Any Eagle Scouts?
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Any Eagle Scouts?
My 15 year-old son has finished all the requirements and is waiting for approval of his Eagle project. As soon as he finishes the project he will be an Eagle Scout!
Over the course of his lifetime he has started many, many, things...karate, kick-boxing, baseball, football, band, theatre...sadly, like a lot of kids his interest wains after not too long a time and he quits.
His mother and I decided when he started in Tiger Cubs when he was in third grade that he would see it through to the end (Eagle). Only 2% of scouts go on to make Eagle.
He has dropped hints over the years that he would like to quit, but that was NOT an option.
He is fortunate to be in a very active troop and has gone camping once a month, every month, for the past few years! He has gone camping in Canada, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Louisiana, Florida, and of course, Texas.
We told him he could not get his driver's license until he finished his Eagle. He also does not get the totally restored,sweet looking 1965 F100 that we built for him
Now that it is almost finished, he told us that he is thankful that we wouldn't let him quit.
James
Over the course of his lifetime he has started many, many, things...karate, kick-boxing, baseball, football, band, theatre...sadly, like a lot of kids his interest wains after not too long a time and he quits.
His mother and I decided when he started in Tiger Cubs when he was in third grade that he would see it through to the end (Eagle). Only 2% of scouts go on to make Eagle.
He has dropped hints over the years that he would like to quit, but that was NOT an option.
He is fortunate to be in a very active troop and has gone camping once a month, every month, for the past few years! He has gone camping in Canada, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Louisiana, Florida, and of course, Texas.
We told him he could not get his driver's license until he finished his Eagle. He also does not get the totally restored,sweet looking 1965 F100 that we built for him
Now that it is almost finished, he told us that he is thankful that we wouldn't let him quit.
James
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I barely got my Eagle before I turned 18, it was pretty close. I too wanted to quit but my father made me stick to it, glad he did. It has and will continue to open many doors for me in life. As for trips, I've hiked the Appalachian Trail from GA to NC, gone camping all over, snow sking and other things. Boy Scouts even got me a job as a secretary this past summer and a counselor the two summers before that. Best of all, I am the youngest of the three Eagle scouts in my family.
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We told him he could not get his driver's license until he finished his Eagle.
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My parents really pushed me to get my eagle scout, seemed like more of a hassel than it was worth when I was a teenager. Twenty years later I went to our old church house and there on the wall is my name among the eagle scouts. Brings a defenite sense of pride and accomplishment to mind. I still put it down as an accomplishment on job resumes.
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My parents never had to push me, it was always a goal for myself. I really don't want to hijack the thread or start trouble by why don't parents show kids their options and encourage their desires instead of insisting what they do and do not accomplish?
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My parents never had to push me, it was always a goal for myself. I really don't want to hijack the thread or start trouble by why don't parents show kids their options and encourage their desires instead of insisting what they do and do not accomplish?
