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>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Ha-ha, Olga! It also was in my pioneer childhood. >>>>>Pioneer camp Eaglet ("Orlyonok") near Samara >>>>>(ex-Kuybyshev), in years 1987-90. Bright but double >>>>>memories. It called "bathing days", however there >>was >>>>>no bath-house, only shower. >>>>>Do you want to share this memories in russian? Can >>>you >>>>>write me to dimk-kmid@mail.ru? I am not speaking >>>>>english so good. >>>> >>>>Dim ( or "Dimka"? ha-ha). I see we have common >>>>experience in "bathing days" during our pioneer >camps >>>>childhood, but I "played for girls" and you "for >>>boys". >>>>Your opinion and memories would be very interesting >>>>for all here. >>>>PS. Don't worry about your English - it's good >enough >>>>PPS. Of course, in our camp we had showers only but >>>>it's traditionally - "bathing day" >>>> >>>>Poka, Dimka! >>> >>>And I admit that you are right and it was less >>>embarrassing to undress and stand naked in a row >>>together with all other boys then when it was my turn >>>I had to go out of the row and stand under the shower >>>in front of any particular girl. >> >>Yes, it's so. Bathing in group much decreased >>embarrassment for boys. The second side, all know that >>boys, before certain age, can't or don't want (it's >>the same here) to bath themselves qualitatively enough >>and need in help. And older girls did it in role older >>sister/younger brother. >>I think so was in all pioneer camps in USSR and it was >>right. >>Dim, are you agree with me? How old were you when your >>mother trust you to bath yourself independently? My >>younger brothers were bathed completely by mom or me >>until their 12, although, they had no big problems >>when I washed their heads (they both were longhair in >>their teen) and backs. I was really as "second mom" >>for them >I don't remember exactly, maybe until 11 or so. But >she didn't wash all my body since I was 7 or so. She >(or my dad) washed my head and back and then I >finished by myself all other parts. >But in summer camp in younger groups they always >bathed us all over, even private parts. I even >remember that once in the beginning of the shower time >medic came in to instruct the girls how to wash us, >making the accent on bottoms and private parts. I >remember that she took one boy, who undressed first, >to the shower room and we, all others, at first >stopped undressing (mostly on our underwear) and >watched through the door. Then our counselor noticed >this and told us to get away from the door and >continue to undress, but we still could hear her >instructions from thee locker room.

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