The economic case against free-range parenting — and in favor of being a helicopter parent

I believe I said, “besides Boy Scouts.” :wink:

And that was ChoatieDad’s thing. He was part of the Scout leadership. I never participated.

Also, except for camping, all of the types of things @dramakid2 lists (derbys, courts of honor, parties, meetings not held at our house, etc.) were held by the troop at a local church – three blocks from our house. Once he turned 16, ChoatieKid drove himself to the camp-style events, and ChoatieDad retired completely. It was not exhausting for us at all.