An ongoing annoyance for me is that I have to help Jake with scouts.
1. I was never a girl scout.
2. I am a wimp about many scouting kinds of things.
3. I don’t know how to tie knots.
4. My husband is an Eagle Scout. He even worked at a Boy Scout Adventure base in his youth.
5. Paternal history of scout leadership. His parents are way into scouting as evidenced by both of them having a Golden Beaver award. (Previous to our marriage I didn’t even know that adults got awards in scouts.)
6. No history of scouts on my side as evidenced by my brother dropping out of cub scouts.
Clearly, I should have nothing more to do with scouting than merely dropping Jake off at the meetings. But not only am I called upon to drive, I am also called upon to help him pass off requirements; which leads to me doing things like forcing my sister to build a fire in her back yard and pretending to cook food over said fire. (We cheated, of course.) Jacob barely got his Webelos two week before his birthday and only because I helped him pass off six belts in about one month.
I may have to learn how to tie knots so I can tie my husband to my child and not let them loose until Jake has passed off a few requirements!
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2 comments:
You should get a mother's pin when they get their big advancements (including their eagle). I felt like I should have earned one, too. I worked almost as many hours as they did:)
Kat
I did get a pin and when they asked Jake if I'd helped him he said that I 'd basically done it all with him.
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