Challenges as a scout leader
Camp this year just felt a little different. The Boys had a great time I think. We had one unfortunate incident where one of the boys who has a little trouble respecting boundaries had an altercation with one of the other dads. The other dad got so frustrated that he ended up grabbing the boy, trying to take away a glow stick that had been taken from one of the other kids. Adults just don't grab boys in scouts, unless safety is the concern. The result was that this dad decided it was best to leave camp, which of course made it very difficult on his son.
A very tough spot to be in, and very sad too. However he had escalated the situation too far in this day of child protection. Years ago, when I was a kid, the other boy would have been given a spanking, and that would have been the end of it. The situation kind of put a damper on the last day of camp.
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