From: Johnlebl@aol.com
Date: Sat Feb 01 2003 - 21:52:13 CST
In a message dated 02/01/2003 4:10:14 PM Central Standard Time,
EA1981GLE@aol.com writes:
> The best way to deal with it is for the fathers in the crew to make a pact,
> if one of them interferes or causes unnecessary grief for their son, one or
> all of the other adults needs to agree to pull the offending father aside
> and re-explain "life in a civilized crew." Of course this requires all of
> the adults to have the courage of their convictions to follow through and
> have the offending adult take a time-out.
>
Just the opposite is equally as damaging to a crew or even more so. If you
have a father-son, lead advisor/crew leader and the father is busy
"campaigning" his son, that is a disaster in the making for the rest of the
crew..
I could go on and on for hours on this very happening, but with due respect
to this list, I won't.
Let's just say it needs to be avoided and if happening, stopped dead in it's
tracks.
On my first trip to Philmont, long, log ago the advisors were not fathers and
the crew members were not sons. Looking back at that, it was the best of
both worlds.
John LeBlanc
Eagle Class of 1959
Phirst Phil Ptrek 1959
PhilTrek 2002 630H2 Trek 16
My latest adventure was yesterday,
Today is not over yet!
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