1) I wouldn't have given her a patch. 2) doesn't it sometimes mess with your numbers to have another child along? 3) You shouldn't have to pay for those things out of pocket. You can charge troop dues/activity fees. Sometimes out of pocket is ok, but always has a tendency to help burn you out of scouting faster. 4) Sometimes you have to play the "bad guy" by informing mom that "This is our Troop time/activity... and that while it's lovely that ____'s sister want's to hang out - she isn't part of the troop, she has her one troop." Harsh, I know, but some parents are clueless. You could always try the suggestion that you've only pre-registered # girls and that there are no patches for those that didn't pre-reg. This of course, gives her the opportunity to pre-reg 2 next time....
Yes, it does mess with my numbers. Any 90% of the time they don't inform me, they just kinda "show up".... "Oh I hope you don't mind"... Fine, I don't mind an extra body... but then it's "Well, can she have a patch for showing up?" Maybe what I can do next time, is contact the other troop leader (of the brownie troop) and tell her what I did with our girls and then that troop can decide what she wants to do with the "tag-a-long" brownie...
HAHAHAHA--Get it, "Tag-a-long"? Like the cookies... Okay, it wasn't that funny!
I don't mind coughing up $12 for patches for the girls. I just wish I had known she had expected it. I can see what you mean by #3, and I don't plan on doing that for the rest of the troop years. It's just because they are Daisies and we can't earn money. We have $40 in our account and our bridging cost (just for troop) is $140. We need to start dues soon!!
I always did dues with my daisies. Only I called it activity fees and Dues. And we did it once in the fall (septmeber) and then again in January. Sometimes it was the same amount and sometimes it was higher once... Parents didn't have a problem with it - especially after they saw what I could do -with close to $1 a meeting or so... Everynow and then one would donate something, or something would be given with the thought of "I hope you can use this..." There was almost always one parent that thought I needed to double or triple the amount I was asking for - I told her to wait until her girl got older!
our troop is very specific with all families about siblings for outings. Some outings, they just are not allowed, but for MOST outings we will let them come only if we know in advance and the fees are paid by the parent...i.e. girls in our troop are covered by troop funds (including said patch) but all others (siblings, parents, etc.) are responsible for all costs and we only give a patch if it was included in the fee for the event and they paid for it
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2) doesn't it sometimes mess with your numbers to have another child along?
3) You shouldn't have to pay for those things out of pocket. You can charge troop dues/activity fees. Sometimes out of pocket is ok, but always has a tendency to help burn you out of scouting faster.
4) Sometimes you have to play the "bad guy" by informing mom that "This is our Troop time/activity... and that while it's lovely that ____'s sister want's to hang out - she isn't part of the troop, she has her one troop." Harsh, I know, but some parents are clueless. You could always try the suggestion that you've only pre-registered # girls and that there are no patches for those that didn't pre-reg. This of course, gives her the opportunity to pre-reg 2 next time....
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HAHAHAHA--Get it, "Tag-a-long"? Like the cookies... Okay, it wasn't that funny!
I don't mind coughing up $12 for patches for the girls. I just wish I had known she had expected it. I can see what you mean by #3, and I don't plan on doing that for the rest of the troop years. It's just because they are Daisies and we can't earn money. We have $40 in our account and our bridging cost (just for troop) is $140. We need to start dues soon!!
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There was almost always one parent that thought I needed to double or triple the amount I was asking for - I told her to wait until her girl got older!
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