, since the trash receptacle was attached to the wall.”
50, Texas
21.
She said it was a book her parents had given her to learn how to read.
35, California
Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
