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To: SeekAndFind
...our younger son in fifth grade ran to get his copy of Boys Life magazine in the mail only to throw it aside because it was featuring girls, as if photoshopped into Norman Rockwell Scouting art.

Yep, that was my response too. At the time, I thought I could continue as Cubmaster in our pack's little bubble of tradition, but they are pushing the girl thing SO HARD and boys will just reject it. What an incredible mis-read of boys and men by the national BSA. They are through.

17 posted on 01/02/2019 9:24:05 AM PST by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: GOP_Party_Animal
At the time, I thought I could continue as Cubmaster in our pack's little bubble of tradition

Locally, at least, we've held that together. Good people running the troop, the district leadership is hands-off, and we've insulated ourselves from all the sex-foolishness.

However, I'm not under any illusions that it will continue. It's pretty likely WBill Jr. will get - probably already HAS gotten - what he needs out of the BSA. I'm hoping that it will hold together until we're done.

It would be nice to have a lasting legacy, but I doubt it. My grandkids, almost certainly, won't even know what a boy scout is.

21 posted on 01/02/2019 9:30:36 AM PST by wbill
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