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[Bob White]

Not at all Lisa bob, I am simply pointing out that there is no substance to the arguments that the Scouting Methods,MB requirements or BSA policies keep parents from being MB counselors to their sons, and that you cannot control what others want to think. If you are an approved counselor and you want to work with your son the BSA supports and permits it. Others can think what they want you, are doing nothing wrong.

 

My point was only that there were nothing in the MB requirements, methods, or policies that keeps any parent from counceling their sons if they are registered and approved for the MB topic.

 

Do you disagree with that statement?

 

I have no interest in telling you how to parent, I am intersted that people use nonexistent BSA elements to explain why they choose not to do something that the BSA says go ahead and do.

[evmori]

Nope. You are correct Bob. There is nothing that prevents a parent from counseling their son(s) in a MB provided they are a registered MB counselor for the badge & the SM assigns the parent as the Scout's MB counselor.

 

Ed Mori

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[Lisabob]

Nope I don't disagree with that statement Bob. In fact if you go back and re-read the first response I posted on this thread I think you'll find that I already said that, and quite clearly too. There is, however, a distinction between "official policy" and how people often respond in reality. For example, telling the original poster that there is no official restriction handed out by BSA national is one thing - explaining why many troops still prefer to have people other than parents sign off on requirements is another, and might be useful for her to understand too.

 

A narrow discussion of policy without discussion of the nuances of application in reality is really neither useful nor interesting to most people. Sorry if you can't grasp that.

 

 

[Bob White]

Lisabob,

 

Your suggestion of what I replied to the original poster is totally inaccurate.

"telling the original poster that there is no official restriction handed out by BSA national is one thing - explaining why many troops still prefer to have people other than parents sign off on requirements is another, and might be useful for her to understand too.

 

I did not say there was no official restricion in my first post. I said that Scoutnut was correct and that the Scoutmaster was responsible for determining who could sign the handbook requirements and under what condition and was to maintain a list of those people and conditions, and I gave an example. Perhaps you confused someone else's post as being mine.

 

I did not mention why some troops do not prefer to let parents sign because it is not relevant to the question. The question was WHO was allowed to sign not WHY are they allowed to or not.

 

Had Lynn07 asked why parents can't sign I would have explained, that there is nothing saying they can't...as long as they are approved by the Scoutmaster.

 

What I hope would be the "most useful" for Lynn07to understand is what the scouting program says on the issue, not the random and various opinions that can be believed by other people.

 

I hope this helps you,

BW

 

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[Lisabob]

Bob White, I have a suggestion. Rather than picking apart every other word that is posted, how about we try for a bit more give and take here. Because to be honest, I don't have much interest in engaging in what appears to be your argumentative style of "discussion." And for the record, while I never meant to suggest that you said anything in particular to the OP, if you mis-took my meaning then I do apologize.