gillashy

Just wanted to add a couple of bad experiences to having cell phones at camp.... 1. A girl scout (age 14) once got a call from her mother on a weekend camp, on the Saturday night, completely hysterical and rather drunk, saying that her Grandad had been rushed to hospital and she needed her home to 'help her cope'. This resulted in the girl in question also being completely hysterical, packing her stuff and being driven home by one of the scout leaders (a good 2 hour's drive away) to find, once home that her mother had stopped being hysterical, was more drunk that she was before, and the g

Hi All.. I'm a scout leader of about 6 years (although I have been involved in Scouts all my life from being a baby!). All my family are mega Scouting-orientated and its led me to do a lot of things I wouldn't have done otherwise if I wasnt a Brownie/Guide (would have been a scout, but girls weren't allowed in scouts when I was the right age) then Venture Scout (now Explorers) I don't think I would be me. My name's Gillian I'm 33 and currently expecting my first child, due in June... :-)