Personal Narrative: Do I Have To? My Introduction To The Boy Scouts

Do I Have To? My Introduction to the Boy Scouts I was your typical teenager. It was seventh grade year, your normal thirteen year old and unlike some of my classmates not very social. I would rather be on the couch (even to this day). One of those most positive experiences of my teenagers was joining the Boy Scouts. Peers and friends of mine, although, did not have a positive opinion about the Boy Scouts. Little did I know, my teenage years would be changed by this club. My mother had quite the different view and mine would change quickly as well. I reluctantly went with my mom to open house at my middle school that September night. Every middle school dreads open house with the parent, and I was no different. The club tables, as always were set up in the cafeteria. We passed the Boy Scout table, and a friend of my mom’s was sitting at it. She had been trying to get me for years to join either the Boy or Cub Scouts. “Would you be interested in joining the Boy Scouts this year?” Kathy one of the assistant scoutmasters asked. My heart sank. Every year I went through this. She would ask, my mom would ask me, and I would say “No.” I almost joined once, until I went to the meeting. I was raised to be disciplined and responsible. I remember the meeting like it was yesterday. The …show more content…
It was a cool, crisp and your general typical October weather. We left on a Friday for the Battle Creek Sportsmen’s Club. It was a weekend I haven’t forgot about to this day. It was cold, rainy, there were even hints of snow in the air that weekend. Meteorologically speaking the weather was miserable for a typical mid-October weekend. The weather was not the only factor to be noted. The other factor was that this location was right next to where the Conrail trains depart from. Friday night, I could not sleep well and counted fifteen freight trains pass the campsite. Despite these negatives, I tried to suck it up and have an enjoyable