Sean just got back from a week at sleep away camp for kids who are Celiacs. He had a great time. We were a little concerned when we dropped him off. He was about a head taller than most of the other campers. He was the oldest boy by about 2 years. He was even taller than one of his counselors.
He did like meeting kids just like him. One of the first things out of his mouth was how his new friend Mandy was just like him and the only Celiac in the family. He got to eat everything and not have to worry about reading the food labels. He went swimming, rock climbing, had a water gun fight.
He also got voted camp flirt. This was pretty surprising to me. He is the shy, quiet type. He told me he just has to talk during dinner and the boys in his cabin did not talk during meals. He hardly ever talks during our meals. Since the boys did not talk he went to the girls table and talked, laughed and ate with them.
The camp had at least twice as many girls as boy, if not three times the number of girls. The only kids who were close in age to him were girls. It still shocked me that they considered him a flirt.
We are happy that he met kids who are like him. Up until now, he never really met anyone who had Celiac or could not eat gluten. He was one of the few that had just been diagnosed with Celiac. Most of the other kids had been gluten free for years, not just six months.
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