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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Girl Scouts is lame. My oldest DD did it for two years, and was bored and quit. Every meeting was finger painting or making macaroni necklaces and she was too old for htat. All GS cared about was cookie sales. My younger DD has no interest in it. [/quote]

This is why GS being 'what you make of it' is stupid. Every girl and scout should have access to the same level of activity choices and rigorous training no matter who your troop leader is. By keeping your troops small and each one's leadership limited to 1-2 moms, it really limits the exposure of the girls, the activities they can participate in or have access to, and the overall desirability of participation.

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Yes, exactly.  We moved into a small community that had a Girl Scout troop.  My daughter was interested and I was willing to help, but the troop was “full”. The SU had no advice except to say that groups could limit size and recommended starting a new troop. There were a few other girls that would have liked to join, but I could not find a co-leader, all the parents willing to get involved were with the other troop.  Thankfully, we also had a son that did cub scouts.  Dd wasn’t officially part of the troop, but they welcomed her at meetings, she could come on the camping trips and hikes with the family, and even participated in pinewood derby.  She loved it and would have loved to be an official member and move on to Boy Scouts.[/quote]

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