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The Genealogist

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7. Yes

Reply to trof (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2020, 08:38 PM

Feb 2020

When I was 8, I wanted to join cub scouts because so many of the other boys did. Then my dad became a leader. So, when most of the other kids were done with it after Webelos, he forced me to stay in that organization til I was 15. I detested it. Lots of bullying by bigger boys against smaller ones. Adult leaders who were control freaks and micro-managers. Way too much evangelical religion and over the top rah rah patriotism. And what 6th grader doesn't want to try to light a fire in a cold downpour with only flint and steel? Glad someone enjoyed it, I found it miserable.

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Any former Boy Scouts here? [View all] trof Feb 2020 OP

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Yes The Genealogist Feb 2020 #7