29 of the Wildest Kids That Camp Counselors Remember

‘There was a kid who talked to trees’
29 of the Wildest Kids That Camp Counselors Remember
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Kids have very little filter when it comes to what they say and do. It can make for awkward moments, but I also think it can be something to really envy. After all, the “filter” we’re talking about here is shame, and I also think there’s probably a connection between that and the fact that most kids are having a great time, and most adults are not.

Take those kids, and remove them from even the corrective guiding hand of their parents, isolated in an environment like a summer camp? You’ve got a recipe for some truly unabashedly weird behavior. Camp counselors, often not much older than the campers themselves, are exposed to the brunt of it, which makes for a tough job, but great stories — a smattering of which were shared by past camp counselors on Reddit, collected below.

jadeycakes 13y ago When I worked at a summer camp a few years ago | was the only one who didn't throw a fit about having a child with autism in my group. I had a kid named Nathan who had a fairly severe case of Aspergers. Every day he brought a linen placemat and three battery operated LED candles to lunch with him. Не only liked to eat meals by candlelight. Ughh I miss summer camp. Thanks, OP. Now I have to go back this summer.
yesitseasynow 13y ago There was one kid who had discovered a talent for putting things up his nose and pulling them out his mouth, mostly spaghetti. We had a talent show and for his act he got in front of the camp and dipped a piece of spaghetti in tabasco sauce. Не snorted it up his nose and quickly pulled it out of his mouth, then immediately started screaming bloody murder. Finally he grabbed a carton of milk he had in front of him and started pouring/snorting it up his nose, it went all over his face and was trickling
ShelbinatorRex 13y ago Edited 13y ago Michelle. Ohhh, Michelle... She was 12 and definitely very different from the other girls in my cabin, though not necessarily in a bad way. One night at dinner she was looking particularly pensive, until she finally looked up at everyone else and confessed, You guys? I...I think I'm part otter then calmly returned to the meal without further explanation. Shortly afterwards during the same meal, the subject of cheese came up and she eagerly informed everyone that This one time, I ate a half a block of cheese, and I didn't go to the
roflbarn 13y ago I once met a kid, who was 24/7 ready for the zombie apocalypse to happen at any moment. Не actually walked around camp, wearing a fish vest, and in every pocket, he carried things he could use. Pocket knife, duct tape, nails, etc. Не had long hair, just in case he ever needed to cut it and use it for something. Не spent the week telling me the benefits of getting a fish vest.
mlkelty 13y ago There was one kid who was big into photography. Не also joined the polar bear swim club, which meant he was up and out at 4am to head over to the lake. At the end of the week, the polar bear instructor said he never showed up for the entire time. We checked his bunk and found his book of polaroids where he snuck into the girl's cabins and took many, many upskirts.
jazzinmyplants . 13y ago I once supervised a kid who used to run in circles several hours a day and repeat No rest for me!
So one kid, Clifton, was the tallest of them all (even taller than me) 5'8 I would say was his height. Skinny as a toothpick but with the calmness of the wind during the late spring. His attitude was never intrusive and if he saw a problem between two other members he would intervene while trying to get our attention. One night specifically when I had to take the kids to the tents, I really really had to take a leak so I stepped into the bathroom and as I did a fight breaks out between the Alpha male and
13y ago We had a Mexican kid who would walk around and rip the legs off crickets while saying creekits....creekits
SolarSailor 13y ago First week of camp (weekly, city run) two five year olds were the only boys in the under 6 group. So they became good friends, as one would imagine. After three weeks, we learned that one of the boys had to move, a good 500 miles from our city. On his last day, the two played as usual (now in a bigger group with some more guys), but had to say goodbye. They were both in tears, hugging each other and mumbling incomprehensible words drowned in sobs. After the moving boy left, the other one was sobbing
fat-amy 13y ago I was a camp leader last summer and I had a camper who had a huge crush on me. Let's call him А. Не was about 9 years old and where ever I went, A would follow. Where ever I sat, A would sit beside me (this was during circle games). Не was a sweet kid though. Anyway, one day, I was talking to A and a few other campers about how much I love Despicable Me and A told me that he had a toy minion. I freaked out about it and told him how jealous
campthrowaway11 . 13y ago There was a kid who talked to trees. There was one tree that was his friend, (he called it Tree- ее) that he talked to and hung out with a lot. There was also an evil tree that was trying to attack Tree-ee, so he had to fight back by hitting it with a big stick.
GlitterAndBeGay 13y ago 1. There was a kid who would, quite literally, creep up behind girls. Tiptoe and everything. We kept an eye on him, and since he wasn't hurting anyone, none of the girls asked him to stop, and he wasn't violating any of our camp policies, we just kinda watched to see what happened. Took a lot to not just crack up.
NiftyShadesOfBeige 13y ago I only did camp counseling one summer at a week-long camp. The group I was over were all 9-10 year old boys. I'll never forget this one boy I encountered while the kids were doing archery. This kid literally draws back his arrow, holds it, and suddenly pees all over himself. Не was probably traumatized and I felt bad, but while one of the other counsellors took him back to a cabin I hear several of the other boys quoting Billy Madison, You ain't cool unless you pee your pants! I had to fight back busting out
spoon_dog . 13y ago This girl (8 or 9 years old) broke her ankle every single day.
In our camp, you were required to make your kids showers twice a week: a randomly selected day that wasn't the first or last day, and then the last day. In was our (8-10 year old boys) time to shower. It's pretty pressed for time, and since we can't physically be in the shower rooms for obvious reasons it can get a bit chaotic. It's Mark's turn and he goes inside for about a minute then comes back out not wet at all. My boss (a girl btw) goes up to him: What's wrong honey? I forgot.. You forgot what
kellhaus 13y ago I worked at a summer camp frequented by very wealthy families. Only one of the girls in my cabin (I had around eleven 11-12-year-olds) WASN'T raised by her Mexican nanny. The girls started discussing this, and the following snippet was uttered: You don't have a nanny?! But who cooks and cleans for you??! My mom. WHAT??!??
pink_freudian_slip 13y ago Edited 13y ago During my very first week as a counselor at a week-long sleep away camp I had a girl in my group named Cleviara, (Pronounced clee-vara.) She had severe asthma, diabetes, allergies to almost everything, and she was afraid of nature. Why her mom sent her to camp I will never understand. On the first night of camp she cried the entire time because she was afraid of bears. This camp is in the mountains above San Diego, CA and there are definitely no bears anywhere close. I told her that at least 50 times,
YourSexBringsMeToCum . 13y ago There was this one kid who would always grab everyone's ass from behind. Man, | did not forget about that kid.
catman2021 13y ago I had a pretty memorable camper named William once, and I have two memorable stories to share. William was a little mentally slow, I think, but one of the sweetest kids I had: 1. Whenever we were on the playground, he would walk up to a counselor (not necessarily one of his), and say, Do you want to see something cool? Regardless of what the counselor said, William would turn around and yell Sup-ah Speeeeeeeeeeeeed and run away. 2. William would also challenge counselors to Pokemon battles. The following is an account of the battle that fateful
17lolsohard 13y ago Kid liked licking elbows.wat
whereisbreakfast 13y ago One little boy came up to me, tear filled eyes, and said that he zipped his wrong spot and it's stuck. Well, as a female needless to say I passed him sympathetically off to one of the guys who dealt with it. Не was eternally grateful.
AWalkInThePahk 13y ago | worked at a camp for underprivileged children in a refugee-heavy area. We had a lot of kids from southeast Asia. On our field trip to a state park, we're swimming in a reservoir and notice that's it's suddenly gotten quiet... and then we turn around to see that they're all washing themselves with soap one of the older kids brought. They also had no block to violence. We attempted to get one of the older kids on our side by asking him to stop to younger ones from hitting each other. Не goes right up to
During some downtime when we were at the campsite, I was sitting next to one of the 11 year old campers chit-chatting about nothing in particular. Then, out of nowhere, the kid starts crying. I ask him what's wrong and he blurts out he hasn't pooped in two weeks. I was only 16 at the time. I froze for a second and then told him he'd be okay and he should go to the nurse when we get back to camp the next day. Fast forward 48 hours ... I find out the kid gets some medicine to help with
Defyingnoodles . 13y ago His name was Sean. Не was 5. Не would say weird things to me. Favorite lines include Are you aware than I'm familiar with trees? and Yesterday I walked in on my mom watching porn!
. 13y ago I worked at a camp for 3 summers and we had a kid that in the middle of the night whip his junk out and rub it on the kids. Then when we were all out he would ask to go to the bathroom and piss on everyone's stuff. Не was 8. Wtf kid.
AWalkInThePahk . 13y ago We had a kid from a bad background who had to be sent home because he wouldn't stop stripping off his clothes and running away from his counselors through the middle of camp, butt naked and yelling. Не was about nine.
SpookyAlmond 13y ago During medical recheck (to make sure the kids and adults wont die while they're there) I was doing an inspection of a kid's physical. I've done hundreds at this point in the day so I was just going through the regular questions and not really paying attention to who was coming through. One kids sheet checked out fine, and I asked anything else we should know? and he yells at the top of his lungs in this crowded room I HAVE NO LEGS! he then continues to take off a prosthetic and slam it onto the table.
Obieousmaximus . 13y ago A kid named Tim who would growl at you if you tried talking to him and if you continued talking to him he would try to blast you with optic blasts like cyclops.
scottyb83 13y ago There was one kid who would take a t shirt and wrap it around his head like a ninja mask and go running off at night. I saw him leave so after a few minutes I decided to hunt him down. I left the cabin and was confronted by the 2 night security staff thinking I was another kid trying to sneak out. We just saw one come out of here and we are waiting for him to try and get back in I said that I had come to look for him and happened to turn

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