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August 23, 2006
Scouts
I had an apoointment set up this morning to interview wo women who wanted to become Girl Scout leaders. I had to bring the girls with me, which was no problem. We get to the house and everyone is introduced to each other. The girls run off while Eldest chooses to sit and read a book. There were approxiamtely seven girls present, ranging in ages from five to seven with Eldest being the eldest at ten.
Let me tell you that I was shocked at the behavior of one particular child. She was, of course, the daughter of one of the women I was interviewing. Of course, it was her own home too. Anyway, this six year old girl had the entire house in an uproar. "I WANT this" and "It's MINE" were just a few of the phrases I would overhear. This child was freaking out and, literally, screaming in rage. She wasn't screaming words, she was just screaming. At this point, I couldn't leave fast enough.
When the girls and I got outside, we were all just sort of speechless. Youngestjust said "Wow" and Eldest agreed with "Yep".
Yep indeed.
Posted by Cate at August 23, 2006 01:50 PM
Comments
Sounds like a bad prospect for a leader. If her child acts like that it's a reflection on her.
Posted by: Vito at August 23, 2006 02:32 PM
Yeah, I'm not seeing her as a model leader either.
Posted by: oddybobo at August 23, 2006 02:33 PM
I hope you have other Mothers to interview. This one sounds a bit iffy.
Posted by: cassie-b at August 24, 2006 09:30 AM
WHY do some parents ALLOW their children to behave like that? I would never tolerate that type of behavior. Ugh. I agree with the other comments, that doesn't sound like the best leader.
Posted by: Kathy at August 24, 2006 09:54 AM
