tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post276851585509475666..comments2024-03-25T22:28:29.238-04:00Comments on Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing: VAST ACCUMULATION OF STUFF SALE 3/4Tony Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07356415470545816484noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252129938551938631.post-83404027442206830242013-03-04T13:00:34.426-05:002013-03-04T13:00:34.426-05:00Tony, I'm so glad (even at this late point in ...Tony, I'm so glad (even at this late point in our lives) to find someone else had a scouting experience similar to my own. I, too, did fine in Cub Scouts, although our den did go through an alarming number of den mothers. My late mom said we were just too unruly and she'd never understood why anyone in the neighborhood would volunteer to have us in their home and yard at the same time anyway. <br /><br />When I aged into the Boy Scouts I found an entirely different situation. The main and most popular activity of the regular meetings was a belt line, a gauntlet set up to punish those of us guilty of whatever infractions deemed evil enough to merit such punishment, which seemed to be any independent thought or action by the younger members.<br /><br />Consequently I've never been a fan of BSA and anytime they've been in the news for organizaional idiocy, I've been cheering for their opposition. <br /><br />My daughter's experience in the Girl Scouts was totally different as was mine as a male single parent with them. The Girl Scouts were much more interested in building up their members, rather than tearing them down as the Boy Scouts seemed intent upon.<br /><br />Within the BSA I think it's interesting to note the Dens of the Cub Scouts are run by "den mothers", while the Boy Scout Troops are run by "scout masters." There is more, I think, than semantics at work with these titles.<br /> Michael Kelly Schurmannoreply@blogger.com