> I spent the better part of 20 years in Scouting both as a Scout and a > Scoutmaster and > always looked forward to spending time with my son in scouting.
I earned my eagle scout badge and looked forward to rejoining scouting when my son got to the right age, but it was just too much of a religious organization anymore. Too many thumpers! I don't feel that my son is going to suffer for lack of scouting, we do other things, camping hiking etc. > I have a four year old daughter and my wife is currently 20 weeks along with > our second (and > last child). Yesterday we had an ultrasound and IT'S A GIRL! I always said it > didn't matter and > would be happy to have a healthy baby boy or girl. My wife runs a Girl Scout troop (my 7 year old is a member), they have nicknamed themselves "Girl Scouts Gone Bad." The girls run the meetings (7-9 year olds), and each has a voice and a responsibility for each meeting. It's great! It is really a kick to watch the girls in the troop interact and accomplish tasks...recently they set up and implemented the cookie sales scheduling, including the contacts with the store managers for site sales. Quite impressive to hear my daughter talking to the grocery store manager on the phone, telling him how many girls to expect and at what times. Your girls can really benefit from a strong Girl Scout experience. Just don't let them get caught up in that "girls can't..." cycle that a lot of troops have. And yes, _you_ can be an active parent in the GS experience too. There's still a bit of the suspicious "what's a man doing here at the meetings?" kind of attitude, but you can be a positive influence by being involved. > However, reading the pinewood derby thread really drove home that I will not > being doing > those things with a son that I have so looked forward to most of my life. > And it has hit a little > harder than I thought. And FWIW you should build pinewood derby cars with your girls... they'll probably get a kick out of it! -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Homesite Plus with Dreamweaver from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=55 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:150917 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
