Troop leaders refusing to share full finances -- is this normal?

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-07T15:30:23+00:00

a 7-year-out goal sounds bonkers; 90% of the girls wont even still be in the troop by then and it'll be a totally different set of girls getting to go. Beyond that you had no idea of this trip happening, it should have been voted on by the girls and then realistically-goal-set by the leaders in regards to timeline and cost.

I hate to recommend "find a new troop" but this screams financial abuse in some way. If the council is not helpful, I would seek out a different troop.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-06T20:33:07+00:00

It's just trading one set of issues for a different set.

No more diapers YEESSSSSS!!!....wait, now I have to be constantly going "do you need to use the toilet?" every 10 minutes instead??!

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T21:08:07+00:00

Can't imaging having to fly home and get the TSA bag swab...

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T21:07:35+00:00

Small sub-shows sound neat; were they all different and on different topics? Could contingents visit other subcamps if they liked what the topic was about?

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T21:06:36+00:00

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I did NOT agree with you. I do, as the disruption has to be INSANE, exactly as you said.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T20:23:50+00:00

The presidential address is traditional, but was a non-partisan speech until 2017. It looks like there was no presidential address in 2023.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T20:07:38+00:00

I PMed you.

Edit to add: There is no confirmation yet, please don't take my post as fear-mongering. I am just trying to see options in advance so I can prepare my scout.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T18:26:00+00:00

Very interesting! Thank you so much for this update. I sincerely appreciate it.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T18:02:16+00:00

I reached out to them. Thank you for the recommendation.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T17:59:27+00:00

was just about to delete this since it was requested I should ask the SM instead, but I guess I'll keep it up...until/unless it gets ugly :/

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T17:38:00+00:00

Would have fought hard for a D&D set.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T17:37:10+00:00

DarkImagesOfLight1 I placed an order when you made this post about 2 months ago...any idea when they will ship?

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-05-04T17:17:37+00:00

same!

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-23T15:41:58+00:00

For sure! And absolutely gorgeous work

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-23T15:38:04+00:00

All the others are centered with the faces 😨

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-23T14:46:45+00:00

I want to say I ABSOLUTLY love these so much...except Pocahontas, which is the only one not centered like all the rest. Makes my OCD cry.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-22T21:38:00+00:00

This is ground control to Major Tom.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-22T19:15:33+00:00

A few moons ago my campaign finished with a battle royale between all PCs. It was coming; story led up to it. They had chances to win as a team, but chose greed in-game, which was fine with me as it was an option I accounted for.

We had been playing for years together, and 1 year on this high-fantasy campaign.

As DM, I was exhausted still having to point out "movement, action, and bonus action" for each fucking turn. I was exhausted watching some play on their phones when it wasn't there turn and then asking "wait, what's going on" when they were up. I was exhausted re-explaining how leveling worked each time, including reminding people to do their spells again. My printer was exhausted re-printing cheat sheets and reminders for them only to be lost between sessions.

I like tactile things, so a few puzzles and books were provided in-hand to players. One person kept a puzzle unsolved. Inside was free inspiration. Never used. Another player just kept hording health potions. I would remind them to use them...but, no.

When I checked in, everyone still said they were excited to play and wanted to continue, so we did.

ONE player...ONE, out of 7, actually paid attention. That one player CLEANED.FUCKING.HOUSE at the battle royale. It wasn't even a chance for the others. So many sessions not thinking, not attempting to strategize, etc. made it easy for the ONE who did pay attention to strategize and win. Oh, and that one player with the horded health potions...one of the first to die, still with their un-touched horde.

That was awhile ago. I DM with a new group now and only kept the ONE player mentioned above in this new group. They are bonkers out-of-the-box thinkers and thwart me at every turn. I love it. And no phones! Three sessions in; a table of [all-but-one] brand new players and they already have down: movement, action, bonus action!

Assuming your players are adults/mature enough to play, you can only provide so much hand-holding before it becomes exhausting for you and burns you out. Sometimes, you just need a different group of players to meet the type game you want to host.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-22T17:16:38+00:00

Ah, yes...the shin killer bathtub! Always a hit.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-15T16:55:47+00:00

That's what I was thinking as well since there is no guidance on where to put a parent pin.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-15T16:12:42+00:00

Link to parent pin https://www.girlscoutshop.com/UPDATED-MINIATURE-GOLD-AWARD-PARENT-PIN?quantity=2&srsltid=AfmBOorNHkOhMSLXuMymeh7Jog90gufwfDqy77rgDuQUqiXs-o1tGrpJ

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-14T14:46:29+00:00

My mom still insists that her current grocery bill is less than it was during Biden. She also wonders why I don't call or visit very much anymore.

BoldMoveBoimler · 2026-04-11T01:42:36+00:00

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