Why wouldn't other mothers help out with the troop?
(And yes, the sickening irony is seeing children being drugged, ill-raised, when it is so obvious the parent is simply not being adult, by choice).
One mother told me, "I'm not good with kids." Her son developed a little crush on me.
The mother of the two boys owned a shoe store, and I gave her some slack.
They lived in a two-story home and the oldest son set fire to a trash basket and threw it down the clothes hamper chute. A ploy for attention?
The other mothers just said they were too busy - maybe they had smaller children, I don't remember.
One thing sticks out in my mind was when we were having a parade in downtown Yorba Linda. My husband "volunteered" to teach our Scouts to march. He called them "Troops." (He used to be a Marine Corps D.I.)
They paid strict attention to him and marched like little pros.
Another time, we took two cars and drove to Knott's Berry Farm and Liberty Hall, a replica of Independence Hall, for our group only. If I recall right, there was a speaking robot. I think he read the Declaration of Independence.
Inside, they were wiggle-worms, sliding from one bench to another. Nobody told them to sit still, as they weren't harming anything, or talking. Next day, some mothers called to say how much their son enjoyed it. I could have sworn none of them heard a word said.
Children want attention and they like discipline. They accept authority when it is for their good.
Yes, it is sickening to see what is happening to our youth - our future. And I think it is deliberate.