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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry but this has to be one of the oddest threads I've ever read on DCUM.  So speaking with children is now awkward and odd?  Buying Girl Scout cookies makes many people anxious? How do the same people handle Halloween?

Buying Girl Scout cookies is awkward because the seller disengages?  So, then re-direct them.  Talk to the adult that is supervising (there has to be one at the booths, my kid was a Girl Scout).  I mean, JFC, this is really depressing if this thread is true; especially if the DD is 15.  How will she be able to handle going to college at 18?

As a side note, the Girl Scout cookie program really helps empower girls so hopefully they don't have anxiety as they get older.  The troops usually set a financial goal with a purpose (to pay for a camping trip for example).  They estimate how many boxes they need to sell to meet that goal.  They practice making sales pitches for orders and then ask their family and neighbors to buy, learning to interact with people, give information on the different cookies, and complete sales forms, calculate totals. Then those same girls have to organize their sales, distribute the orders and collect the money.  This is totally separate from cookie booths at CVS or the dry cleaners.  It actually is a great program, to learn business sense, teamwork and build confidence.  The booth sales are extra.  Maybe OP's DD should join a troop.[/quote]

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