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[quote=Anonymous]I am at the end of my rope with the parents of a team I coach, but I made a commitment to the kids, including my own kid, and I will finish the school year. I will have a long talk with my husband when the year is over and determine what my boundaries are for whether I can do it again next year. If the parents say they will do XYZ to help and then they don’t come through, I will have no choice but to finish out that year too. It sucks because it’s important to the kids and I feel like parents know there is no real consequence because I won’t punish their kid for a parent’s actions (or lack of actions).

Scouts is not do-able alone. I would finish out the school year and then send a carefully worded letter spelling out what you can and cannot do next year.

No one volunteers to coordinate cookie sales? Girls don’t sell cookies. 
No one steps up to plan a camping trip? Girls don’t go camping.

My husband is a Den leader and he plans out the minimum activities to get the kids to the next level and organizes 2 make up days at the end of the year. Beyond that, he sends a list of optional activities and excursions to the parents along with the pack-wide calendar and offers to provide info and materials to anyone who wants to organize the “nice to have” items. [/quote]

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