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I'm going to get slammed for this...but here it goes
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
6/27/17 10:16am
It's just that parents may largely feel they can drop their kid off at scouts
Preppy
6/27/17 10:17am
That is true for the most part....but scout camp is a big deal and leaders need
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
6/27/17 10:21am
Probably because scouts is dumb and sports are fun.
MantiCoug
6/27/17 10:20am
You would also benefit from Wood Badge.
Flippy
6/27/17 10:23am
Most scouts, especially younger scouts, LOVE the activities...hiking, camping,
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
6/27/17 10:23am
RE: Most scouts, especially younger scouts, LOVE the activities...hiking, camping,
foofcoug
6/27/17 10:24am
I was a kid once. I remember loving hiking and camping, I don't remember loving
russkiejedi
6/27/17 10:46am
This is the difference. I would love to camping in the wilderness and canoe, etc
Dissenter
6/27/17 10:57am
Exactly what my post illustrates with my experiences as well.
CarolinaCoug
6/27/17 11:01am
I agree. Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts activities are great for 8-13 year-olds
The Pope
6/27/17 10:50am
When asked, my 10 year old said, "It's usually not very fun." Therefore, it
Jay Rick
6/27/17 10:54am
I agree to an extent. But I can think of a lot of "not very fun"
The Pope
6/27/17 11:09am
Totally. That's why said not fun for him AND not important to me. There are
Jay Rick
6/27/17 11:31am
fair enough! there are certainly other things available to us
The Pope
6/27/17 3:51pm
Scouting is usually fun for the kids, not usually the parents.
mudpupper
6/27/17 10:50am
they wouldn't back out of the basketball game because the kid wants to play
smokymountainrain
6/27/17 10:20am
Yup..if the son. Wanted to go to camp,that is where the parents will be.
CarolinaCoug
6/27/17 10:23am
There might be some truth to that in that what kid wouldn't rather sit in front
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
6/27/17 10:26am
I think location and experience are important. I loved getting mugged
CarolinaCoug
6/27/17 10:48am
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cvd6262
6/27/17 10:21am
People have always been this way
Gigo
6/27/17 10:27am
True...still is like this....but those same people would leave their hospital
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
6/27/17 10:31am
I got asked to go to Scout camp about 4 times with my son but said no
braddahmike
6/27/17 10:34am
Did your son end up going to camp?
acougfan
6/27/17 10:43am
No, he is 11 turning 12 in Aug, so it required me going for him to go
braddahmike
6/27/17 10:44am
I get it...ask to cover one day at camp instead of the week...
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
6/27/17 10:44am
What did that rant have to do with "a scheduled day or two at camp"?
SwisshQiumi
6/27/17 11:00am
I wouldn't see a failure to prioritize scouting as a failure to prioritize your
russkiejedi
6/27/17 10:44am
I feel bad for people that grew up with a crappy scouting experience.
The Pope
6/27/17 10:47am
My ward has cancelled two campouts for lack of leadership. I told the ward I
CarolinaCoug
6/27/17 10:55am
I give my neighbor a bad time about this. He is always arrive very early to any
mudpupper
6/27/17 10:52am
I hated scouts with a passion.
SLC-Warrior
6/27/17 10:55am
I hate how they have incorporated scouts into every mutual night.
jbob
6/27/17 11:15am
Hence the name "mutual." That's the whole point.
Jay Rick
6/27/17 11:33am
Not really. The term "Mutual" came from "Mutual Improvement Association", which
Cougar-Duck
6/27/17 11:55am
That's my point. "Mutual" was the YM/YW group that would get together and
Jay Rick
6/27/17 2:19pm
Mutual was awesome as a teen. It seems pretty lame now.
CarolinaCoug
6/28/17 6:52am
I agree with you. I'm the Cub Scout Master in my ward, and it is about priorities. But I think sports are more important
indocoug
6/27/17 11:27am
Their kids are their greatest priority. It's scouts that is not a priority.
coolblue
6/27/17 11:52am
We live in a different age now. If you want to excel in a sport...
ditch
6/28/17 12:45am
Kinda a niche objection, honestly
Dissenter
6/28/17 8:36am
That too.
ditch
6/28/17 9:11am
"Bygone era" is the key phrase in understanding why scouting isn't important to
Jay Rick
6/28/17 9:28am
I loved learning to canoe effectively and having fun in the wilderness...
Dissenter
6/28/17 9:32am
Totally. Me too. But those things don't have to be tied to all the goofiness of
Jay Rick
6/28/17 9:38am
YES! I loved Young Mens. I loved camping.. but uniform checks? lol no.
Dissenter
6/28/17 9:40am
You make an excellent point.
ditch
6/28/17 1:10pm
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