If I were not a Boy Scout....A Girl Scout I Would Be!

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When I was a Boy Scout And i was for many years a common campfire song we would sing was "If I were not a Boy Scout" The song had several verses one of which said "A Girl Scout I would Be." Whenever i sang this song all i could think about is i wish it were true. many of the other girls in my class were Girl Scouts and I always wished i could have been. I don't want to take anything away from the Boy Scouts they have a great program and the tomboy in me enjoyed the years i was in that program. That program also made me start to realize other things I had in common with other girls but more on that to come in a later posting. The Girl Scouts pride themselves on turning out strong caring and well educated women who make a difference in their community. I just wish I could have been one of them.

I'm happy to see the Girl Scouts now accept all girls regardless of their birth gender. Sadly it came too late for me. I'm also happy to see the Boy Scouts are now doing the same for all boys.

I found a great article on one such girl who didn't let a narrow minded man stop her from being the girl she is. http://canadajournal.net/world/transgender-girl-scout-stands-up-to-real-cookie-monster-who-called-her-boy-in-dress-42253-2016/

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  1. RinOctober 20, 2017 at 6:23 PM

    I feel this so much! I wanted to be in Boy scouts sooooo much when I was little, but instead I was in the bible-school version of girl-scouts! I'm so glad kids these days get the chance to pick what kind of experience they want, that would have been AMAZING as a kid!

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