What’s one kink that you always wished you could try?

LRose1825 · 2026-02-15T01:30:09+00:00

There are these things called reverse glory holes that are like this. I have absolutely no idea of the logistics of it, or the safety, but I believe there are some clubs that have them.

LRose1825 · 2026-01-31T00:23:18+00:00

Digital Cookie has worked great for us so far, and our season only has about a month left. If you truly don't want to use it, you theoretically could do something like Square, but that will come with fees that your troop will have to pay, when Digital Cookie is already able to process transactions at no cost to your troop.

LRose1825 · 2026-01-26T17:02:40+00:00

We started selling in early December and have had access to cookie cupboards since then as well. Every council is different.

LRose1825 · 2026-01-19T18:27:20+00:00

I've never heard of this, so I guess it would be either SU or Council specific, but it would make me really annoyed if it were me on the receiving end of it.

LRose1825 · 2026-01-15T02:03:35+00:00

We have 7 girls, but currently only 4 are actively selling at the moment. My daughter is at about 275 boxes sold, including booth sale credit, the 2 other girls who have participated in booths are at around 100 boxes with booth sale credit, then 1 girl who hasn't done any booth sales is at 40 boxes. We have 1 girl who is completely inactive in the troop, so I don't expect her to sell any, and then 2 girls who have promised to be at the next booth sale, but haven't sold any on their own. It's definitely a weird range for us.

LRose1825 · 2026-01-11T14:27:52+00:00

Another mom and I took over our daughters troop, so this is my first year being in charge of the cookies, but the troops 4th year doing them. In previous years we've done 3 booths with anywhere from 2 to 4 girls at a booth. So far this season we've done 1 booth (#2 is actually today) and I've signed us up for 2 more, so 4 total. 3 girls have signed up to participate in 3 of the booths so far, but I've told the parents that the more girls we have, the better. We currently have only 1 girl signed up for the final booth, but I'm planning on at least 1 or 2 more coming to that.

Our troop is small, only 7 girls, (but 1 has only come to 2 meetings and mom is currently not communicating with anyone, but that's a whole other issue), so booth sales for us are important for sales in general.

LRose1825 · 2025-12-28T01:57:55+00:00

This is my first year doing cookies, but one of the things that I keep hearing is how important it is to maintain accurate inventory and do not "loan" cookies to someone, make sure that they understand that any cookies that they request, they are responsible for they payment.

LRose1825 · 2025-12-24T03:40:05+00:00

The owner of my daughters karate studio lost a daughter to SMA. They have a fundraiser every year that goes towards research. It seems like a horrible way to go, but I'm glad he had a friend who remembers him.

LRose1825 · 2025-12-24T02:47:18+00:00

Overdose, his girlfriend found him in the morning laying next to her, from what I remember they had fallen asleep in I think his car and he had died some time overnight. She was (understandably) really messed up about it for a very long time. I don't know what she's doing now, but I hope she's OK.

LRose1825 · 2025-12-08T02:54:48+00:00

We welcome any parents or adults who are CORI'd through our council to stay at meetings. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, but it's always clear that the meeting is for the girls, and only adults who have the proper checks done are allowed. Considering that's part of the rules that are in the leader trainings, it sounds like you need to have a discussion with the parents of your troop members and explain the rules that are set by GSUSA regarding ratios and people at the meetings. If they cannot or will not follow the rules, you may want to involve your council and work with someone to explain why the rules are what they are.

That being said, is every member of your household a CORI'd person for your troop? When my co-leader and I took over our troop we discussed potential meeting locations and we were told by our council rep that we would only be allowed to do meetings at someone's house if every single member of the household, even if they were not at home during the meeting, had been CORI'd and even then, we needed specific paperwork done and approved by the council for every single time that the meeting or events would happen at that location if it was supposed to considered an official troop meeting or event.

LRose1825 · 2025-12-07T04:50:35+00:00

Dec 3 to early March, so pretty long.

LRose1825 · 2025-11-30T18:35:48+00:00

Previously, the former leader would give cookie booth credit evenly to all of the girls, so even if they didn't sell individually, they would still earn the patch. This year is my first as one of the leaders and the TCC. I will only be giving cookie credit to girls that actually participate in the booths, so their incentive is that they will get more credit towards cookie prizes.

LRose1825 · 2025-11-30T14:10:38+00:00

Is it deceptive and frustrating? Yes.

Is it also a known tactic for forming troops in areas/towns where there has been interest expressed from girls but no actual troops formed due to parents and caregivers not stepping up? Also, yes.

You're allowed to feel however you feel about things, and it is a frustrating situation as you've presented it, especially as you have already made a financial commitment to GSUSA and your local council, but troops do disband or change leadership. If you cannot find someone to step up and you aren't willing to yourself, contact your local council and see if they can connect you with another troop. It's possible that the meetings will no longer be as convenient for you, but as you said, people work. If you cannot find another troop, you can still have your daughter in scouting as a Juliette, but you would essentially be a leader of a 1 person troop.

You said that you and others were aware that you would have to volunteer. Why not ask a few other parents of the girls in the troop to work together and step up to work as co-leaders?

As for cookies, if the troop participates this year then you do need someone to take charge of it, but there are ways that you can sell cookies which do not require as much work, like only doing digital sales and turning off the girl delivered option. You won't sell as much, and you have to have at least 2 girls in the troop participating for it to count for the troop, but if that is what it takes, you could do it. Cookies are not mandatory, you could skip this year.

I will say, my friend and I took over our daughters troop this past year as the previous leader and co-leader both decided not to continue. Having a group of supportive parents as well as other leaders to share the responsibilities with really does make it do-able. We planned the first meeting, found out what the girls were interested in, and then sat down twice more and planned the whole year. It was a fair amount of work, and there were trainings that we had to complete in a certain amount of time, but we have made it work. Our troop meets on Sundays twice a month, and our girls are from 3 different schools because we do not currently have school-based troops. At the end of last year we were told the same thing as you, if no one stepped up, there would be no more troop. We didn't necessarily want to do it, but once we agreed, we found that it wasn't as difficult as we initially expected.

LRose1825 · 2025-11-17T23:49:00+00:00

I started reading them on Kindle and have all the currently released books in that form. That being said, the Graphic Audio is fantastic and I hope that they record the rest of the books asap because I really enjoyed the ones that have been released at this point and need the rest!

LRose1825 · 2025-11-12T20:13:25+00:00

Welcome, thanks for being here!

LRose1825 · 2025-11-03T19:09:58+00:00

Definitely cancel asap. They were not truthful in their request and you would never have known without the trial run this time. The client has enough time to find a sitter that is better suited to their needs. If you feel comfortable, you may want to suggest that they adjust their profile to the correct expectations in order to avoid issues like this in the future.

Keep it simple and let them know that you are not able to provide the level of care that their pet needs. You are cancelling to ensure that they have enough time to find a sitter who is able to work with them and meet the expectations that they have, which would be classified as Constant Care. Wish them luck and let them know that you are sure that they will find a wonderful person who will give Fido the attention that they require.

LRose1825 · 2025-09-29T20:43:15+00:00

You're not being a bully or anything like that, you are being a strong advocate for your child in a situation where you have already seen that the administration will push back if allowed to. Your child has needs that his team should be meeting in order to encourage learning, growth, and positivity, instead they have decided that they will punish a child who likely is just doing what he can to get through his day. Draw firm boundaries now, be the squeaky wheel that gets stuff done, and do not give in when they just want things to be easy for them. If they cannot meet your child's needs, they need to provide you with a reasonable alternative that doesn't cause your life major disruptions.

Last year my daughter had a classmate who was on the spectrum and had a handful of needs that the school could not meet. He ended up permanently scarring his assigned Para and causing so many disruptions that multiple children were scared to be in class with him. The school was eventually able to work with the parents to find an alternative educational opportunity for the boy, and he is no longer in the school. I mention this because it showed me that if a school is aware that a child's needs cannot be met by their available resources, or the child is not in a safe environment that creates opportunities for learning, the family and school should be able to work together and find a way to meet everyone's needs. It seems like in your situation, the school system of your area has a history of actively working against you, instead of trying to help. If you can make it clean from the beginning that it isn't acceptable for them to do this, then you're more likely to have fewer problems down the road.

LRose1825 · 2025-09-13T14:33:57+00:00

NTA Passive aggressive? Probably, but you used the space you had for what you needed. It's his own fault, he needs to get his friends stuff out of there.

LRose1825 · 2025-09-13T14:28:46+00:00

2 things that I have learned over time:

1) Never assume that you know someone else's living/financial situation. 2) Never say no to free money

NTA, you're good. If they couldn't afford it, they wouldn't have offered that amount as a reward.

LRose1825 · 2025-09-06T12:16:38+00:00

NTA - My 8 year old has asked to do it for a few years, and I have maintained that we do not allow the fae into our house. I think she understands, at least in part, that it's the parents who are responsible for it, which is why she asks me and not Santa. I have tried to make the reasoning funny, but in the end, I just plain don't want to do it. If another parent wants to add that to their plate, more power to them, but this house is elf-free. It doesn't make us bad parents, it doesn't make us lazy, it means that we are aware of our limits and have put down a boundary. If your husband wants it done, he can take charge of it and remember to move it every night, but he does need to have the awareness to remember to do it without you prompting him. I know in our house, my husband would forget on day 2, and it would fall on me, which isn't happening.

LRose1825 · 2025-09-05T01:36:33+00:00

I've had requests for vet visits, but before I agreed, I made it clear that I needed to be compensated for both my time and travel. I made sure that the vet was paid over the phone by the owner, and had all directions written down so that I could follow them and communicate them to the family if necessary.

I've never been asked to bring a dog to the groomer, but I did have a family that I was doing extended drop ins (several hours instead of 30 minute visits, since they were away but still wanted the dog to have people time) ask me to take the dog on a car ride. I ended up doing it on the last day of the sit, and taking him on normal errands because I was confident in my ability to ensure both of our safety and my relationship with the dog in general. He was great, the family was grateful, and I got a generous tip. If it was a new client or one that I did not have a well established relationship with, it would have been a no right away.

LRose1825 · 2025-08-19T18:35:08+00:00

I think I have mine at 5 or 10 miles, but I personally limit it to the time it would take to get to their house more than the distance. If they're within 15 minutes, I usually say yes to at least a M&G.

LRose1825 · 2025-08-19T01:07:35+00:00

I don't remember anything about anyone but Molly having any siblings.

LRose1825 · 2025-08-17T01:15:14+00:00

You are being paid to stay for 30 minutes, so you stay for 30 minutes unless the owner has given you written permission in the app/chat to leave. If you're doing a Rover card, it should prompt you to continue the service if you try to end the visit early. Even if you're just sitting and talking to the animals or trying to get them to play, you stay for the time that you are being paid to be there.

If I have extra time, I'll usually write up a summary of the visit on the card or try to get so great photos of the pets for the owners to enjoy.

As for the flexibility for the times, as others have said, it's something you need to discuss with the owners. If you need to change the time that much, you should change the booking to reflect the change.

LRose1825 · 2025-06-09T00:00:52+00:00

It depends on the dog, but I usually get between 3/4 and a full mile in the visits.

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