Have you ever felt scared and excited at the same time?  My daughter was just preparing herself before going off to sleepaway camp for two weeks. She kept describing to me that she was afraid not of camp itself but the fact that she had to say goodbye.  At the same time she couldn’t wait to go to camp to meet new friends and participate in really exciting activities.

I explained to her that I’m sure she will have these pangs for 5-10 minutes at the most and then she should focus on having the time of her life! 

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