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“There’s a satellite phone for emergencies,” Carol offered.

Mia paused. Even I leaned in.

“Mom, can you please not?” I hissed during a break.

I almost fell off my chair.

Support your mom during her presentations, and ask her to cheer for you. Having your mom smile warmly from the back of the room is a great shield against your friend's critical stares. Phase 3: Cabin Life and Close Quarters eng camp with mom and my annoying friend who upd

“Haikus,” Mia said. “About the camp. About the trees. About how my best friend’s mom is cooler than my own mom.”

It was going great until UPD’s turn.

And you know what? Sometimes, I write back: same .

Going to a summer English camp is supposed to be about boosting your resume, practicing your language skills, and maybe making a few new friends. It is not supposed to be a test of your absolute emotional limits. “Mom, can you please not

Most intensive camps have a strict policy: if you are caught speaking your native language, you get a penalty strike. This rule became the ultimate weapon for both my mom and Chloe, though they used it in entirely different ways.

Halfway through the course, Mikael—who was paired with a very patient German girl named Klara—decided to “help.”

Chloe immediately tried to take over the script. Because of her recent social update, she wanted to write a contemporary, high-drama play about high school influencers. She insisted on writing lines filled with trendy internet slang. My mother, eager to assist, kept trying to fix the grammar of Chloe’s slang, resulting in bizarre sentences like, "Verily, that is cap, my fellow teenagers."

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“Guess what?” she sang.

By the end of the camp, you will likely realize something surprising. Despite the constant annoyance of your friend trying to "up" you, their competitive drive actually pushed you to study a little harder and speak a little clearer. Meanwhile, sharing the experience with your mom will create unique memories and funny stories that the two of you will laugh about for years to come.

I gave a generic speech about vocabulary and friendship. Boring. Safe.

My mom is not fluent. She tries hard. She once said, “I am interesting in this book,” instead of “interested.” A normal friend would ignore it. A polite friend would later whisper the correction.

Maybe English camp with mom and my annoying friend who UPD wasn’t a disaster after all. Maybe it was exactly what we all needed.