On show #187 the American Heritage Girls I did find some info & their program and has merit badges & law & oath mirrors BSA. The leaders have a more christian strigant guidelines as well as the charter org. I was impressed and am now helping start one in our area. My question is how much is BSA planning to work with them & how. Anybody know ?

Chris – took your advice regarding personalities with problem parents in our pack.

i had to be away for 3 weeks due to 3 family emergencies. while i was finding out about my brother being in ICU due to a medicine screw up with his doctor which lead to an accidental overdose (and a chance of him dying), my wife was on another phone line finding out that her 99 yr old grandmother (2 months shy of 100) was just admitted into ICU and may not make it through the weekend. we dealt with those issues and then my other brother ended up having surgery and in the hospital for a bit. needless to say scouting was not at the forefront of my priorities for that time.

when they complained and said that i didn't return an email in a timely manner (while i was away with family) -and that they didn't want to be a part of it. So i took your advice and kindly offered a link to local packs. i then found out that their leader apps were not approved so they likely would have left even if i wasn't trying to help out.

you are correct. unfortunately some people do not get along. i like to think i am very easy going and can make peace with most anybody, it is unfortunate when you are dealing with someone who is mentally ill. i dont say this in jest, i say from experience. i was dealing with someone who was admittedly bi-polar and schizophrenic. we talk about dealing with kids who have ADD/ADHD and all kinds of other initials for problems, but don't always  take into account that some parents have the same issues.

because she was bi-polar, she would often stay up all night. this was a blessing at first when she would show up having planned events, den meetings etc. granted we thought she was as excited about the program as the rest of us were… it was a curse when she would call you in the wee hours of the morning with a complaint about what someone has said.

i am just glad to have people like you who are willing to help out when it may seem like you're the only one in the world who is having a problem in their unit.

-jeff