I signed up to be a Daisy troop leader when I was told that no other moms volunteered to lead the First grade. It was a reluctant decision, I am not super great with kids and well, Girl Scouts just seems so moral. And I am not really good with that either. But I caved since Vanessa was soooo looking forward to being a Daisy. Upon getting my troop roster, I felt I needed to warn all the troop moms in my introduction email that I was not the typical leader and not the “Girl Scout” type. I think I proved my point in just the first two meetings…
First meeting: As I opened a plastic bag full of hundreds of little beads for craft project , the bag broke and beads went spilling all over the floor. Naturally I yelled “oh shit!” really loud, much to the amusement of the girls. (Oops!)
Second meeting: We go to Zumba so that the girls can earn their fitness Fun Badge. One of my girls is doing what she calls the “coffee grinder”. A few minutes later the instructor asks me - “what was that move called again?” I say with pride “the corkscrew!" The girl’s mom standing next to me laughs while correcting me saying “it was the coffee grinder – I am not sure she knows what a cork screw is.” (Eeek!)
OMG – so how many petals do this kids have to earn? This is like the total opposite of Girl Scouts – curse words and alcohol references? And it’s only the second meeting. If I make it – if they all make it! – they should get a badge just for dealing with me! (Yikes!)
First meeting: As I opened a plastic bag full of hundreds of little beads for craft project , the bag broke and beads went spilling all over the floor. Naturally I yelled “oh shit!” really loud, much to the amusement of the girls. (Oops!)
Second meeting: We go to Zumba so that the girls can earn their fitness Fun Badge. One of my girls is doing what she calls the “coffee grinder”. A few minutes later the instructor asks me - “what was that move called again?” I say with pride “the corkscrew!" The girl’s mom standing next to me laughs while correcting me saying “it was the coffee grinder – I am not sure she knows what a cork screw is.” (Eeek!)
OMG – so how many petals do this kids have to earn? This is like the total opposite of Girl Scouts – curse words and alcohol references? And it’s only the second meeting. If I make it – if they all make it! – they should get a badge just for dealing with me! (Yikes!)