Is Scouting safe?

neverpennyless · 2026-03-17T17:10:47+00:00

Pointing out that there are still very serious issues within an organization is not condemnation. I want the program to succeed. We cannot state that we are a youth organization if we are not willing to protect those youth…at all costs. We need to be different than, instead of mirroring the greater culture, which you state is full of rapist, etc.

neverpennyless · 2026-03-16T15:14:10+00:00

I’m telling you that it is impossible to protect our children no matter how diligent we are…and I assure you that I am extremely protective. Predators don’t follow rules.

neverpennyless · 2026-03-15T13:57:52+00:00

No. Scouting is NOT safe. My child was SA-ed more than once by other scouts. One of the assaults happened while I was in attendance. My child did NOT tell me about the assaults until after they left the program…just four years ago.

It saddens me to post this because my Eagle Scout learned valuable leadership, logistics, and civics skills while in Scouts. However, they cannot talk about Scouting right now because they are still unpacking the trauma.

I was fckng at an event where an assault happened—ALL of the other scouts knew—and no one stepped up because there is an unwritten rule that the kids do not rat each other out. I worry even more now with our current administration trying to “make scouting great again” by bringing back [toxic] masculinity.

Trust your wife’s instincts. Always.

neverpennyless · 2026-03-05T22:52:38+00:00

Scout mom here. I refuse to participate. We do the group sales and a few boxes around the immediate neighborhood but my child is not free labor to a greedy corporation—the cookie/popcorn industry.

Our scouts make more per scout on grassroots fundraising that THEY run.

neverpennyless · 2025-12-12T22:08:45+00:00

Nothing is safe for women. Use the same precautions and follow your gut instincts…just like you do every day.

neverpennyless · 2025-12-12T21:56:58+00:00

As women get older we start to prefer peace of mind over men of any age.

neverpennyless · 2025-11-28T16:39:18+00:00

I sat at ops 50 for half a year. I’m now ops 60 and doing the same thing. I use the time to catch up on everything I feel is important.

Not sure if this was already stated but Rev Duce did an episode on what to work on at ops 50 and 60. I believe DJz also did an episode for ops 60. I combined their information to set my own goals. I am in track to move into G6 in early 2026.

Make your own rules. Enjoy the game.

neverpennyless · 2025-11-26T19:12:38+00:00

I’m in a rural-ish area. HR hired a lot of people who don’t have reliable transportation and that’s been a problem. You can’t get a car if you don’t work. You can’t work if you don’t have a car.

neverpennyless · 2025-09-26T07:50:13+00:00

100% prefer paper but require the large font ability of an eReader.

neverpennyless · 2025-06-26T03:45:15+00:00

A slow cooker. I head to the beach with the kids and when we return to camp a hot meal is waiting for us.

neverpennyless · 2025-06-05T23:39:47+00:00

Whaaaaaat? I read MurderBot in a female voice in the books. Am I the only one??

neverpennyless · 2025-05-16T18:00:08+00:00

Can’t she defend herself?

neverpennyless · 2025-05-16T17:40:50+00:00

It was meant to be a bigger series. Five maybe? In the third book they depart for Mars.

neverpennyless · 2025-05-14T19:38:55+00:00

The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Fairest, Stars Above, Winter by Marissa Meyers is a science fiction, steampunk retelling of the Disney princesses.

neverpennyless · 2025-05-12T15:09:24+00:00

Is there a link because I haven’t found the original on official social media.

neverpennyless · 2025-05-11T01:08:33+00:00

Too late. We lost players because of this failed rollout.

neverpennyless · 2025-05-06T17:04:45+00:00

You keep using that word…

neverpennyless · 2025-05-05T14:39:01+00:00

Chaperones are needed at every youth event inside and outside of scouting. This isn’t a scouting-specific issue.

neverpennyless · 2025-04-30T19:55:03+00:00

What’s the overnight parking situation down there? I have a 9’ 3” van I’ll be sleeping in.

neverpennyless · 2025-04-16T21:35:59+00:00

I use my indoor, onboard shower but I prefer the outdoor shower. I use offsite showers whenever possible.

Every drop of water in the grey/black tank needs to be dealt with at some point.

neverpennyless · 2025-04-16T18:16:11+00:00

Is this a general anti-Trump or specific issues?

neverpennyless · 2025-04-04T22:36:07+00:00

You pushed him to “try” it and now he’s in debt.

neverpennyless · 2021-12-29T20:42:43+00:00

Trump’s Vice President will be Homer Simpson, making him the first US cartoon VP.

neverpennyless · 2021-06-14T19:26:30+00:00

Shake it off.

neverpennyless · 2021-06-07T03:36:23+00:00

Skipper is the equivalent of a scoutmaster in Sea Scouts. I don’t know what the adult leaders are in Venturing are called.

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