My disabled 10-year-old nephew wants to go back to sleep away camp?

Question

He is 10, and he is the sweetest kid you will ever meet. He is not physically disabled, but he has some learning disabilities, speech issues and he has trouble using the bathroom without help. Last summer my sister allowed him to go to a summer camp away for 2 weeks. The counselors assured her that they would take good care of him so she let him go under the condition that his older sister(who is 16) went too and made sure he was alright all the time. We found out that some of the kids were picking on him because of his bed wetting and saying he was retarded. My sister and I immediately went to pick him up. When he was to go home he through a temper tantrum and told us he hated us and that he didn't want to leave. Camp starts this August and he wants to go. He says he loves camp, and I don't understand why since that kids were bullying him. He said it was the best place in the world. I don't think it's a good idea but my sister wants to let him go. Would you allow your son to go back?

Answer 1

i think i would yes as it will give him is idapendace and it shows he does not care what people think of him as he just wants to lead a normal life cause he is a normal child.

he might have a disibilty but dont you think it be odd if we where all the same so basically there is no such thing as normal so just let him go and if he does phone home he is getting picked on ask does he want to come home not go down and embares him in front of everyone giveing them more reasons to pick on him and the kids who picked on him will or should be more mature and more grown up now

Answer 2

Hes only 10 and he wants to enjoy himself like his friends. If he says he enjoyed it and still wants to go back even when he was teased, let him. It obv dont bother him and all he wants to do is enjoy his childhood the best he can.

Good luck and i hope he enjoys himself.

Answer 3

I would. there is a difference between getting teased, getting upset, and that's why you picked him up, than what happened. If he wants to go, let him. He enjoyed it, and he still enjoys it thinking back on it. There was no doubt that he liked it. What would happen to a "normal" little boy in this situation? He porbably wouldn't have been picked up, and he would've been able to go without a doubt. just because he has a learning disability doesn't mean that he is a different species! Let the poor kid go!