Reply #7: I was, and it was a great experience. [View All]

Didn't teach me to "act like a man" in the least. In fact, we had a few seminars on professionalism, and how to dress for success, walk in heels, etc - things that unfortunately, girls have to know.

I made it all the way, getting my gold in my last year of HS, and a big reason I stuck with it was because the locals hated it. I grew up in a Mormon area, and Mormons don't like the Girl Scouts for their daughters because it teaches them to stand up for themselves (Mormons have their own girls' program.) But it was good for me - I did the summer programs and the experience helped in getting into college. I still remember kayaking down the Colorado river from Laughlin to Yuma the summer I turned 14. If I could do that, I knew then I could do anything.

If I had a daughter, she'd be in GS. My sister will put my niece in Daisies when she's old enough, and Brownies, but they're Masonic, so my niece may end up in Rainbow instead of GS. (Though they're pagan, and DS doesn't feel entirely comfortable in the Masonic atmosphere...)