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Originally posted by Charlatan
My own son has reached the Scouting age and I'm not sure I want him joining. I don't know if I can trust exposing him to what I went through. Add to this the fact that I'm not overly thrilled with the God fearing, ain't no Gays on us, Military-subtext thing that Scouts has going on...
Ultimately if he wants to join I would let him. But I not about to encourage his involvment.
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I'm sorry to hear about your experiences Charlatan. It's unfortunate that assholes like that see Scouting as an oportunity for their sick shit. Even worse that many see this as a reason to ban gay scoutleaders from the program.
If my kid wanted to get involved, I'd probably get involved with him. That way I can keep an eye on him. Plus, I know it helped my Dad and I to connect alot. Some of my best Dad memories are usually involved in Scouting.