I am a daisy girlscout leader now... I kinda got guilted into it and soo now regretting it. My oldest is in junior girlscouts also. I soo wish I would have re thought this whole thing befoer getting this involved. I dont mind really helping but being in charge of a whole troop just isnt something im really looking forward too..... Just venting and complaining I guess. I cant really back out now so i guess im stuck for atleast this year....
I had a csect that I did not need. I was pressured in to it and caved. It was awful, I am upset, and I still feel anxiety over the horrible decision. I also almost died from it.
I bet we have all made decisions in our lives that we wish we had not made. I know I have more than once. When I feel like someone is pressuring me to take on something I might not be the best person for, I always remind them that I have to pray about it first and if they must have an answer right then, that I can't do that and they better ask the next person they had in mind. I have found that taking the time to pray about it helps me think things through and not make hasty decisions that really aren't the best for anyone involved. When I was younger I didn't do this and I got into more than my share of things I really wasn't cut out for. Beth
Try to look on the bright side and look at all the fun things you can do instead. Also, try to recruit a mom as a co leader or assistant leader (I have a co leader now who is AWESOME!) She totally bailed me out when I was sick last week - and she did it totally last minute! Having a "partner in crime" can really help. There are lots of websites that have lots of fun activities you all can do. It may take a while, but I love being a leader. Some months we do more than other months, but we have a great time overall.
Wow...you're scaring me...I just agreed to lead my DD's brownie troop. Thankfully, to co-lead, and it's going to be small... Yeah when I saw your title, I thought, who hasn't? But I know you're under a lot of stress, I'm stressing just with the potential. LOL
Yep, been there done that. Oh the day when I make decisions based on me and my capibilities and desires and not that of those around me. lol.
You can get out of it, I just left after 4 years. I posted on your other thread. If you are overwhelmed, ask for someone else to volunteer to take over. If no one will, tell your council you will do it through Christmas, but can't continue into the new year due to other issues that will take more of your time.
Try www.scoutingweb.com for some ideas. I'm leading a homeschool Junior troop I'm sorry I took, and my stories of what I've gone through would curl your hair. Hang in there and do your best. This is the easy year. Also, try to find a GS forum, maybe a GS yahoo group, for support.
There are plenty of things I regret, and two come to mind right away. 1) Our oldest son has always been an excellent soccer player. He ended up playing on his college soccer team all four years and captaining the team for their first ever winning season and championship tournament. When we was about 12, we were all having fun in the van while driving somewhere, and one of the children began to explain what they wanted to be when they grow up. Richard immediately piped up that he was going to play soccer for Liverpool (a top English team). I responded right away with a smart alec remark (I forget what) akin to "pigs might fly". The moment I said it, I realized it wasn't funny. Richard never said anything, but I knew his dream was dashed and he was hurt. From that point, I did all I could to feed his soccer dreams, but how I wish I could take back that comment. Lesson learned: don't ever dash a child's hopes and dreams but, instead, feed and channel them. 2) I believe I mentioned this before, but our second son (when he was about 13) was working his way through his homeschool math book. I helped for the first few days, but then I had a lot of travel. Plus, whenever I asked how he was doing, Daniel would reply that his math was fine. I thought nothing of it (and my wife and I had agreed I'd help with the math, not her). A few weeks later, Dan began to be evasive when I asked if I could sit and help him with a lesson, but he'd always been a very diligent child, so I let it go. After about 6 weeks, I insisted on seeing his work, and he burst into tears. He'd got stuck on something at about Day 10, felt ashamed of himself for not knowing, and just pretended all was OK. Every day, during math time, he'd sit on his bed worrying about what to say. My heart went out to him, and I realized just how negligent I'd been. We worked together very closely after that, and he was able to get back on track. Lesson learned: No matter how diligent and trustworthy you believe your child is, always insist on monitoring and testing their progress.
I think everyone has regrets and you just deal with them as you can then after its all done and said you think how you would or could do it differently the next time or if you had to do it all over again. I wish I had not ordered mongolian beef last night. I should have ordered my old stand by of Beef and snow peas minus the bamboo shoots.
