CCbytrickery

Sasha, you must have a very...non vivid...imagination. I envy you that. I truly do. See, I have a fertile imagination, and sometimes it leads me places I dread. I have had nightmares about my young child getting lost--at the zoo, the museum, when they're out with dad, pretty much any place I'm not--and being unable to get help because they don't know their name or address or phone number. If they can't tell the nice policeman "I'm A-- W-- and my daddy is L-- and my mommy is J-- and I know our number is 9-------- (including area code)", what happens? What if I am unconscious a

We have a parent that does her cubs projects for him. Because she is "crafty" and he "doesn't do a good job". No problems with him, he is a great kid. The mom just feels that a 7 year old cannot do work to her crafty standards. For example: We made picture frames a few weeks ago. We used foam squares for the backs, and I had foam shapes for the fronts (with the centers cut out) along with tons of foam stickers to decorate them with. I had tons of pictures and had the boys each choose a favorite and walked them thru making them. She took his picture, said she didn't like it (it was

My .02 worth: 1. I would start with a serious discussion with the mother and daughter about why such language is prohibited and about needing to follow the troop rules. They both need to be made aware that such behavior is unacceptable, and that it will not be tolerated. Involve your council leaders if you need to do so, but make it clear that an apology is required for this child to allowed to do any more activities. In addition, this child and mother need to be made aware that rules are expected to be followed by everyone. There are no exceptions to the cell phone or improper sho

How to be quiet and sit still. What is your phone number? What are your parents names? (mom and dad don't count!!!) How to stay with the group and not wander off. That when you are told NO GUM that means NO GUM, not gum unless you get caught I think, though, I'm a bit more...shocked...that I have to teach parents that yes, when we say the boys need to look up information on an animal and make a project of some sort to present, that means that THE BOYS need to look up the information and make the project...not the parents. I don't care if Bobby's mom knows about the feeding

Our CM and upcoming Advancement Chair are married. I'm the new CC, married to the current Tiger/upcoming Wolf den leader. Sometimes you cannot avoid things like this, due to lack of volunteers. We have a system of checks and balances; the CC, CM and treasurer are all on the financials, with statements available to any committee member (DL/ADL) who requests. Any big purchases go through the committee. Same with the Advancement Chair, she has to work with either the treasurer or the CC to take care of what she needs.

We had 14 (well, at one point, we thought it would be more, we lost 2) Tigers. One DL, and one assistant, who is in the Navy and who is absent more often than not. Except at holidays, we never had less than 10 boys at a meeting; and I would never wish a 14 boy Cubaree with a new leader on anyone! We will potentially have 14 Wolves, IF we don't add any. We're telling any new adds that some parent needs to step up and lead a 2nd den, and we can split the boys in two. We'll still all work together, and stay on the same agenda, but this way there will potentially 4 leaders to help get

Ok, not totally new to reading the forums, but new to posting. Hi! My son is just finishing up his Tiger year. The husband was TDL this past year, and will be running the Wolf den next year. I And me? I am the new CC (by trickery, as you can tell from my name). See, the CM approached me at the next-to-last pack meeting and asked me to be Kitchen Coordinator on camp trips (in my former life, before stay at home mommy-ing, I ran restaurants). Sure, I say, no problem. Then he says, well, one less thing to worry about...now we need a secretary, CC and popcorn kernal... and t