It's harder than I thought - raising children. It delivers a lot of unexpected activities into your life that you participate in because "It's good for her." One of those activities for me was scouting. As the mother of a rather shy girl I felt it best to engage her in more activities that would give her the opportunity to interact with other girls her age in a more intimate setting than an elementary school.
I heard of a troop that was started by a woman whose husband worked with mine and enrolled Ann into the troop after I saw her interact with the other girls. It was just what she needed and she's thriving in that circle of friends. Unfortunately that woman only lead the troop for about four months. If it was to keep going, someone needed to run it and no one was stepping forward. So I found myself registering officially as an "Adult Girl Scout".
In hindsight, it's not a bad thing to be. What are the predominate features of a Girl Scout? Be prepared... be a sister to every girl scout... make the world a better place... to help people at all times... to be considerate and caring... the list goes on of positive attributes to pass on - not just to the next generation, but to your neighbor, friend, or the unknown person reading this blog - assuming it ever gets read, of course. Therefore, to be an "Adult Girl Scout" will be my mantra. Look forward to the next adventure, outing or opportunity to serve those people around me and perhaps, yes... even make the world a better place.
I heard of a troop that was started by a woman whose husband worked with mine and enrolled Ann into the troop after I saw her interact with the other girls. It was just what she needed and she's thriving in that circle of friends. Unfortunately that woman only lead the troop for about four months. If it was to keep going, someone needed to run it and no one was stepping forward. So I found myself registering officially as an "Adult Girl Scout".
In hindsight, it's not a bad thing to be. What are the predominate features of a Girl Scout? Be prepared... be a sister to every girl scout... make the world a better place... to help people at all times... to be considerate and caring... the list goes on of positive attributes to pass on - not just to the next generation, but to your neighbor, friend, or the unknown person reading this blog - assuming it ever gets read, of course. Therefore, to be an "Adult Girl Scout" will be my mantra. Look forward to the next adventure, outing or opportunity to serve those people around me and perhaps, yes... even make the world a better place.
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