I was a Brownie for two years and a Girl Scout for one. I had fleeting moments during my tenure of enjoying it. I did not normally like it. I think it had a lot to do with my general shy nature and that I was in a troop with a bunch of girls from the local public school and I attended the local Catholic school. They had all been together for years, and I was the "outsider." I also did not like the idea of going camping and having to dig a hole to go to the potty. Seemed barbaric, not to mention unsanitary.
The cookie sale was another bit of pressure I did not appreciate. My household (my parents) took the spirit of the sale to heart and would not sell the cookies for me. I had to go door to door. They wanted me to learn to be more outgoing and all the good things that go along with it and I appreciate that. Now. At the time, it bugged me that all the other girls in the troop had their parents selling boxes at their respective workplaces. Shocker, I did not do well in the competition.
That being said, this post on the New Agenda Blog made me feel proud of my association with the Girl Scouts. There also some cool illustrations.
The cookie sale was another bit of pressure I did not appreciate. My household (my parents) took the spirit of the sale to heart and would not sell the cookies for me. I had to go door to door. They wanted me to learn to be more outgoing and all the good things that go along with it and I appreciate that. Now. At the time, it bugged me that all the other girls in the troop had their parents selling boxes at their respective workplaces. Shocker, I did not do well in the competition.
That being said, this post on the New Agenda Blog made me feel proud of my association with the Girl Scouts. There also some cool illustrations.
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