Jessa, Ben and Their Brood: Making a (Diaper) Mountain out of a Mold House

[EmeraldGirl]

The first thing that comes up for Trail Life is “Christ - centered, boy - focused”. No regular scouts for these kids.
 

Seasons, seasons, seasons. Geesh. 

Edited March 17 by EmeraldGirl

[Salacious Kitty]

Well, they'd never put their kids in Boy Scouts. Too heathen. 🙄

[libgirl2]

1 minute ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Well, they'd never put their kids in Boy Scouts. Too heathen. 🙄

Yea and I believe they now let girls in. 

[Salacious Kitty]

Just now, libgirl2 said:

Yea and I believe they now let girls in. 

Right. Can't have that. 

[libgirl2]

1 minute ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Right. Can't have that. 

Girls can't be any of those things they describe, their purpose is to follow what their headship says and have babies. 

[Salacious Kitty]

Learning sexism early and often. 

[AstridM]

57 minutes ago, EmeraldGirl said:

The first thing that comes up for Trail Life is “Christ - centered, boy - focused”. No regular scouts for these kids.
 

Seasons, seasons, seasons. Geesh. 

DiSciPLeShiP JouRneY 🤡

[Notabug]

1 hour ago, libgirl2 said:

Yea and I believe they now let girls in. 

Boy Scouts also allow gay men to be troop leaders and do not discourage gay teens from Scouting.  Recall Derick's brother worked for BSA until that happened, but then resigned because of it.

[GeeGolly]

1 minute ago, Notabug said:

Boy Scouts also allow gay men to be troop leaders and do not discourage gay teens from Scouting.  Recall Derick's brother worked for BSA until that happened, but then resigned because of it.

And I think Derick wrote a blog, (maybe a post) about the terrible decisions BSA were making.

Scouts, in my area anyway, have troops grouped by age. Camps do have older scouts as camp counselors. I can't imagine a boys' group with 5 year olds through teenagers.

[Notabug]

6 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

And I think Derick wrote a blog, (maybe a post) about the terrible decisions BSA were making.

Scouts, in my area anyway, have troops grouped by age. Camps do have older scouts as camp counselors. I can't imagine a boys' group with 5 year olds through teenagers.

Reading the website, it does look like the kids are separated into 3 different groups according to age and they each have their own set of activities and goals and merit badges.

[EmeraldGirl]

“Carry out the mission for which they were created”. 
 

What, do they provide them with pregnant wives in long skirts?

[crazy8s]

1 hour ago, EmeraldGirl said:

“Carry out the mission for which they were created”. 
 

What, do they provide them with pregnant wives in long skirts?

Do they have to earn the belt holster phone case badge before they are allowed to have one?

[leighdear]

So the Seewalds get criticized for being too insular and preventing the socialization of their children, and yet when it's revealed that their boys at least are being social outside the Duggar family, they're being exclusionist?   

I don't even like these folks, but they seem to be trying.  

My brothers loved scouting, and being around their buddies & having that time with my dad.  No pesky little sister around that they already spent plenty of time with. 

Maybe they're exploring the options available before just diving in 100000% with the kids.  Jessa for certain didn't have those social options, so it's no wonder they're taking it slow.   Lots of parents forcibly push their kids in directions they don't want to go.  That can be as damaging as not giving any guidance at all. 

[AstridM]

36 minutes ago, leighdear said:

So the Seewalds get criticized for being too insular and preventing the socialization of their children, and yet when it's revealed that their boys at least are being social outside the Duggar family, they're being exclusionist?   

I don't even like these folks, but they seem to be trying.  

My brothers loved scouting, and being around their buddies & having that time with my dad.  No pesky little sister around that they already spent plenty of time with. 

Maybe they're exploring the options available before just diving in 100000% with the kids.  Jessa for certain didn't have those social options, so it's no wonder they're taking it slow.   Lots of parents forcibly push their kids in directions they don't want to go.  That can be as damaging as not giving any guidance at all. 

We’re here to snark on the Duggars, not on our fellow posters. 

[EmeraldGirl]

I don’t know how much they’re trying to mix in and socialize when they send the boys to a Christian only faux Boy Scouts. It doesn’t sound much different than that training all the Dugger boys had to go to. Someone help me, memory loss, what was the name of it again?

[Salacious Kitty]

ALERT. 

Forget what it stands for. Maybe  Air, Land Emergency Rescue Team?🤪

Edited March 20 by Salacious Kitty