I am enrolled in a scouts group. I want to leave them. I just don’t feel like I belong there anymore. But i don’t know how to tell them about it. since 6 weeks, i haven’t been going there much. I had work and family obligations (and was happy for that. because before, i used to dump my work/family obligations to be with the scouts). I don’t like the people i’m working with there (the chiefs/cheftaines..). I witnessed many of there lies and disputes and i am not confortable with them anymore. I want to leave, but i don’t know how. I don’t want to have a fight with them before leaving, just a quite leave. the problem is that the group is having many problems now (financial among other problems). if i leave now, they will feel/say i’m letting them down in these difficult circumstances and i’m not like that. i just don’t want to hurt them (like they did to me many times), i’m not that kind of person…any advice?
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hey friend! i could just tell you one thing! i was envolved in the scouts once as well, and i faced the same problem you are facing! what i could tel you is to be frank with them and tell them tht you wont be able to continue, and tell them that you are in a stage of starting something new. You have set your priorities! do it 😉
and let me know 🙂
tc
Hey there! thanks for the advice 🙂
Well… i did it! and they were pretty surprised!! with the commitment i had, maybe they never expected that, even with all my absences lately.
They asked me to rethink about it and to come whenever i can. I said that I will come from time to time to visit or help but having to stay handling my section is beyond my current capacities, that i have other things in my life that i need to take care of now..
The strange thing is that i’m a bit sad. I really really wanted to leave them but i can’t deny that I will miss them too.. I will see some of them tomorrow for dinner, kind of goodbye thing.
Thanks again. By the way, this is the second time I confess here, and the comment helped me in both times 🙂