Spent four hours working a Boy Scout flower sale for Mother's day today, and the leaders are trying to talk me into volunteering there. Argh... why is it so hard for me to say no? I did, but I felt extremely guilty about it!
thank you-
Hi Lorel,
Happy Mother's Day!
This is a tricky one. I don't encourage you to take it on.
Partially due to the 'wanna-be but never-was' LLL leader inside of me. You have a lot of little people depending on you.
Partially because of the statement above.
Here's what I think!
1) Is there anyone else who could do this work? For a mom of a singleton, having an engaging hobby besides the only child might be a real blessing.
2) Is there a way you could break up the work into significant, independently working parts, that you could take on one of? Since the group has always been casuall, perhaps it doesn't need one overall leader, rather someone willing to organize a 'Yahoo Group' way to share the information, and a lot of someones willing to organise the various events?
3) Is the current leader willing to stay and do it one more year, allowing you and a few others to be trained throughout a whole cycle? It's hard to imagine something that 'single-person-developed' surviving without a long, long, transition period. You know how long it takes you to teach one of your kids to take on a new level of responsibility? It's no different for grown-ups. Would you bring one of your kids into the kitchen and say, "I thought you should cook dinner tonight. I'll be availible for any advice you need." I doubt it.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
