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When was this experiment conducted?

I'm doing that this week I'm a little older but I'm so excited it's so so Kool I'm living with kids starting at 1030am a whole week of freedom🙂😍🥳 wish me luck

@@JonathanGillies 2002. 20 years ago. kids today probably wouldn't trash the place so fast, instead they'd become insanely bored and not do the experiment in the first place. unless there's ps5s and flatscreens, of course

@@JonathanGillies this on was 2001, the girls one was 2002

Well kids aged 11-12 now are in year 7 so they’d just form gangs and start stabbing eachother

Reading this without watching the entire video yet is really funny

Lord of the Flies, kinda but not really

Micheal screaming for help when he got tided up

@@0-_yikes-_0help me too lol im only 15:40 minutes in

He just got put there mike was the crazy guy

That’s the problem the kid NEEDS love & attention or they will try and seek it elsewhere most likely being super annoying violent etc etc anything that gets attention wheather it be good or bad…it’s quite sad really

It’s more probable that it’s boys that haven’t been given liberty enough to figure out how to self-direct. Then when let loose there’s no parent to keep them in rein.

Remember, not all children are the same, some can manage a house on their home

Right? I’ve just started it and it’s following LOTF so well that I’m worrying for the kid in glasses. We all know what happened to Piggy and his specs! 😂

Yeah I totally called this being very Lord of the Flies and I wasn’t disappointed 😆

@@thethrowawaythatstayed7055 Who is piggy in This scenario (I say that Micheal is like Piggy while Sim I like Simon or vice versa)

Just Miracle In Tonga do this

i was just thinking that

While I praise George for trying, he definitely wasn't an angel. He demonstrated aggression on the weaker too.

Robert is

@@garygray2078because they’re children, can’t expect them, and shouldn’t expect them, to act like angels, especially since angels aren’t even real and if they were, they aren’t even the same species as humans lol

@@odst2247 and? Angels and humans a both from god

​@@LilXancheX no they're not 🤣🤣

Did you hear he quit after one day and had to be replaced?

@@jean6872who said that

@@katielblackettthe camera man

Me too 🤭 Poor neighbors!

I looked for this comment.

THAT ISWHAT I SAID

Id just demo half the house, throw it all in the trash

If this happened next door to me my only complaint would be that I would have to buy my own popcorn

the white guilt is strong with this one.......

Fr I felt so bad for him

@@tribequest9 Wtf you talkin about weirdo

I want to give Sim, George and Robert a huge hug

Nerd

goerge

@@natashalindemeier thanks, i didn't notice 😂

God bless your imagination.

@@jean6872 Ah - the vested interest shows. I did wonder earlier!

yeah

Boys went there to have fun, not to do chores 🤦🏻‍♂️

@@danielo3158boys went there to be tested on basically and see how they would respond with no parent no rules having fun is possible but why wreck the house bsfr 💀 these boys were not raised that well…

Except for Sam

I can’t believe they left a hamster with those kids!

@@launyohanina *sim

Lol

@@SD2gaming343 *sam

Agree to disagree, I thought they would do so much worse

I had a friend like that

They are beautiful children a credit to their parents Ann Murphy 🇨🇮

Same

Your parents raised you to be a weakling. That’s why you were “bullied” The strong SHOULD rule everything. That’s how a species remains strong & unified. You wouldn’t have been bullied if you had been taught how to stand up for yourself. This is why our generation is filled with weak men.

What kid were you

@@braxty8953 Sort of like Sim but then again a little bit like George and Michael too.

Are all northern American boys like this?

@@Laro123 I wouldn't say all of them.

Wouldn't say "kids". They did the same experiment with girls. Watch the documentary. The differences are really interesting...

It's funny because that's literally the first thing the girls did on their side of this experiment

fr

yes.

He was such a sweet kind boy ❤

George was a good leader. I could see him as CEO of his own company some day.

YOOOO ME TOO!!! Smh i don’t judge kids but mannnn some of those girls 🤦🏽‍♀️

@@h.beeeeee4234 yes the only responsible one was the girl who cooked for everyone then she chose to leave I felt bad for her

@@pinklori13 Me too! I respect that the two girls knew it was time to go. I want to have a nice looooonnnnnggg talk with Sade girls parents Whoaaa 😳 she is some work.

@@h.beeeeee4234 would love to see a "where are they now"

@@pinklori13 FACTS! Crazy to think these kids are 30 through 33 years old now!

i find that then someone becomes a leader in someway they often automaticaly become more mature and caring especially if they where chosen

​@@antonhornegaard2731i agree. In my own experience, responsibility and accountability is automatically assumed by those upon which it is thrust.

Goerge was utterly useless and did not prevent the decline into gangs and hostility.

@@jean6872 dam bro you don’t gotta be so heated about it

@@jean6872 he's a kid

Because in their minds they connect maturity to adults and end of fun, being responsible for what they do. That's also way it's so common for boys to relentlessly bully girls, because girls tend to be calmer, and even just that's is a sign of "maturity" for boys. For the same reason, disabled (mentally or physically or both) children will always be their first targets of bullying, no matter what. It's truly scary and disgusting.

@@emolawolf I have autism, so I know that last bit firsthand.

@@TheRealMrMcShorts ok?

Yes it's strange, yet males never seem to change the behavior and need to be taught extensively to not act this way. While the girls just act downright normal and don't need a hierarchy for them to not turn into apes

And a lot of men still do

They did that on the girls episode as well kids will be kids lol

Interesting that you specify discipline as the crucial factor

@@melaenahurtghun1756i agree definitely not a good sign

@@melaenahurtghun1756 Let's not be too quick to judge. I imagine a number of them wanted to yell at their boys but didn't want to do so on TV with everyone watching. I thought I sensed some veiled anger in the questions they asked at the end and in their facial expressions. After watching footage of the experiment, it's likely many of them were just relieved their sons hadn't been killed. Of course, some of the boys' misbehavior could be the result of bad parenting too. I just wouldn't want to say that for sure based only on this footage.

Michael was the most distractive of all of them.

I think you got that wrong, Michael is the most chaos

Michael was evil

I totally agree with this. I watched this when I first came out, years ago, and watching it back now is very eye opening

@@LouisHollobon it's just amazing how quickly humans revert back to survival instincts/natural behaviour that we would have adopted to survive. I think something like this would be very interesting to study, maybe if the same experiment was carried out now, would the same outcomes occur?

@@josiemccann5688 ..You mean males not humans. The girls weren't acting like animals and trying to kill a poor little hedgehog

@@Movs. i know that right, that was got cold chivers, they tried to k1ll an inocent animal, thats not normal, the girls were more on the psichological violence againts each other (aka bulling) here the boys were both

Watch or read 'Lord of the Flies' I doubt any of those boys in the house had. Uncanny how this played out sort of like the story though. Thankfully nobody in the house died however.

Horrified

@@tamzenkarma They didn't seem to be nearly as horrified as they should have been.

They are young boys how should they have acted??🤭🤭🤔🤔🤔 that’s why they say if u dnt run a boys energy out they will have the place brought down by noon 🤭🤭🥰

@@jessicacady3736young buys should know better and not wreck the house 💀 boys should not act this way it genuinely not cool

They should have made the parents walk through the house after their kids

Some pre-teens still need a lot of parenting. Others have been raised up having learned responsibility from an early age.

@@richardcogbill6791 But they're still children.

Uh, no sorry. This means that, if you don't give kids any rules to follow, they will act like monkeys. Now lets assume you give them proper rules, training on cooking/chores and repeat that experiment, what would the outcome be like? If it was identical, then you would be right.

@@food7479 they did get training- at least for cooking and I'm assuming their parents would have taught them how to do chores beforehand

Watch the girls it’s the complete opposite

they made another one with girls. these docs really show the difference in childrearing. it reminds me of the saying "girls are raised, boys are loved." the boys look almost incapable of civilization compared to the girls due to lack of domestic skills. only one girl was a problem and I immediately thought she has ADHD or has mainly brothers the whole time.

I am currently doing modern day research paper on LOF and this is some of my evidence

Yes and like why is there no exit interviews or results or discussion etc?? I want to know the psychological papers written from this. What the parents and children thot etc etc

i completely, completely agree. there was no conclusion to the show and it felt very anticlimactic. leaves me with questions

I'm cynically inclined to believe they weren't really interested in learning anything from this "experiment." They just knew that throwing a bunch of kids together in a house for a week with little supervision would draw a lot of viewers. Everyone loves watching a good disaster. Since you and I both watched this, I guess it worked.

for real 😭

Nah they can’t have the kids actually fighting and hurting each other

Fr they should do one with the boys don’t know they’re being recorded and there were hidden cameras, and people very close by watching them through the cameras

If electronics are allowed it's probably gonna be game nights I'm telling you kids these days are more behaved then in the 2000s

I think this experiment would be weirdly inappropriate if done today. Kids these days are weird man, and I expect without parental supervision they’d try anything.

@@blackqweenmars Secretly recording young kids isn't a path to head down.

Doesn’t have much assertiveness or charisma but that’s not his role I guess

@@86kickasshe doesnt have to. No boy has to have a charisma or assertiveness

Of course you don't have to, but your life will suck

@@86kickass mind you, these are CHILDREN, they're still learning about life.

@@peter7582 and that's would be... your fault because you are "lacking" something? Thanks for nothing.

Nice dono

Their parents should be made to go in and clean it up after their disrespectful kids and bring them in with them too. Otherwise no consequences and no lesson learned.

I think it really depends on the kids, they have obviously had very little in the way of impact, expression or responsibility until that point. Do it with kids from a farming community, or a commune and see the differences.

@@joebaird5874that wasn’t the point of the experiment. These kids will have obvious boundaries set back home. No need for punishment because they didn’t break any rules because there were none set for them in the home.

The problem is that all their needs were provided, so they had absolutely nothing to do but feel pent up and take out those feelings through destruction and aggression. If they had to do something to meet their own needs in a meaningful way, they may have channelled their energy into that instead of having no productive outlet for it. Also, the fact that there were adults very much present and watching likely made them want to show off as a challenge to those adults, to see how far they could push the boundaries until someone felt that they had to step in. You see this same type of behaviour but at a less childish level, for example, amongst rich trust fund adults who want for nothing and have no obligations. I know that I get pent up and feel irritated when I have no responsibilities, especially when others are around and hindering me from channelling myself into some sort of productivity.

@@graysontankersley3720 It was a pointless experiment which cannot be justified. I cannot credit that there was even a medical doctor with psychiatric credential involved in this hooliganism.

Michael is the chaos one

I hated Michael, he was evil

@@Darwaxion Try not to be so judgementally stupid!!

Quiet gentleman

he's just indian lol

@@js06v what does that have to do with indian ?

@@tej9027 they are good people

@@tej9027 upbringing tends to be more courteous for certain asian ethnicities on average

Why interested in birth order of the boys and not the girls? Looking for excuses? As a mom of boys and coming from an all-girl household, the dynamic revealed in “Girls Alone: A Study” and “Boys Alone: A Study” isn’t surprising at all!

@@tinaadcock-thomas8671 because this video is about the boys. I hadn’t seen the one with the girls at that point, either.

@@tinaadcock-thomas8671boys and girls are very different but both should know how to take care of themselves and at this age at least know how make a meal, hygiene and knowledge about basic chores. These boys didn’t do any of that and that isn’t good tho I agree boy and girls are different they should know the same knowledge

Hahaha 😂

Lolol

😂😂😂😂

Lmao 😂

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Kids wanting to kill animals is a natural behavior believe it or not.

Free birth control XD

Do u eat meat?

@@splatpoon6007 Do you eat hedgehog?

@@splatpoon6007 no I’m vegan like some of the little boys were vegetarian

or hold on.. if you just think about it for a second.. its just kids being kids in an environment where they are free to do whatever with no consequences, and thats a big thing for them, knowing that they haven't matured fully, thats a really fun and cool thing for kids. They aren't disrespectful. They are confused. If you did this as a kid you know you would be doing this too.

Lmao you think you would be a prissy princess? Cleaning every step you take? Making Beef Wellingtons every lunch & evening? They're KIDS.

I strongly suspect it has nothing to do with how they were brought up.

It still turns into proper chaos after cause their instincts are just that without caregivers

Do you know when this documentary was made?

@@essp3688 Released in 2002.

@@essp3688 Released in 2002.

2001@@essp3688

​@@essp3688 in 2001

Realy?

And could i join?

@@lucifermorningstar7316 what 💀

I do not think men ever really change. It has to be instilled from young age. With men, it goes both ways. With women, it CAN go both ways, but less of a chance.

@@wewhoareabouttodiesaluteyo9303 nah they would be in their 30s and ion think they would draw on the walls

@@user-gt5me3nf6b they are going to knock it over after

Yeah,that going to great

AGREED

Ya Americans would not end well 😂

Not exactly. Each child’s temperament and upbringing makes a huge difference on the child. So you can’t base the whole culture on a single child. The way I choose to raise my child is very difference compared to my neighbor or his classmates.

@@qrcodeguy5669 you think so? how so. go in depth into that thought.

I would have done absolutely awfully, or thrived and had an incredible time. No in between at all haha.

violence solves nowt m8

Doubtful the parents did anything

Its a social experiment then you're going to punish them for being as they are? They need to see these actions and work to fix them not punish.

Why should there be consequences. Their parents put them in this situation.

Bird corpses? Disemboweled cats? There’s some correlation between animal abuse and psychopathy, could be a high chance that a young sociopath or psychopath was doing that.

I agree and it’s even confirmed in the part when they were trying to hurt the hedgehog they found in the bush. The narrator said that the camera crew had to intervene.

If they were placed in a state of nature, like in Lord of the Flies, we would have observed sheer order, all the chaos witnessed here would be needless to produce in nature because nature IS chaos; the destruction that we observe in this context is a product of boredom... society creates BOREDOM, it's is precisely the condition of civilization that generates the need to generate chaos. Your misanthropic misunderstanding of human nature is misplaced, you have the complete opposite of the correct impression... you and William Golding, who was a SCHOOL TEACHER, hence the reason why he ignorantly projected what he observed in the classroom onto boys in literally the opposite condition, he imposed boredom on children and yet was surprised when they responded by re-imposing chaos (which goes to show you just how ignorant of human nature Golding was).

The stuff a male friend of a friend told me he and his male friends did in their club house in the woods was very much like Lord of the Flies. This was middle school to early HS ages. They were horrible to the less popular or younger kids they dragged down there. Painful or traumatic initiation stuff. His view was that times were different back then, kids were scared to tell on them so they got away with alot. This would have been the early to mid 1970s.

@@bridgieoh9326 That's because the male psyche abhors the stagnation of a puerile environment, boys require contact with the physical boundaries of reality... our fatalistic, and thoroughly empty culture denies them that contact and they respond by transgressing the arbitrary moral injunctions people such as yourself take for granted.

him and Robert

It was staged for disaster, I agree. What's with the large brushes and copious paint on hand?

Thank you for addressing the raising of these boys outside of this experiment. I am fascinated that basically no other comments here mention the parents style in raising their boy and how that influences their cleanliness, leadership roles, kindness and bullying habits. I would like to watch a follow up study interviewing each of their parents.

The girls did amazing though

There is a female one too

There are many in this comment section that says that boys need structure…. They will build structure if they are given enough freedom to realise that they need structure… And they will…..

Or is it the opposite? We don’t know about the structure and discipline these boys had at home. It could well have been effective and, being relieved of it, the boys “made the most of it” or “let loose.” And, if a counter from living in well-structured and disciplined families, then the abreaction will be even greater.

would have been amazing if they made them clean up

Npcs

I love the idea but did you see their cleaning techniques lol? Not sure they would have been able to tackle it even with guidance.

If they were placed in a state of nature, like in Lord of the Flies, we would have observed sheer order, all the chaos witnessed here would be needless to produce in nature because nature IS chaos; the destruction that we observe in this context is a product of boredom... society creates BOREDOM, it's is precisely the condition of civilization that generates the need to generate chaos. Your misanthropic misunderstanding of human nature is misplaced, you have the complete opposite of the correct impression... you and William Golding, who was a SCHOOL TEACHER, hence the reason why he ignorantly projected what he observed in the classroom onto boys in literally the opposite condition, he imposed boredom on children and yet was surprised when they responded by re-imposing chaos (which goes to show you just how ignorant of human nature Golding was).

I killed lots as a kid it was boredom

@@Thyph3n__69 ……

@@Thyph3n__69 Based

Just hedgehogs

@@Thyph3n__69 literally the start of serial killer💀💀get help

@d1mexify what about the ppl who cleaned in between the two genders

It’s been 22 years since this was filmed

@@nooraqueen2716 and they still cleaning

Well how they behave and why?

@@Moiaija You may have put a question mark, but that was not a question.

@@bobSeigarI asked what this video taught him of how adults behave and why

Why?

Yup. Because they started here

this was 21 years ago

I agree. But I also see the biggest problem was the lack of food resources and lack of skills. That alone cause frustration. Can't expect a bunch of spoiled tweens to learn from one week of cooking classes. I also think it was kinda shytty they provided a house full of candy and soda to kids.

nah man, this is just what happens when kids are left on their own. you would've been the same

Nobody needs help, they’re just kids. The fact that they argued and fought is no biggie since in all of the arguments and fights the biggest element was fun. It’s play fighting that’s all.

@@CHINZIG_UK what problem lol

I feel like British people don’t cuss much.

I agree. Though I am not a boy, when I was a child if left alone at a house and was told I was free to do WHATEVER I wanted, I wouldn't trash the place. When my mom bought her home she allowed us to draw on the doors in our rooms (because it's easy to paint over/replace) but I never trashed it. I am artistic so I didn't just throw paint and stuff all over the place lol. I also wouldn't chose to throw food on the floor. Just none of those things would be my instinct to do, even if I was told I could. I wonder if they selected these specific kids too. Would've been interesting to see a mix of kids from strict households and rebel kids.

If they were placed in a state of nature, like in Lord of the Flies, we would have observed sheer order, all the chaos witnessed here would be needless to produce in nature because nature IS chaos; the destruction that we observe in this context is a product of boredom... society creates BOREDOM, it's is precisely the condition of civilization that generates the need to generate chaos. Your misanthropic misunderstanding of human nature is misplaced, you have the complete opposite of the correct impression... you and William Golding, who was a SCHOOL TEACHER, hence the reason why he ignorantly projected what he observed in the classroom onto boys in literally the opposite condition, he imposed boredom on children and yet was surprised when they responded by re-imposing chaos (which goes to show you just how ignorant of human nature Golding was). This, what you call "destructive", is the VERY ESSENCE OF CREATIVITY... I'm sure the girls weren't 1/10 as transformative of their environment than the boys were.

Why would it just be you? Loads of people have commented it. Any normal person who watches it would feel sorry for him

And I could see a lot of the parents saying “you did great sweetheart“ 🙄

the cheesegrating the polystyrene sent me over the edge.. it was hilarious but wow, they really found the pinacle of making a mess on that last day.

@@MokuTom Honestly I found that tame compared to all the rest of the stuff they absolutely wrecked. Nothing a vacuum couldn't fix in a short time. But the food all over the floor, and broken chairs, games, etc. - like can you imagine how everything must've stunk, and the repair bill for all the damages? I'm almost surprised they didn't break a window by the end of it.

@@IthennaThat was my thought, too... I was surprised that they hadn't smashed a window or two. I think the problems with the experiment were: 1. There was absolutely no structure. The boys were completely bored because all of their needs were supplied to them. If the experiment had been longer and they had to somehow do something to meet their needs, then I bet they would likely not have been so incredibly bored, pent up, and destructive. 2. The presence of adults there in the form of camerapeople. They probably wanted to do some "showing off" for the adults watching, which may have been eliminated if they had truly thought they were on their own.

@@vorpal22 I feel like the biggest problem was that they couldn't really enforce anything to counter bad behavior. They knew they were stuck with whoever was there, and if one or more people was being destructive, then they just gave up trying because they felt like anything they did was a wasted effort, even if they didn't like the scene they were in. The second problem, as you mentioned, was the time frame, because they felt like they could survive long enough with the chaos to avoid trying despite the fact that they felt things were hopeless. Boredom really only came as a side effect of their lack of effort, and hence all the aforementioned factors led to embracing the destruction rather than trying to do anything about it. As for the camera crew presence... I think that was a mixed result of either showing off for those who were naturally destructive and bored to begin with, or else they served as a reminder for the need for structure and need for help with their obvious problems. Many of them clearly wanted adult help, but all of them were also too committed to completing their stay without adults to go home. All but one kid called for a meeting with the psychologist. The one kid later on clearly knew everything was a total disaster, because he talked to the cameraman about it despite knowing he wouldn't be supplied with any help, and the talk with the psychologist unfortunately only solidified the problem that they were stuck with each other and no help would come. In my opinion, that comment to the cameraman was basically an indirect cry for help. What I would be more curious about is what they would do if the same kids were told that they could return again to the same experiment in a month. Would they say no? Would they say yes and strategize how to tackle the problems they had the first time? Would they just look at it like another few days to totally wreak havoc because they actually enjoyed the unsupervised chaos? I would've liked a post interview to see what these kids thought of the whole thing, and if they learned anything from it.

Interesting, I think he wanted the opposite. He was naturally a destructive kid but wanted to fit in with kids who could be quiet and calm.

I remember a huge moment for me as a child (maybe 10) was when my peers told my I was being too aggressive. At that moment I realised that I had never wanted to be aggressive, just to fit in with the others, and it was a huge relief. On that day I completely changed the way I acted forever. I can definitely see Michael somewhere along those lines

⁠​⁠@@noseinyosneakersnah he was tryna fit in with the ‘cool’ kids who were way louder. Why would he want to fit in with those of ‘lower status’

I think his struggle is that he wants to fit in with the wild crowd so badly that it tires him out endlessly, he enjoys the company of the quiet kids because its not as tiring and he doesnt have to pretend there but theyre not COOL which is what he so desperatly wants to be seen as (not trying to psychoanalyse anyone but i do recognise my lil adhd self in that)

@@RobWirdWachsen I'm full of admiration that other 10 yr olds had the guts to say to your face that you were too aggressive. That took some courage to do. I could do it now as an old woman, but as a child I was so intraverted and shy, and most of the time, very frightened. We had school bullies, we had peer groups that I was never part of..School was a nightmare for me, and looking back I see that was basically creeping round not looking anyone in the face, trying desperately to find a 'place' but not really wanting to be near any of them. I hid in my books, invisible!

That's true, but I think a lot of people are also judging by how they behaved themselves at that age. I definitely was no saint, and I think my behavior, if I were put into this situation, would make the adult me squirm in embarassment. But I am also sure I would have not been quite so terrible as some of the people here, at least when it comes to destroying things.

yeah, also these boys aren't even adolescents yet so they are still very young. all the comments calling some of them disturbed or evil are crazy - all of this was normal behaviour. its the most normal behaviour actually, because it's what they chose to do when they were able to govern themselves. hopefully all these boys grew up to be happy and healthy :)

@@alexandraquadling510 yes I think the same. Some comments are really weird and show, that those people know very little about children. Even though I believe you don't have to have a lot of knowledge to sympathize with the children and their behavior shown in the documentary.

@@simonphoenix3789lots of people also think they wouldn’t react like the participants in the stanford prison experiment. Weird things can happen when left alone without supervision. Especially for kids with developing brains

So, just like "adults" here in 2023?

Lol. He really does seem like a problem.

I wonder if it's because they know that it will end soon that they don't care. If they had to make that their home what would be the outcome?

Have you seen grown adult men live together. Perfect example is university flats and dorms, it’s not too far of from what we saw on this video.

@@HK-tk4ixno. I’ve lived in New York with male roommates and female roommates. The females were by far the most disgusting and selfish. You just don’t like men

​@@HK-tk4ixRight? At least these idiots weren't intentionally pissing on the floors

@@MadScientist267 haha so true. The kids acted as we would expect them to act. I wish they could do something like this now, would love to see the comparison.

They’re not men they’re boys

Yup

Robert was the worthy leader

I literally was searching for a comment mentioning Robert☹️ He was so good 🫶🏼 hope he’s well✨

@@edennoel8770 Robert may have been better than the others but the experiment taught us that these kids at least (and I'd say most kids in general) had no self control, that was the point of it all, to see if they did. While some trashed the house more than others they all had a hand in it so I could not honestly say any one of the boys was 'good'. Without proper self control, kids will resort to mob rule no matter how good they are individually. Unfortunately, for many this behaviour continues into adulthood due to various reasons ranging from poor education to poor parenting.

robert and george were the best

​@@marianat1393And Sim was the best of the best. When other's were fighting outside he was solving a puzzle. He cooked and clean too😊

U are right 💯

I suspect that that was part of the deal - no punishment for anything that happened, what goes in the house stays in the house.

Um. These are kids. They were honestly pretty sweet to eachother. 😂 i teach middle school, these seemed like very normal children

What was it called... I wonder if that was purposeful or if the adults are just lazy and it worked out 😆 I'd love to see this be a really common thing among middle schoolers. We went to 'church camp' and we had 'families' and 'cabin parents' but we managed meals, cleaning, etc too. Just not in the open woods heh

Sim is weak.. the wilder the boys the better