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.
I concur with your lament in re what is happening to children; and that what is being done to them is deliberate.
Children want attention and they like discipline. They accept authority when it is for their good.
Yes, this has been my experience with children, too. But what has also been my experience is that children will also accept negative authority, and this is the worry. Teachers teaching that whites are racists; the world's going to end; Christopher Columbus was evil.
I was a girl scout troop leader alongside two other mothers, and we ran a renegade troop; meaning, GSA had gone totally politically correct; and we simply ran our troop on our terms, bypassing the PC stuff. Absolutely marvelous troop. Snowpacking in Yosemite; camping; setting up Gold Mining era recreation "villa" at the Black Diamond mines; sewing, responsible land management, etc. And, all the families of each troop member was actively involved: Dads, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles. So, when we went on an event, say camping, we had to reserve a huge portion of campground. When we organized an event, it was a huge event, took a lot of work organizing, and was wonderful right down to every last detail. It was wonderful. The troop members felt cradled inside the cocoon of a safe community. Which, for the Bay Area, was a wonderful thing for them, for all of us.
You think your balloons were crazy? I won't tell you about our sleepovers, lol!
I concur with your lament in re what is happening to children; and that what is being done to them is deliberate.
Children want attention and they like discipline. They accept authority when it is for their good.
Yes, this has been my experience with children, too. But what has also been my experience is that children will also accept negative authority, and this is the worry. Teachers teaching that whites are racists; the world's going to end; Christopher Columbus was evil.
I was a girl scout troop leader alongside two other mothers, and we ran a renegade troop; meaning, GSA had gone totally politically correct; and we simply ran our troop on our terms, bypassing the PC stuff. Absolutely marvelous troop. Snowpacking in Yosemite; camping; setting up Gold Mining era recreation "villa" at the Black Diamond mines; sewing, responsible land management, etc. And, all the families of each troop member was actively involved: Dads, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles. So, when we went on an event, say camping, we had to reserve a huge portion of campground. When we organized an event, it was a huge event, took a lot of work organizing, and was wonderful right down to every last detail. It was wonderful. The troop members felt cradled inside the cocoon of a safe community. Which, for the Bay Area, was a wonderful thing for them, for all of us.
You think your balloons were crazy? I won't tell you about our sleepovers, lol!