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Facing warmer summer months with her two guys, age ranges 10 and seven, Pam Lobley was sifting through signups for swim team, rec camp, night time camp, scout camp, and enrichment classes. Overwhelmed at the choices, she asked her sons what they wanted to do during warmer summer months: "Sports? Zoo Institution? Little Prodigy's Art Team?" "Why can't we just play?" they asked. A warmer summer months with no appointed activities whatsoever. The thought was attractive, but was it possible? It would be like something from the 1950s. Could they genuinely have a summer like that? Juggling the prospects of her husband ("Are you going to wear garters?"), her kid Sam ("I'm bored stiff!"), and her other kid, Jack ("Can I just stay in my pajamas?"), Pam places out to provide her kids an old-fashioned warmer summer months. Through the shapeless days and nights, she studies through to the common myths and realities of the 1950s. With her hallmark wit and candor, she discloses what we can learn from those long-ago individuals, why elevating kids has transformed so drastically, & most importantly, how to avoid time occasionally and just play.
