Happy Campers Moment Meets Awkward Society Questions
For those of you who don't know, I work at a day camp. I work with the 5 year olds normally, but on Friday, all of the groups come together and just hang out. Today, a boy from the 10/11 group came out to me.
He just walked up to me, asked if I was "counselor Emily," I said that I was, he said Counselor Chris said to talk to me about what was bothering him, and I'm like, ok kid who's name I don't actually know, what's up? and he was like "I'm gay, I have a boyfriend." And I was like Dude! You're not gay! You're 10! But I didn't say that out loud, I was like...uh...cool?
He proceeded to tell me that one of the people he lived with - he didn't say who, had been talking about some guy on TV who was a disgrace because he had a boyfriend.
I'm kind of worrying about this kid, but he seemed to be ok! I mean he's 10, he's decided that he's gay, he's got a boyfriend, someone in his house is gonna have a problem with that if they find out... He was a smiling, happy kid though, so I think he'll be alright in life.
Slightly worrysome on a smaller note...why did Chris tell him to come to me? I've NEVER spoken to Chris one on one. Someone is "office gossiping" about my intense bisexuality! Good fun.
He just walked up to me, asked if I was "counselor Emily," I said that I was, he said Counselor Chris said to talk to me about what was bothering him, and I'm like, ok kid who's name I don't actually know, what's up? and he was like "I'm gay, I have a boyfriend." And I was like Dude! You're not gay! You're 10! But I didn't say that out loud, I was like...uh...cool?
He proceeded to tell me that one of the people he lived with - he didn't say who, had been talking about some guy on TV who was a disgrace because he had a boyfriend.
I'm kind of worrying about this kid, but he seemed to be ok! I mean he's 10, he's decided that he's gay, he's got a boyfriend, someone in his house is gonna have a problem with that if they find out... He was a smiling, happy kid though, so I think he'll be alright in life.
Slightly worrysome on a smaller note...why did Chris tell him to come to me? I've NEVER spoken to Chris one on one. Someone is "office gossiping" about my intense bisexuality! Good fun.