Parents earning merit badges

This week I accompanied my son to earn his Coin Collecting Merit badge at Scouts. My wife and I supported him in this. (In fact, we put in significant effort).

I thought we were the only parents who supported their scouts to this extent. Well, it turns out that the other parents also support their scouts. To the casual eye, it may even look like the parents are earning the merit badges and the scouts are incidental in the process.

Mothers and fathers were coming over to the scout leader asking "Did Johnny pass his merit badge? Are there any other requirements?" Little Johnny was off playing tag while mom or pop were studying up on the requirements for a merit badge.

These are the joys of parenting a scout. And I love every minute of it. You should also enjoy your children and loved ones because we pass this way but once.