Walmart love connection

Ok so i already mentioned the Counselor Wal-mart love connection....and that is not even a joke. Every Saturday night before a TX EFY, all of the counselors head to walmart to rope up last minute supplies for the week, in hopes of making a lasting connection with that special someone. Some people even find their sweetie on this fore-ordained night on the cereal isle and decide to marry them like 2 weeks later! Some people simply plant the seeds so that love can blossom throughout the week next to the frozen peas. Whatever the case may be, the night always proves to be interesting.

Then, within a day, hungry bears set out to capture their prey. Love blooms amidst 900 hyper active adolescents incessant cheering, insubordination, and peacing out through the windows in the middle of the night. (story for another post lol) Young adults in green shirts can be spotted flirting at lunch, hand swiping at dances, and sending coded messages by means of 16 year old unsuspecteds.

So the real question...is it romance? Is it real, or is it the byproduct of the most spiritual intensive bootcamp that exists within the bounds of the church? Can these romances withstand the hypothetical tomatoes of the outside world? Is EFY a real representation of how people act in a relationship?? Each week, the counselors seem to be in an uproar because jimmy professed his undying love for jane last week, but jane has feelings for Dave. And prudence came all the way from timbucktoo to try to make the walmart love connection with jimmy, who talked to her for a WHOLE week on text before EFY, but now wont even look her square in the eye because of his scruples with jane. Dave likes ashley, who is torn between him and jeff. WOW...too much drama for one job. And that is just the beginning.

My opinion...none of this should even be happening. How is EFY different from any other job? We get paid to teach, supervise, and develop a spiritually nourishing environment. But yet all anyone seems to be able to think about is getting some? ??! What has happened to work ethic, and sexual harassment, and responsibility? WHY DOES NO ONE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!! When the kids start noticing enough to ask me questions about my love interests within my job, something is really wrong. And i will admit that i, yes even i, am guilty of the counselor walmart love connection. But this program needs to be strictly about the kids. Its cool that single people can meet, bu t take care of it outside of the program!! The romantic tension became so thick at times that it impaired my ability to focus, if you catch my drift. So i will make a humble plea....STOP HOOKING UP AT EFY LONG ENOUGH TO NOTICE THAT YOUR KIDS EXIST. thanks(Co-counselors! no walmart connection here...just genuine awesome-ness)