EatingCantaloupe42

Lol, a fire hose indeed! Yes, I agree I was very enthusiastic when I got back. And I have settled down and kept WB talk to a minimum. However, I still have to deal with a Scout leader who believes that my goals are "self serving". I'm fine with someone not liking me. It's when they go to Scout parents and discuss how what I'm doing isn't really for the youth. That's not right. This is about more than my enthusiasm.

Thanks Vicki, I appreciate your advice and insight. Knowing that there are options has helped take some weight off.

Crew21_Adv hello and good morning! I sincerely meant thank you! I took your comment as friendly and encouraging. Here lately I've grumped along and have been grinding my teeth together. My goals are aimed toward advancement of the youth as well as meaningful conservation projects. So, "its for the boys", is very relevant and appreciated. I'm going to go ahead and get back in touch with my patrol guide and see if I can make some changes to my "What & How" on at least one ticket item. I believe in my goals and I'll be darned if I'll let anything keep me from accomplishing them. Having said that, I'm still willing to make changes so as not to butt heads any more than is neccessary. I was not even aware that I could make changes at this point in the process, it just didn't even occur to me. So thanks for shedding the light.

Thanks to all of you for responding! I get what all of you are saying. I did have to sit down with my cubmaster, in between Woodbadge weekends, and change 2 of my goals. The change was due to my having no authority over them and stepping on toes. I also believe that I did leave the impression that some had been doing things wrong and I had been given the tools to make things right. It was not my intent to make others feel that way, I was just so excited. I wanted to show them my "handy dandy notebook" filled with handouts on the EDGE, inclusiveness, ect. I realize now that some must have felt like I was shoving it down thier throats. I learned mid way through my first goal that one den leader held the opinion that Wood badge was self-serving. It was all about me getting a belt, a cup, and beeds. This den leader then shared that opinion with some of the parents in other dens and then with some parents in my den. So now I have a group who don't exactly jump up and down when I ask for help or input. My cubmaster who went to the older Wood badge course says it's just a case of burn out. And maybe that's true. Maybe this den leader is burnt out. But then wouldn't they want me to step up and do more? I have a wonderful troop guide who suggested I form a small contigent of people who understand what I'm doing and lean on them. It's a very small group! So I thought I would just come here and post and maybe find a larger group. Thank you Crew21_Adv for reminding me that "its for the boys".

I am currently working my tickets. I have 2 approved and I'm close to turning in my 3rd. My question is, has anyone come back from Woodbadge and had to deal with a sudden lack of support? I have to disclose that I am new to Scouting. I signed up for Woodbadge not knowing anything about Old Woodbadge vs. new, working tickets, earning beeds, ect. My thinking was if I'm going to do this Scouting thing I'm going to need all the training I can get. So I went. And I came back ready to change the world! lol! Wood badge, for me, was life changing. I was so energized and enthusiastic and ready to "spread the gospel." I just knew everyone was going to be as excited and interested in the process as I was. Instead I got cold shoulders. I can understand that there are some Scouters who have tons of expierence and have made the choice that they don't neccessarily need Woodbadge. And I can understand that it can be strange to have someone so new to Scouting talking to them about the benefits of Woodbadge. But what I don't understand is being afraid to let fellow Scouter know which ticket I'm working on because of a fear of sabatoge. I don't want to get into the muck and the dirt of it. I'll just say that when my first 2 tickets were approved, I cried with relief. If anyone out there has had to deal with similar issues, I'd like to hear about it. How did you handle it? If nothing else, I'd just like to know I'm not alone.