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Originally Posted by blaise
I wouldn't even want to be a leader then on the Boy Scout level.
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I was den leader for one year for my eldest's cub scout den (albeit, I never did Cubs as a boy, going straight to Boy Scouts), and I quit after one year. I was babysitting people's kids. On top of that, I was having to discipline people's kids in front of them.
We toured a fire station, and the little ****ers went ballistic in there, starting running through the station, hopping on the firefighter's beds, jumping on the couch in their break room, etc... all the while these little cretin's parents were just watching them misbehave.
I figured I was going to end up in a lawsuit if I continued as a leader, so I quit. And hell... I teach high school. My patience with and tolerance for disrespectful kids is pretty high.
I may try again when mine are of age to join Boy Scouts, but I think I'll more likely just raise them in the woods with our group of likeminded friends. Plus... I like to sit around the fire at night and drink beer... which is kind of a no no with the Boy Scouts.