iluvtofly 0 #1 September 17, 2010 I remember when I was a Girl Scout going door to door in my neighborhood selling cookies. I couldn't tell you the number of miles I walked selling those things. Let alone the countless other fundraisers I did for various sports all through school. I just got an E-MAIL from my sister-in-law saying my nephew is selling stuff for Cub Scouts and he would appreciate my support. Well then he needs to pick up the damn phone himself and ask me. Or, they could come over for dinner (I live all of 30 minutes from them) and he could ask me then. I'm still going to buy something but this is just rediculous. His parents are doing all the work for him. It's pretty sad when he's so lazy he can't even pick up the phone and call his own Aunt and ask me to buy something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #2 September 17, 2010 So don't buy anything to teach him a life lesson. If he wants something he has to go get it himself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amstalder 0 #3 September 17, 2010 QuoteSo don't buy anything to teach him a life lesson. If he wants something he has to go get it himself. I agree 100%. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #4 September 17, 2010 If I'm buying Girl Scout cookies (or whatever other fundraiser they're doing), I much prefer to buy them from the girls themselves when they're sitting outside of the grocery store and actually doing the work themselves. Yes, they have adult supervision then, but they're usually the ones approaching people, getting their boxes for them, taking money, making change, etc. I understand parents bringing in the forms for cookies to the office - my mom did that for me, too, when I was a kid, but I also had to pound the pavement in the neighborhood and work the tables in front of the local stores to sell the cookies. Tell your SIL that you want to talk to your nephew about the project and how the money gets used in the school and that if he calls (or visits) to ask for your support you'll be happy to help out, but not until then. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
