Camden's First Job

Camden likes 'things', and, as we all know, 'things' cost money. And because Camden knows that I will not purchase all the 'things' he decides he wants on a whim, he has been looking forward to having a job for several years to have his own money. For the past year, he has been picking up poop once a week for our next door neighbor, however he has been ready to earn more money. We found that one of the few jobs that employs 15 year olds and has an accommodating schedule is lifeguarding. So, at the beginning of May he applied to be a lifeguard and was hired. Woohoo!! The last week of May he spent volunteering for a school soccer camp in the morning and then spent his evenings (for 3 or 4 hours) becoming a trained lifeguard. Poor guy thought his first week out of school he would be able catch up on some rest!

Sleeping on our way to lifeguard training.

Today was his very first shift. Since I would be at work, Shane and Camden received explicit instructions to take pictures for me - as this was a noteworthy moment. Camden asked if he could just take a picture before he left home, to which I agreed. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I received a text that also included a picture of him walking up to the pool.

I have reminded him that adulting is not all it is cracked up to be. And, while it is always nice to have some extra money, he still needs to take time to enjoy being a teenager. :)