I did cub scout parent duty about 15 years ago with my oldest. Boys are easy. Give 'em a tent to sleep in, a sleeping bag, a can of beans and weenies (s'mores optional), woods to hike in, a campfire and a pocket knife to whittle with and they're good. Add some disgusting camp songs about slurping up gopher guts with a straw and you're golden.
Girls are HARD. They want to do exciting things, but God forbid they have to get sweaty or dirty doing them. And the Girl Scout rules are mindboggling...can't go overnight anywhere unless everyone has their own bed or sleeping bag. Sharing a double bed in a cabin is not allowed. Can't swim in a backyard pool unless someone present has a current lifeguard certification. Can't go camping unless one adult has been through official GS "outdoor training". No men allowed under the same roof at any overnight cabin stay. No excursions at all unless an adult with them has first aid training. (Fortunately, doctors count as qualified "first aiders"). Forms have to be turned in practically every time you step out the door. And here I was thinking that all I wanted was to have some fun with my 12 year old daughter.
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