[Hostage]

When I see young girls selling cookies and asking me to purchase some, how do I respond?

How about:

“Sorry sweetie, but the Girl Scouts management has made some bad mistakes and I don’t want my money going to them. But if you have another donation group in mind, say like the YWCA (ykids.org) or the Boy and Girls Club, then I would be happy to donate to that.”

What’s the alternative to the Girl Scouts for young girls?

I hate drawing kids into conflicts created by adults but the Scout organizations have brought it to this. What to do?

[dragonblustar]

I just tell them, I can’t afford it now that Obama has taken my health care away.

[mn-bush-man]

American Heritage Girls - a fantastic and rapidly growing organization!

ahgonline.org

[angry elephant]

Here in Washington state, many of the YWCAs are extremely feminist and anti-male.

[SouthParkRepublican]

You say “No thank you” and move along. The only way I would bring a child into a discussion like that is if it was my child and I were explaining to her why I was pulling her from Girl Scouts.

[grania]

I think it's up to the parents to not let their daughters be involved if the Girl Scouts do not uphold wholesome values. I wouldn't buy the cookies, and not bother explaining to the girls why.

I don't buy them because they contain high fructose corn syrup. I don't explain to the girls why, I just politely refuse. If the parents don't know better, sorry, but it's not my job to educate them.