The Girl Scout gene does exist.
My mother was always tremendously active in girl scouts. The Girl Scouts helped her go to college in the depression and she served as a girl scout professional for several years. She led a CIT unit and was a camp director. Long time scout leader, a true believer in the organization.
As her oldest daughter, I would not have a thing to do with it. I grudgingly participated and suffered through camp. I just could not see the attraction. I'm sure this disappointed my mom.
My two younger daughters, genetically related to me, seized on scouting. Ilana had a strong troop in elementary school, loved the camping and everything else. She got the new uniform but objected that it didn't look enough like a girl scout. Any girl scout worth her salt likes to look like a scout, she declared. She got awards, continued on in a troop through middle and high school. She went on two Wide Opportunities She went through the CIT program at camp and became a counselor unexpectedly on her 18th birthday. She was nature specialist at River Ranch, then a staff member at the North Canoe Center in Minnesota where she went as a camper, then another year at River Ranch. She ran the Shoreline Mom'n Me weekend as her senior project and gave all of her speeches in her speech class about girl scouting. She's been president of Campus Girl Scouts at UW, running Girl Fun Day and Murder Mystery Tour.
Naomi has also been in a troop, has gone through the CIT program and was a counselor at River Ranch. This summer also, if she ever applies. She's helped out with the Campus Girl Scouts and has sold innumerable boxes of cookies.
I never emphasized scouting, they could join if they wanted.
But, see, it was genetic, they inherited the Girl Scout Gene from their grandmother. No other explanation.
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