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This article is from the Outdoor
Activities for Young Children FAQ, by Gloria Logan
glogan@atk.com with numerous contributions by others.
29 GENERAL CAMPING: I recollect watching my youngest brother eating a lot of dirt
Don't know, I recollect watching my youngest brother eating a lot of
it, I must have been about 7 or 8. Asside from his having sandy poohs,
it dosen't seem to have hurt him. Unless you are luck enough to find
really toxic camp sites, Will should have a life expentancy at least as
good as the previous milliena of dirt-eating anthropod infants, and
eventually wear button-down oxfords from Brooks Brothers.
Make or get a washable, easily detached sleeping bag liner, and mix
some sugar in the dirt, it will taste better and draw a better class of
ants.
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This is a major hint for now (not so much) and the future (when it
becomes very true)....
A dirty child is a happy child.
(Repeat this over and over until you believe it. It makes looking at
a disgustingly dirty child not quite so unpleasant.)
Again, a dirty child is a happy child. That's why children like
camping. They get to get dirty. They get to spill things without
getting yelled at about ruining the carpet. They get to wear the same
clothes for days on end. A heavy layer of dirt is good protection
against bugs, sun burn and superficial scrapes.
And it feels so good when you wash it off 3 days later.
My son is 7 now. Some of the most joyous memories I have of him were
when he was so filthy that only his parents could love him. Camping,
gardening, playing in the rain, cooking together, etc.
A dirty child is a happy child.
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