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None of my brothers did scouting. We're not really group-people and I guess my mother figured it would just be one thing more.

So I'm enjoying reading about your adventures in Scouting, 2J!

We didn't do a lot of group stuff...but for the most part, the Boy Scouts are a great organization. Unfortunately there are too many women involved with the local troup now, IMO. Used to be the Cubs were run by the moms...but the Dads and big brothers ran the Boy Scouts. It was very definitely a guy thing, and I think that was really good for the boys. Now there are lots of women, and not only that but instead of being a learning experience, it's more and more a competition, especially among the mothers...to push their kids to make rank as quickly as possible kinda to show each other up.

I'm being overly cynical...but it isn't the way it used to be.

I was realllly jealous of my brothers, I must say! Girl Scouts is nothing like Boy Scouts, and I didn't have anything equivalent to be part of.