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Teen Is Reluctant to Share Summer Camp With Friends

DEAR ABBY: I'm 14. Last summer I went to camp in a different state with my cousin "Mary." I told my friends at school about our adventures, and a couple of them said they want to go there with me next summer.

Mary and I don't get a lot of time together, and camp is one of the only times when I can see her. I don't want my friends to come. How can I tell them that without hurting their feelings? -- TORN IN TEXAS

DEAR TORN: Out-of-state summer camps can be expensive, and although your friends might want to come to yours, it remains to be seen if their families can afford to send them. However, if it turns out that they will be going next summer, you should let them know beforehand that you may not be seeing a lot of them after you arrive because it's the only time you get to spend with your cousin during the year. The chances of their being hurt will be less if you tell them in advance.

 

원문 : www.uexpress.com/dearabby/2014/2/22/0/teen-is-reluctant-to-share-summer

Teen Is Reluctant To Share Summer Camp With Friends

한 학생이 mary라는 사촌과 여름캠프를 가서 즐거운 시간을 보냈는데, 다음 여름에 있을 캠프에서 친구들이 오지 않기를 바라는 마음이 있어 고민이라는 사연.

 

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it remains to be seen if their families can afford to send them : 부모님이 그들(친구들)을 캠프에 보내줄 수 있을지는 지켜봐야 한다.