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[quote=Anonymous]I would do option 2, and not worry about the weirdness factor.  If it's tough with your work schedule, I would figure out whether another family is willing to take your son sometimes in return for other carpooling favors.

I was in a similar situation last year with my then first grader and scouts.  He wanted to sign up because a lot of his friends were doing it, and my husband made crystal clear that this would be 100% on me to manage if we went forward (DH both disapproves of the boy scouts for political reasons and is very much not an outdoorsy sort).  We went ahead and signed up, and though I was in the minority as a mom, no one cared in the slightest.  I made a lot of new friends and my son and I both enjoyed it overall.  I did find it taxing to cover all the meetings though, and a couple of times asked my FIL or one of the dads to take my son, which worked out fine.

We're not doing it this year because he's gotten into a couple of sports, and I'm kind of thankful to step away from the time commitment.  But it was fun, and definitely a mother-son bonding experience.  I wasn't resentful toward my husband at all, but I might have been if he wasn't so great about doing the kids' sports and a ton of other stuff. [/quote]

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