ChefBeckyD
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We have a Wolf Scout in our home.
I have a question about Scouting, and I can't post it on FB, because some of the people involved would see it....
For those of you with Cub Scouts, what I would like to know is if siblings are allowed to come to all meetings/outings, etc... and participate in all of the scouting activities also?
In my son's Den, there are about 4-6 siblings that are allowed to come to every meeting and outing, and participate fully in all of the scout activities. Tonight, they had an outing to Home Depot for a building project, and there were several siblings there - including small ones crying, and older ones who were misbehaving. My DH and I both feel like our son worked hard to sell his popcorn, and has paid his dues to be a Cub Scout, and we just think that the Scouting events should be about the scouts and not all the other kids who are there. What is the specialness of being a Scout, if everyone and anyone can tag along and do it all?
For my husband, the defining moment for feeling like this was tonight, when he went to buy some lumber for another Cub Scout building project (that he is in charge of leading) and one of the leaders said to him "Don't forget to buy enough for the siblings to do it too." Ummm....we are spending our own money to buy the materials for this project, and now we are expected to buy for 16 kids instead of just 10 scouts? Really?
Anyway - a little venting going on here too... - but for those of you with Scouts, how does your Pack/Den handle siblings? Is this just par for the course, or is this out of the ordinary?
I have a question about Scouting, and I can't post it on FB, because some of the people involved would see it....
For those of you with Cub Scouts, what I would like to know is if siblings are allowed to come to all meetings/outings, etc... and participate in all of the scouting activities also?
In my son's Den, there are about 4-6 siblings that are allowed to come to every meeting and outing, and participate fully in all of the scout activities. Tonight, they had an outing to Home Depot for a building project, and there were several siblings there - including small ones crying, and older ones who were misbehaving. My DH and I both feel like our son worked hard to sell his popcorn, and has paid his dues to be a Cub Scout, and we just think that the Scouting events should be about the scouts and not all the other kids who are there. What is the specialness of being a Scout, if everyone and anyone can tag along and do it all?
For my husband, the defining moment for feeling like this was tonight, when he went to buy some lumber for another Cub Scout building project (that he is in charge of leading) and one of the leaders said to him "Don't forget to buy enough for the siblings to do it too." Ummm....we are spending our own money to buy the materials for this project, and now we are expected to buy for 16 kids instead of just 10 scouts? Really?
Anyway - a little venting going on here too... - but for those of you with Scouts, how does your Pack/Den handle siblings? Is this just par for the course, or is this out of the ordinary?