WEBVTT - It's school camp, but for a month!!!

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<v Speaker 1>Apodshape Production.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to another episode of Am I A Bad Mom?

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<v Speaker 1>Podcast?

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<v Speaker 2>As we slide slowly towards the school holiday, not slowly

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<v Speaker 2>at all, We're speeding down there.

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<v Speaker 3>We're almost at the end of term too. Yeah, that's crazy, man.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if.

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<v Speaker 2>One's going on about how fast the years are going.

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<v Speaker 1>At the moment, you know why why?

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<v Speaker 2>Because we're always on our phones and we're always entertained.

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<v Speaker 2>I really think that's got something to.

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<v Speaker 1>Do with it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the reason why we're going, Oh my god, like

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<v Speaker 2>it's literally been a year since, you know, because we're

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<v Speaker 2>never bored, we never have time just to sit. We're

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<v Speaker 2>doing too much as we do.

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<v Speaker 1>I think. Also, there's that other part of you that

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<v Speaker 1>just goes when your kids hit school.

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<v Speaker 3>We laughed about it, and I remember being so wrapped

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<v Speaker 3>up in wanting them to get to school so fast

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<v Speaker 3>because everyone was like, no, no, no, Once your.

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<v Speaker 1>Kids get to school, it'll fly by.

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<v Speaker 3>And you go, that's just what everyone says to make

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<v Speaker 3>you feel better, because toddler years feel like they're the

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<v Speaker 3>longest years of your life. And then all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 3>you really are in school and life is going way

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<v Speaker 3>too quick. And then all of a sudden, you're halfway

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<v Speaker 3>through the year.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got two years left of school. That's it. You

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<v Speaker 2>think about how fast a year is going.

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<v Speaker 1>I know is left at school. I've got a high

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<v Speaker 1>schooler next year.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not meant to be a mum of a high schooler.

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<v Speaker 3>No you want to I don't look like a high

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<v Speaker 3>schooler's mom.

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<v Speaker 1>No, someday. I'm not sad about school being done. Absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>or not.

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<v Speaker 3>Your fees are running out one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 1>You're stoked for it.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't blame you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just starting that shit. Am I a bad mum

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<v Speaker 1>for not being there to say goodbye? Where did she say?

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<v Speaker 3>I have a child whom has been counting down The

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<v Speaker 3>days she has been counted down, like the minutes she's

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<v Speaker 3>been that excited. Gracie girl went off on her grade

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<v Speaker 3>six senior camp.

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<v Speaker 1>So the last camp of primary school? Yeah, she is pumped.

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<v Speaker 1>How many camps has she been on? It was last year?

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<v Speaker 1>The first one they do grade three or grade four.

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<v Speaker 3>They do a sleepover at school that's there, like technically

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<v Speaker 3>their little sleepover three Yeah, and then they go to.

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<v Speaker 1>School five six?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Where do they sleep in the big multi purpose shelter.

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<v Speaker 1>It's indoors, like a whole type thing.

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<v Speaker 2>God, that would be a nightmare for those teachers.

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine all the kids in that one room.

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<v Speaker 2>Did the teacher sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>In their day? I wouldn't know. Sounds I wouldn't attend

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds horrible. That's when it starts.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the big one, and this is the big finale,

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<v Speaker 3>because you know, being a senior going into high school,

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<v Speaker 3>she was off to camp.

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<v Speaker 1>So they're going to Tellabudra.

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<v Speaker 2>The reason I asked how many camps she's been on

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<v Speaker 2>is because so she's still enjoying going on camp loves.

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<v Speaker 2>That's so good because I remember the girls went to

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<v Speaker 2>their first ever.

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<v Speaker 1>Camp in grade what five five?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and the next year they were like, oh, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to go too good.

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<v Speaker 1>At home, that's the problem. Yeah, Gracie is pumped for it.

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<v Speaker 3>She's been pumped for it. We've had the forms since

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<v Speaker 3>the start of term two.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's finally here.

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<v Speaker 3>Just she's beyond excited, like riding me every day to

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<v Speaker 3>sign that you haven't signed it.

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<v Speaker 1>You haven't signed my consent form. I need all the

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<v Speaker 1>medical forms I need.

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<v Speaker 3>I said, I know. When they do back like it's

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<v Speaker 3>very rare that I do know anything about.

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<v Speaker 1>School, but she she knows you.

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<v Speaker 3>But I was like, I know, I've got another two days.

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<v Speaker 3>But now we came the full circle. I've let her

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<v Speaker 3>go do the packing because we've discussed this, right. You

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<v Speaker 3>did this one year where your girls wanted to pack

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<v Speaker 3>their own bag or did something like that, and they

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<v Speaker 3>went without a few things because they didn't want your help.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember this. I don't know because I came up

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<v Speaker 1>with it.

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<v Speaker 2>So I read out the list, ye, and I said,

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<v Speaker 2>have you got a waterproof jacket? No, we're not taking

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<v Speaker 2>a waterproof jacket? Really, what's this on the list? You're

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to take a waterproof jacket. No, no one's taking it.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not cool. So it turns out it rained. Everyone

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<v Speaker 2>else had a waterproof jacket. They didn't. They got wet. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, what'says some there take a waterproof jacket?

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<v Speaker 1>Just take it. So here we are, Katie.

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<v Speaker 3>Flip that and now I'm doing the same thing as you.

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<v Speaker 3>Now had you in the back of my head, and

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<v Speaker 3>I was having a bit of a giggle because we

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<v Speaker 3>were packing like we'd gone and pre bought the things

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<v Speaker 3>that we needed to so we were organized, but the

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<v Speaker 3>actual physical packing. I was like, we're not doing it

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<v Speaker 3>till the day before. You do not need to pack

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<v Speaker 3>it any earlier. And so I said, here's the list.

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<v Speaker 3>Take it to your room, put it out, lay it

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<v Speaker 3>all on your bed, and I'll come check it. So

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<v Speaker 3>I'm trying to do my best with like letting her

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<v Speaker 3>be grown up and take the responsibility and all the rest.

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<v Speaker 1>She lays it all out.

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<v Speaker 3>The one moment though, O Katie that I was laughing

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<v Speaker 3>at was like she had the wet weather jacket out.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't want to take it, You've got to eat it.

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<v Speaker 1>It says something of that.

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<v Speaker 3>And then it was like strictly like no tortures, no makeup,

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<v Speaker 3>no this, no that. I open her toilet tree bag

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<v Speaker 3>and she has got what's that smelly stuff that they

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<v Speaker 3>all love that you you know, the.

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<v Speaker 1>Four of them in there.

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<v Speaker 3>Four. I was like, for what, it's not a like

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<v Speaker 3>share a communal salty Gennaro party. Take them out. It

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<v Speaker 3>says strictly no makeup. Oh no, no, no, I didn't

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<v Speaker 3>write this list.

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<v Speaker 1>Do what the list says.

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<v Speaker 2>And also because I go, you've got limited amount of

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<v Speaker 2>space if you're taking four body sprays like you've got

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<v Speaker 2>to think about what's practical.

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<v Speaker 1>I just said to it.

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<v Speaker 3>One is planning to go with your face wash and

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<v Speaker 3>your body wash.

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<v Speaker 1>That is it.

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<v Speaker 3>She had in their eye patches for what face masks?

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<v Speaker 3>She had both of those sid for what You're not

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<v Speaker 3>stopping to do a facial at I take it out anyway,

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<v Speaker 3>long story short, she did extremely well with packing, but

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<v Speaker 3>there was like a moment where I was like, your

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<v Speaker 3>pajamas are for summer.

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<v Speaker 1>These small Peter Alexander silk shorts just what you want

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<v Speaker 1>taken to camp. I was like, you can't take those?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh what?

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<v Speaker 1>Because it's freezing.

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<v Speaker 3>The teachers even sent another email today on Sunday Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 3>it is actually anticipating it to be a.

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<v Speaker 1>Really cold week. Please pack appropriately. Do you want me

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<v Speaker 1>to show you the email too? I was like, just

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<v Speaker 1>change it to some trackies.

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<v Speaker 3>Just trust me. I promise, I'm not leading you a

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<v Speaker 3>straight I didn't see any of our underwear, so hopefully

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<v Speaker 3>she packed some now I.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Fuck.

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<v Speaker 1>Then and there was two other things. One was a

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<v Speaker 1>pair of.

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<v Speaker 3>White denim shorts. Yeah, I said, I don't think they're required.

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<v Speaker 3>And then the other one was white cargo pants. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't think they're required.

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<v Speaker 1>Why what's wrong with them? They're white. They're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be trash, baby.

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<v Speaker 3>You okay with losing them after this because they won't

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<v Speaker 3>bounce back from it. I saw the things that they

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<v Speaker 3>were doing and I thought, oh gosh, and she was like, ugh,

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<v Speaker 3>you're just trying to like, basically, she was trying to

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<v Speaker 3>say that I'm ruining her life. Yeah, because she can't

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<v Speaker 3>wear white cargoes at a grade six camp.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>So I have the same battle with the girls at

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<v Speaker 2>their age about taking good clothes to school camp. I'm like, no,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't take that because they like it. So if

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<v Speaker 2>they've got something that you know, they have white fox hoodies, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm like, you're not taking those camp?

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<v Speaker 3>Why not?

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<v Speaker 2>Because they're nice? You don't take nice stuff to school camp.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to take stuff that you're okay with getting

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<v Speaker 2>wrecked belting.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Because that's what I was saying to her. You

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<v Speaker 1>need to be okay with the fact that.

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<v Speaker 3>If you were to a lose this or be trash

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<v Speaker 3>it because it's some big rainstorm and you end up

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<v Speaker 3>in the mud. You just have to be okay with

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<v Speaker 3>accepting that. So that's where it's coming from I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>trying to ruin your life in grade six, Okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>just chill with that that's going to be parked.

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<v Speaker 2>Trying to make sure that you don't ruin your stuff

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<v Speaker 2>and that you have a rain jacket.

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<v Speaker 1>But you have a range to wrap it up. And

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<v Speaker 1>then had to break the news.

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<v Speaker 3>Once we'd packed, we put it all together and it

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<v Speaker 3>looked great, Oh yeah, I'm not going to be there

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<v Speaker 3>tomorrow morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Just sacred bye. She looked at me. I said, one minute,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't even be bothered with me.

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, in the next minute, you want me

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<v Speaker 3>there to hold your hand to see.

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<v Speaker 1>You want a bus to go to camp? Make up

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<v Speaker 1>your mind. I said, I've got to be at work.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really sorry. She was devastated.

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<v Speaker 3>So I rang the morning of the camp and said,

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<v Speaker 3>just ringing today quickly, good luck, a facetiming her.

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<v Speaker 1>She was like, oh, I'm so nervous. I said, you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be fine. It's a whole week. Yeah, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's a whole week away.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, she there for a whole week, Katie,

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<v Speaker 2>Why is arschool camp only two nights a whole week?

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<v Speaker 1>Two nights Sunday to Friday. That's so good, is it?

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<v Speaker 1>You've got a whole week.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I don't because I've still got second child and

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<v Speaker 3>she's still there.

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<v Speaker 2>But I would have a whole week because I've got twins.

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<v Speaker 2>They'd both be gone for a whole week.

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<v Speaker 3>That was why I wanted to sign my girls up

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<v Speaker 3>to Saint Peter's. They go away for a whole month

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<v Speaker 3>in grade nine. A month, a month of no contact. No,

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<v Speaker 3>they go no screens, they go into like real life learning,

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<v Speaker 3>real life a month. Yeah, but imagine in grade nine too,

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<v Speaker 3>because it's such a big year of.

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<v Speaker 1>Change for all of them.

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<v Speaker 3>Apparently everyone that I've spoken to you is said that

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<v Speaker 3>it's almost life changing for them.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be a month a month.

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<v Speaker 1>So there I am going, how do I sign up to?

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<v Speaker 2>I was gonna say how much that costs? And then

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, whatever, don't Yeah, I paid whatever. You'd

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<v Speaker 2>already one month. Imagine me, I'd have a whole month.

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<v Speaker 3>Imagine your girls with no devices for a whole month.

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<v Speaker 2>Even now when they go away to camp, they hate

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<v Speaker 2>going to camp, the like trying to do everything to

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<v Speaker 2>get out of it. I even made them go on

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<v Speaker 2>their birthday that one day. Remember that year it's on

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<v Speaker 2>their birthday like that. They were like, this is their

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<v Speaker 2>worst birthday ever. A month ow, it's amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>What school of this? Saint Peter's Okay, Yeah, too late

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<v Speaker 1>for your babe. They don't do that. I've still got time.

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<v Speaker 1>You've already missed the boat. Are you going to move

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<v Speaker 1>out school?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I've already signed them both up, but they're on

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<v Speaker 3>the wait list.

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<v Speaker 1>You need to be in the catchment area. That's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>right the house