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I’m quitting Girl Scouts. That’s right. I haven’t even led my first troop meeting yet and I’m throwing in the towel. Why? Paperwork and patience. I don’t have enough of one for the other. I have spent about 9 hours in training so far and can honestly say I found maybe two of those useful. I understand that with an organization this large (especially since our council is merging with two others), there are lots of bases to be covered. What I don’t understand is why I needed to go to a three hour meeting tonight that provided no more knowledge than what I already had through questions, books, and the internet. I just plain don’t want to make time for this kind of thing over and over again. It’s pointless. Kind of like this entry. I also don’t understand why the meeting facilitator got huffy when I told her I had to leave after she had spent the past hour telling “the good ‘ol days” stories. I’m a little bummed about it, b/c the actual part with the girls? I think that would’ve been really nice. Scary, but nice. So, I think I’m going to spend a little more time volunteering at the kids’ school. This is the first year that time (and toddler) will allow me to do actual volunteer work in the school building and not just bring work home! Yaaay! So you see? Something positive did come out of this in a way.