My little girl has just started brownies , all her mates at school have started at the same time, not a problem with it, they do loads of activities etc and as they get older they need to do hobbies away from the family ( she's 7).
My oldest boy is at a Palace football club after school , at he's school, which obviously I encourage.
My youngest boy is a f**king lunatic that runs round smashing the house up, smashed up a new tele I bought after 5 weeks.
Anyway we were round my mums the other day with one of my sisters talking about Maggie going brownies and my mum mentioned my 2 boys going Cubs , I said that there's no f**king way that my boys will ever go to Cubs, sleeping in a tent with a fully grown man, no f**king chance. They looked at me like I was a nutter.
Am I wrong in thinking that a man that wants to look after other people's kids is more likely to be a nonce?
Cub leaders want to dress up like the kids and have a sleep over, I know there's good and bad in all, but surely it would appeal to wronguns.
My mum and sister saying ' your boys will miss out because you wouldn't let them go'
Am I wrong for not wanting to put my kids on offer.
I'm interested in hearing what people think, although this is one subject that I won't be swayed on.
My oldest boy will probably want to join, so I'll have that little battle , but thankfully my youngest will more than likely burn the cub hut down rather than become one.
I can't see that my girl going on brownie camp with a load of women would be at the same risk , as the boys.
Stereotyping I know , but who would leave their boy with the local priest for choir practice nowadays ?

I know mate. It could happen in loads of areas of your kids life , but the percentages must be higher.
Can't wrap them in cotton wool, but not putting them on offer.
Playing for a football team just seems different, it would seem to attract a different sort of man, I'd have thought

How old fashioned.

I taught in nursery for a year. The parents (especially the single mums) thought it was great to have a male role model in an early years setting.

My son went to cubs and goes to scouts. Loves the weekends away (so do me and the missus - some respite! )camping . The male scout leaders don't sleep in the same room as the kids.

You appear to overlook the fact that there are a very large number of women who are cub mistresses and assistants.....(not to mention female cub scouts)

From Wikipedia

"Girls have been admitted to the association since 1976 when they were first allowed to join the Venture Scouts section for 16- to 20-year-olds. This expanded to the entire organization in 1991; although the decision to admit girls was optional, it has been compulsory since 2007, although religious preferences can be accommodated.[7] According to the latest available census, there are 83,363 female members aged between 6 and 25 and a further 36,565 adult women involved in leadership.[2]"

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

My lad went to cubs for two years and he enjoyed it immensely. But I always managed to find an excuse funnily enough why he couldn't go on any camping trips.

The Arkala was a lovely, robust women with her own Harley Davison but her assistant was a nice, younger chap with spots and glasses and slightly greasy hair.

Parental instinct kicked in although I know the chances of him being a wrong 'un were very slim.

Big chest and massive boobs

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Biggest load of homophobic claptrap I have heard in years.

My son and his wife, brother and his wife and friends have all been involved in cubs/scouts in some way.

You need an attitude adjustment. Yes, really !!