Brownie Law

I took my kids to a children’s museum for a whole day this week.   They absolutely love going because there are so many different things  for them to learn and interact with including the variety of children they get to meet.

For most the day my kids had a blast, but there is always someone that has to go and try to piss on all of the good fun.

I’ll say this first.  My son is very smart, loving, kind and very friendly.  I am not just saying this because he’s my kid; he truly is all of these things.  If you could meet him you’d see it right away too.

So, towards the end of the day, my son found a group of Brownie Girl Scouts that happen to join our family in a little video tent where you can teach your little ones about healthy eating.  He was excited to see the other children and immediately introduced himself and asked the girls “What’s your name?”   Again, he’s very friendly.  Well…to my surprise this older scout rolled her eyes and just as one of the younger girls was going to answer , she says to “all” the girls to ignore him and “Let’s not answer him.”

Well, this little “turd scout” made my son feel belittled.  So, thank you girl scouts for playing “follow the leader” all while making a little five year old feel smaller than he is.  You totally missed out on meeting a great personality.  I truly hope your leader isn’t your bully now or the in future.

It doesn’t surprise me that kids can be little turds but scouts are generally labeled as the friendlier bunch…  or so I thought…  could be that they are only friendly when they need something like buying their cookies.   I will definitely think twice before buying Girl Scout cookies in support of the program or ask them an ethical question before buying if I really want to have some Thin Mints…  Seems silly maybe, but if they understand their pledge and what their program stands for then the answer will be kind and willing.

I do think especially after this encounter that some scouts are now more about the competitiveness and feel entitled (above others) that comes with winning useless stuff.

The fact that within this entire group there was not one scout that stood up and gave a friendly response or act of kindness after my son introduced himself with a friendly smile is within its self-showing that these girls haven’t learned from being part of a program that has supposedly a LAW that all scouts must pledge and follow as part of being a scout. Here they are…

Very clearly, more than one “LAW” was broken…  I didn’t see, fair, friendly, helpful, considerate, caring, courageous, strong, responsible for what is said, respect for themselves and others, the effort to make the world a better place or even being a sister to each other as Girl Scouts…  I mean WOW…  Talk about not caring for what you pledge…  I don’t see the point of children being a part of something bigger than themselves; if they aren’t learning the most important core values in which the program bases their reputation and ethics on.

I’m uncertain of where these girls got their definitions for the above…  Courageous doesn’t mean bully to make yourself bigger, it means doing something that is bigger than you.  Strong doesn’t mean psychical strength, it means standing up for what’s right.

If you ever get to know me well, you’ll know that no one messes with my family.  I will stand up for my kids while other parents might just let it go…  I’m not rude but also not passive.

I did tell the girl she was being awful and rude, I also let the other girls know that they shouldn’t play “follow the leader” and make others younger than them feel badly for simply introducing themselves and wanting to make new friends.  I made a point to my son in front of these girls in saying that not all kids are nice and that some parents do not teach their kids to be kind, friendly and respectful.  I also made sure that their wandering supervisor knew what was happening.  She seemed confused, like it wasn’t possible that any of “her girls” would do such a thing… Well lady, it’s the truth and a little education on respect and not being a bully would go a long way.  She apologized for the girls and we moved on.

Luckily, my son adapts to moving on to better things fast and before I was done speaking to the scout’s supervisor he was off playing in a different area and interacting with nicer children.  I told you…smart.