Taking the Boys Camping and Might Have Made a Huge Mistake

2w ago1 min read

First time camping with both kids, 7 and 4. Took them to a nice state park with bathrooms and running water so not crazy. Everything went fine setup wise but I forgot how little kids react to darkness. My 4yo was convinced monsters were like 30 feet away despite me literally being able to see the bathroom from our site. Got basically no sleep, my 7yo was fine but kept asking why his brother was being a baby. Got up at sunrise, went home by 9am. I don't think I'm done camping but clearly my preparation and planning needs work. Gonna try again in like a month when I'm emotionally ready.

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NNoah B.Regular2w ago

State park camping with a 7 and 4 year old and it went fine? That's actually impressive. Mine would've found mud within five minutes and refused to leave it.

BBradRegular2w ago

You did good getting them out there, man. With three kids I've learned that camping is organized chaos but the memories are totally worth it.

KKevin L.New Dad2w ago

First camping trip with both kids is no joke, but sounds like you crushed it! The fact that everyone made it back happy is a huge win in my book.